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Mother. Monarch. Murderer. Magnificent.You are born to a king, but marry a tyrant. You stand helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore and comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own.You play the part, fooling enemies who deny you justice. Slowly, you plot.You are Clytemnestra.But when the husband who owns you returns in triumph, what then?Acceptance or vengeance - infamy follows both. So you bide your time and wait, until you might force the gods' hands and take revenge. Until you rise. For you understood something that the others don't. If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece and told through the eyes of its greatest heroine, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.

Objev podobné jako Clytemnestra - Costanza Casati

She is born to a king but marries a tyrant. She watches helplessly as he sacrifices her child to the gods. She bides her time.She plots revenge. She knows how to play this game. If power will not be given to her, then she will take it for herself.She is Clytemnestra.

Objev podobné jako Clytemnestra: The spellbinding retelling of Greek mythology's greatest heroine - Costanza Casati

here are whispers of her fame, in the land long since turned to dust. The Queen who rose from nothing - and changed everything . . .Ancient Assyria, 9th century BC.An orphan is raised on the outskirts of a brutal empire. Heir to a tragic prophecy, Semiramis dreams of wielding power and escaping her destiny.Far away, a reluctant prince walks the corridors of his gilded palace in a city built by the gods. Ninus would rather spend his days in books and poetry than conquering the world of men.But when he meets Onnes, a broken, beautiful warrior, something awakens in them both. And as they grow into young men, their friendship deepens into something fiercer still.That is until Semiramis arrives.A savage love soon erupts between them all, even as a dark threat to the kingdom mounts. And before long, all three will be forced to learn the lesson of the gods - in Babylonia, you must bend the world to your will.What doesn't bend, you break.

Objev podobné jako Babylonia - Costanza Casati

Sveva Casati Modignani je autorkou mnohých svetových bestsellerov. Krásna pacientka je strhujúca rodinná sága, v ktorej dominuje príbeh rozporuplnej Irene Corderovej. Irene, krásnu osudovú ženu, sa niekto pokúsil zavraždiť, keď sa modlila v Kostole sv. Marka v Miláne. Po útoku stratila pamäť a iba pomaly si skladá čriepky svojho predchádzajúceho života. V nemocnici stretáva Angela, svoju dávnu lásku, ktorý jej pomáha odhaliť, kým bola. Postupne sa zmieta v chaose citov medzi dvoma mužmi, ktorí ju vášnivo milujú a bojujú o ňu. Je tajomná a neuchopiteľná, čím privádza oboch mužov do šialenstva. Nedokážu pochopiť, prečo nestojí o majetok, ale ani o pokojné rodinné zázemie. Irene, poznačenej detstvom s matkou alkoholičkou, v rozhodovaní napokon pomôže odhalenie neuveriteľných rodinných tajomstiev...

Objev podobné jako Krásna pacientka - Sveva Casati Modignaniová

I''ll show you what a woman can do . . . ‘I was swept away by lush, evocative prose. An unforgettable, moving and important story told with great skill and care'' JENNIFER SAINT ''An exhilarating read. Gripping, captivating, and consistently enlightening'' KATY HESSEL''Outstanding. A powerful novel about women who are shamed and silenced, and how they learn to survive. A literary knockout'' ANNA MAZZOLA, author of The Clockwork Girl __________ Rome 1611. A jewel-bright place of change, with sumptuous new palaces and lavish wealth on display. A city where women are seen but not heard. Artemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. But her future is not her own - she belongs to her father and will belong to her husband. Until a mysterious tutor enters her life. Tassi is a dashing figure, handsome and worldly, and for a moment he represents everything that a life of freedom might offer. But then the unthinkable happens.In the eyes of her family, Artemisia should accept her fate. In the eyes of the law, she is the villain. But Artemisia is a survivor. And this is her story to tell. __________ ''An unputdownable story of revenge, ambition and how women overcome adversity. A heartbreaking and empowering read'' COSTANZA CASATI, author of Clytemnestra ''An unforgettable book - visceral and lush and fierce. The last few pages left me gasping. An absolute triumph'' EVE CHASE ''Brilliantly researched, rich in detail, grippingly written, Disobedient is the novel Elizabeth Fremantle was born to write'' ELIZABETH BUCHAN ''I could not put this book down. Every woman - and man - should read it. Shocking, gripping, splendid!'' ALISON WEIR ‘Historical fiction at its absolute best'' GILL PAUL, author of The Secret Wife ''The colourful, brutal world of Baroque Italy is superbly evoked in this gripping novel. The challenges faced by a dauntless woman in this man''s world leave a deep impression on the reader'' LINDA PORTER

