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Pym Nevin Compton
Pym or PYM may refer to: * ''Pym'' (novel), a novel by Mat Johnson * Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, an organizing body for Quaker Meetings * Pacific Yearly Meeting, an organizing body for Quaker Meetings on the U.S. West Coast * Plymouth Municipal Airport (Massachusetts) People * Anthony Pym, a translation studies scholar * Arthur Gordon Pym, protagonist of Poe's '' The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'' * Barbara Pym, a British novelist * Francis Pym, Baron Pym, UK politician * Hank Pym (aka Ant Man, Giant Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket and the Wasp), a fictional superhero in the Marvel Universe * John Pym, 17th century English parliamentarian * Magnus Pym, a character in the Le Carre novel ''A Perfect Spy'' * Morgan Pym ''The Collector'' is a Canadian supernatural drama television series about a man attempting to help save people who have bargained their souls with the Devil. The series is set in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where it was also filmed. ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pym (novel)
''Pym'' is the third novel by American author Mat Johnson, published on March 1, 2011. A satirical fantasy inspired by ''The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'', Edgar Allan Poe's only novel, the book explores racial politics and identity in America, and Antarctica. The novel was written over a period of nine years and has been well received by critics, who have praised its lighthearted and humorous style of social criticism. Development history ''Pym'' takes its title from Edgar Allan Poe's ''The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'', "a strange tale of shipwrecks, mutiny and a mysterious island inhabited by black-skinned people whose teeth are even black, and it ends abruptly at the South Pole with Pym facing haunting white figures". Poe's only novel, it is the favorite book of Johnson's protagonist, Chris Jaynes, an African-American professor of literature,Jonathan Messinger (March 1, 2011)"Pym by Mat Johnson. Edgar Allan Poe gets dragged down to Antarctica."' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, or simply the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, or PYM, is the central organizing body for Religious Society of Friends, Quaker meetings in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States area, including parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. The PYM is primarily affiliated with the Friends General Conference and is a member of the National Council of Churches. History Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is one of the oldest Yearly Meetings in the Religious Society of Friends. It traces its origins to 1682 when a monthly meeting of Friends in Philadelphia was established at the now-demolished Bank Street Meeting House. By 1707, it had published its own "book of discipline", the standards and practices by which Friends worship, conduct business, and relate to one another and to the world. In 1827, it divided into two meetings in the Quakers#Hicksite–Orthodox split, Hicksite/Orthodox schism, each claiming the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