Objev podobné jako Disobedient - Elizabeth Fremantle

The enthralling tale of a powerful Greek goddess maligned in both myth and ancient history, as told by Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Saint.''An exceptional achievement'' ELODIE HARPER ''A very special novel'' COSTANZA CASATI ''The essential mythological book of the decade'' NIKITA GILL When Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronus, helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side. As they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera suspects that Zeus might be just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed.She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world?Often portrayed as the jealous wife or the wicked stepmother, this retelling captures the many sides of Hera, vengeful when she needs to be but also compassionate and most importantly, an all-powerful queen to the gods. More praise for HERA:''A thrilling depiction'' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE''Subtle, nuanced and utterly gorgeous'' SARAH UNDERWOOD ''Jennifer Saint''s best book yet'' ROSIE HEWLETT ''Vast in scope and thoroughly entertaining'' NIKKI MARMERY ''An absolutely triumph'' JASMINE ELMER

Objev podobné jako Hera - Jennifer Saint

LILITH IS THE HEROINE WOMEN HAVE WAITED SIX THOUSAND YEARS FOR.ONE OF STYLIST''S BEST NEW FEMINIST RETELLINGS TO READ IN 2023A DELIA ONLINE BOOK OF THE MONTH‘LUSH, LYRICAL PROSE’ DAILY MAIL‘FEISTY, FURIOUS, AND STARTLINGLY FUNNY… EVERY PAGE SEETHES WITH LILITH’S RAGE AND HEARTACHE’ NAOMI KELSEYIn the Garden of Eden, at the beginning of time, an outrageous lie is born: that women are inferior.Lilith and Adam are equal and happy in the Garden of Eden. But when Adam decides Lilith should submit to his will and lie beneath him, she refuses – and is banished forever from Paradise. Demonised and sidelined, Lilith watches in fury as God creates Eve, the woman who accepts her submission. But Lilith has a secret: she has already tasted the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Endowed with Wisdom, she knows why Asherah – God’s wife and equal, the Queen of Heaven – is missing. Lilith has a plan: she will rescue Eve, find Asherah, restore balance to the world and regain her rightful place in Paradise.‘Lilith is beautifully written, thought-provoking, and always true to its heroine. Truly a unique, magnificent achievement’ Costanza Casati, author of Clytemnestra‘Stellar... This feminist reimagining of the Bible will grip readers’ Publishers Weekly, starred review‘A ferocious, heterodox mythic novel that upends notions of divinity, femininity versus masculinity, and human beings’ responsibility toward one another and the earth’ Foreword Reviews, starred review‘Furious, fierce & feminist… Simply the best book I’ve read in years’ Nydia Hetherington‘Fans of Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint will love this evocative feminist retelling’ Rosie Andrews‘Perhaps the most powerful, audacious, hopeful novel I’ve ever read’ Louise Morrish‘Marmery’s exquisite prose brings this compelling, highly relevant tale of Adam’s first wife to life’ Laura Shepperson‘In a poetic voice, at once ancient and modern, Nikki Marmery’s Lilith conjures a feminist counter-narrative’ Kathleen B. Jones‘I learned so much from this joyous rampage through Biblical history’ Alice Albinia‘Marmery delivers one of the most gloriously feminist myth-meets-historical-fiction novels I’ve read’ Susan C. Wilson‘A furious tornado of a novel’ Maggie Brookes‘Fierce and utterly original’ Jennifer Saint‘The book I’ve been waiting my whole life for’ Victoria Hawthorne‘An extraordinary, important book’ Sara Sheridan‘Dynamite. I laughed loud, fumed louder’ Meg Clothier‘A battle cry of a book. A rich, vividly written story’ Sophie Keetch‘At long last we have the origin story women deserve’ Miranda Malins‘Defiant and magnificent’ Chikodili Emelumadu‘Ambitious and intriguing’ Elyse John‘Daring, fresh and playful’ Ann Morgan‘An invigoratingly furious book’ Niamh Boyce‘Witty and furious’ Joanne Burn‘Exquisitely written and full of wit and female rage’ Rani Selvarajah

Objev podobné jako Lilith - Nikki Marmery

Kniha - autor Donna Leon, 308 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Commissario Brunetti takes a break on an island in the laguna. There he meets Davide Casati, the caretaker of the house he's staying in. Together, Brunetti and Casati spend their days rowing and visiting Casati's bees. But during a big storm Casati goes missing. Eventually, Brunetti and the local authorities find Casati's boat... and his body, drowned, tangled up in a rope. Brunetti begins to investigate and discovers an accident that happened over twenty years ago...

Objev podobné jako Earthly Remains (1785151371)

THE LOVE STORY THAT WILL KEEP YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT''‘If you love really gentle, beautiful and very cleverly written love stories, then this is the book for you’ FEARNE COTTON''Moving and beautifully told... gave me One Day vibes'' LIBBY PAGE''A beautifully observed, tender, grown up love story'' JOJO MOYES''Basically impossible to put down'' BOBBY PALMER''Deeply romantic'' LAURA BARNETT''A passionate, page-turning debut'' DAILY MAIL''Stunning, tender and true'' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SUMMER READINGINCLUDED IN THE INDEPENDENT''S ''BEST ROMANTIC SUMMER READS''__________Will and Rosie meet as teenagers.They''re opposites in every way. She overthinks everything; he is her twin brother''s wild and unpredictable friend. But over secret walks home and late-night phone calls, they become closer - destined to be one another''s great love story.Until, one day, tragedy strikes, and their future together is shattered.But as the years roll on, Will and Rosie can''t help but find their way back to each other. Time and again, they come close to rekindling what might have been.What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can''t let go?__________''Spellbinding, beautiful, lyrical and tender...a dazzling debut. I loved every word and was left longing for more'' ROSIE WALSH, author of THE MAN WHO DIDN''T CALL''The story of Will and Rosie is a classic love story in every sense, and yet, in Claire Daverley''s hands, it felt entirely new'' MARY BETH KEANE, New York Times bestselling author of ASK AGAIN, YES''Entirely beautiful, bruising and hopeful. Claire Daverley has created a perfect thing. Talking at Night takes its place amongst my all time favourites'' CHRIS WHITAKER''Writing that is laced with the quiet devastation of Sally Rooney. Utterly spellbinding'' JULIE OWEN MOYLAN''A classic will-they-won''t-they in the vein of David Nicholls, this novel is impossible to put down'' CONSTANZA CASATI, author of CLYTEMNESTRA''This exquisitely woven tale . . . captures readers right from its opening passages. Fans of Sally Rooney''s Normal People will absolutely adore this tender, utterly charming and heart-wrenching tale'' THE SCOTS MAGAZINE

Objev podobné jako Talking at Night - Claire Daverley

Hudební CD - Korunovace Karla VI. českým králem v Praze roku 1723 byla událostí roku. Vedle monumentální opery císařského kapelníka J. J. Fuxe Costanza e Fortezza se největší pozornosti dostalo melodramatu Subolea pacis Fuxova žáka J. D. Zelenky, který již přes deset let působil v drážďanské dvorní kapele. Ve sl Korunovace Karla VI. českým králem v Praze roku 1723 byla událostí roku. Vedle monumentální opery císařského kapelníka J. J. Fuxe Costanza e Fortezza se největší pozornosti dostalo melodramatu Subolea pacis Fuxova žáka J. D. Zelenky, který již přes deset let působil v drážďanské dvorní kapele. Ve sledu alegorií nás autor provází historií českých zemí a dovozuje nárok habsburského panovnického páru na českou korunu i dobro plynoucí z jeho panování českým zemím. Holdovací dílo vzbudilo největší pozornost právě hudební složkou. Zelenka důmyslně pracuje s instrumentací, často efektně používá obligátní sólové nástroje (mj. chalumeau). Na produkci se podílelo...

Objev podobné jako Boni Pueri, Musica Florea, Štryncl Marek: Zelenka: Melodrama de Sancto Wenceslao ZWV 175. Hudba Prah (SU4113-2)

An exciting, lyrical new retelling of the trojan war stories from Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ELEKTRA (UK, Sunday Times, May 2022) and ARIADNE (UK, Sunday Times, April 2021).'A brilliant read' Women & Home | 'A spirited retelling' Times | 'Beautiful and absorbing' Fabulous | 'A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology' Harpers Bazaar | 'Jennifer Saint has done an incredible job' RedThe House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods. Clytemnestra The sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon - her hopes of averting the curse are dashed when her sister is taken to Troy by the feckless Paris. Her husband raises a great army against them and determines to win, whatever the cost.CassandraPrincess of Troy, and cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it. She is powerless in her knowledge that the city will fall. ElektraThe youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, Elektra is horrified by the bloodletting of her kin. But can she escape the curse, or is her own destiny also bound by violence?

Objev podobné jako Elektra - Jennifer Saint

An exciting, lyrical new retelling of the trojan war stories from Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ELEKTRA (UK, Sunday Times, May 2022) and ARIADNE (UK, Sunday Times, April 2021).'A brilliant read' Women & Home | 'A spirited retelling' Times | 'Beautiful and absorbing' Fabulous | 'A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology' Harpers Bazaar | 'Jennifer Saint has done an incredible job' RedThe House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods. Clytemnestra The sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon - her hopes of averting the curse are dashed when her sister is taken to Troy by the feckless Paris. Her husband raises a great army against them and determines to win, whatever the cost.CassandraPrincess of Troy, and cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it. She is powerless in her knowledge that the city will fall. ElektraThe youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, Elektra is horrified by the bloodletting of her kin. But can she escape the curse, or is her own destiny also bound by violence?

Objev podobné jako Elektra (Defekt) - Jennifer Saint

The exhilarating follow-up to Pat Barker''s The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls After ten blood-filled years, the war is over. Troy lies in smoking ruins as the victorious Greeks fill their ships with the spoils of battle.Alongside the treasures looted are the many Trojan women captured by the Greeks – among them the legendary prophetess Cassandra, and her watchful maid, Ritsa. Enslaved as concubine – war-wife – to King Agamemnon, Cassandra is plagued by visions of his death – and her own – while Ritsa is forced to bear witness to both Cassandra’s frenzies and the horrors to come.Meanwhile, awaiting the fleet’s return is Queen Clytemnestra, vengeful wife of Agamemnon. Heart-shattered by her husband’s choice to sacrifice their eldest daughter to the gods in exchange for a fair wind to Troy, she has spent this long decade plotting retribution, in a palace haunted by child-ghosts.As one wife journeys toward the other, united by the vision of Agamemnon’s death, one thing is certain: this long-awaited homecoming will change everyone’s fates forever.‘The queen of literary historical fiction, Barker is an unflinching guide for a trip across ancient Greece’ National Geographic‘In her thrilling retelling of the stories of Cassandra and Clytemnestra, Barker conjures up a world stained by the grief of mothers and daughters. Agamemnon’s palace is the stuff of nightmares, a world of suspicion and fear, plagued by the ghosts of innocents’ Paula Hawkins''You go to her for plain truths, a driving storyline and a clear eye, steadily facing the history of our world'' Guardian

Objev podobné jako The Voyage Home - Pat Barker

eBook: Komediální alegorie Betrug der Allamoda z pera vídeňsko-pražského barnabitského kazatele Costanza Arzonniho byla v roce 1660 dvakrát inscenována v Martinickém paláci na Hradčanech před šlechtickým publikem na počest hostitele, nejvyššího purkrabí Bernarda Ignáce z Martinic. Unikátní, důsledně dvojjazyčná česko-německá publikace, jež vzešla z interdisciplinární spolupráce historiček a historiků divadla, umění, architektury a raně novověké společnosti, objevně rekonstruuje kontexty tohoto dlouho ztraceného solitéru a poprvé zpřístupňuje jeho text ve vědecky komentovaném kritickém vydání. Díky nesčetným souvislostem s profesionálním dramatem italské, anglické a německé provenience i dochovaným rytinám podle scénických dekorací Fabiána Václava Harovníka je hra jedním z nejobjevnějších jevištních děl 17. století dochovaných v plném německém znění. Umožňuje tak v mnoha směrech nahlédnout do dosud nepříliš poznané divadelní kultury, svým významem překračující hranice českých zemí.

Objev podobné jako Betrug der Allamoda in Prag 1660 / Podvod Allamody v Praze 1660 - Alena Jakubcová, Miroslav Lukáš - e-kniha

The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods.ClytemnestraThe sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon - her hopes of averting the curse are dashed when her sister is taken to Troy by the feckless Paris. Her husband raises a great army against them, and determines to win, whatever the cost.CassandraPrincess of Troy, and cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it. She is powerless in her knowledge that the city will fall.ElektraThe youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, Elektra is horrified by the bloodletting of her kin. But, can she escape the curse, or is her own destiny also bound by violence

Objev podobné jako Elektra - Jennifer Saint

Kniha - autor Paolo Sorrentino, 152 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Tony Pagoda je zpátky: o něco starší, sklíčenější, nostalgičtější, stále však schopný vtipně a bez servítků komentovat lidské pinožení v tom nesmyslném podniku, kterému se říká život. Centrem vyprávění tentokrát není on sám, ale jeho přátelé a známí. S některými z nich jsme už setkali v románu Všichni mají pravdu: s králem bulváru Toninem Pazientem, osamělým „bossem“ Fabiettem, kouzelníkem Silvanem, Tonyho rodiči, zejména s jeho podnikavou matkou. Jiné poznáváme poprvé: mága chytré televizní zábavy Maurizia Costanza, hvězdy italské pop music 60. let, fotbalisty SSC Neapol… Časovou kulisu povídek tvoří, s výjimkou několika návratů do Tonyho dětství a mládí, nultá léta našeho století. Éra Silvia Berlusconiho, finanční krize, devalvace morálky a kulturních hodnot, atmosféra úpadku a carpe diem. Svět už není, co býval: změnil se New York, festival v San Remu, ostrov Capri i sama Neapol…...

Objev podobné jako Tony Pagoda a jeho přátelé (978-80-7438-256-7)

'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to!' – Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories.Now, in Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths, Natalie Haynes – broadcaster, writer and passionate classicist – redresses this imbalance. Taking Pandora and her jar (the box came later) as the starting point, she puts the women of the Greek myths on equal footing with the menfolk.Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay of epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Aeschylus. But modern tellers of Greek myth have usually been men, and have routinely shown little interest in telling women’s stories. And when they do, those women are often painted as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil. But Pandora – the first woman, who according to legend unloosed chaos upon the world – was not a villain, and even Medea and Phaedra have more nuanced stories than generations of retellings might indicate.After millennia of stories telling of gods and men, be they Zeus or Odysseus, the voices that sing from these pages are those of Hera, Athena and Artemis, and of Clytemnestra, Jocasta, Eurydice and Penelope.'A treasure box of classical delights. Never has ancient misogyny been presented with so much wit and style' - historian Amanda Foreman

Objev podobné jako Pandora´s Jar : Women in the Greek Myths - Natalie Haynesová

''CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH'' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller AriadneFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Ithaca - A Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year - comes an exquisite and gripping new tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.On the isle of Ithaca, Queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband, Odysseus, sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered by the arrival of Orestes, king of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra.Orestes''s hands are stained with his mother''s blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra''s life on Ithaca''s sands. Now, racked with guilt, he is slowly losing his mind.Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the Furies circle him. His uncle, Menelaus, the battle-hungry king of Sparta, longs for Orestes''s throne - and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims.Trapped between two mad kings, Penelope fights to keep war from Ithaca''s shores. Her only allies are Elektra and Helen of Troy, Menelaus''s enigmatic wife. And watching over them all is the goddess Aphrodite, who has plans of her own.Each woman has a secret. And their secrets will shape the world.Praise for the Songs of Penelope series:''Darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking'' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne''Richly poetic . . . This is an impassioned plea for the lost, disenfranchised queens of ancient Greece, a love letter to the silenced women of history'' Booklist''Penelope is proving to be an outstanding epic hero in her own right. A sensational retelling'' Elodie Harper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wolf Den''Everything I''ve wanted in a retelling: a vibrant cast, full of suspense, told with a phenomenal narrative voice - this is an absolute masterpiece'' Sarah Bonner, author of Her Perfect Twin''Conjures up a world in which women, abandoned by their men, must weave their own destinies'' The Times''Claire North has set a new standard for Ancient Greek retellings. Absolutely sublime'' Hannah Lynn, author of Athena''s ChildThe Songs of Penelope series:Ithaca House of OdysseusThe Last Song of Penelope

Objev podobné jako House of Odysseus - Claire North