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The book covers Shaw's career as a dramatist and critic in some detail, including his puritanical resistance to Shakespeare. This biography of George Bernard Shaw's writings and political beliefs was written by G. K. Chesterton, who was in the perfect position to do it. Although he was a close friend, he vehemently opposed Shaw's progressive socialism. His analysis of Shaw retains the same lightness of touch and wit as his earlier writings. The book offers an insightful and up-to-date analysis of Shaw's politics and philosophy, as well as the progressive orthodoxy that emerged in the 20th century as a result. The book serves as a fantastic introduction to Shaw's works and the culture of the time they were produced. The majority of individuals either claim to agree with Bernard Shaw or claim to not comprehend him. One and only G. K. Chesterton could comprehend him. The book works because Bernard Shaw is both quick-witted and verbose. A writer who has a quick mind for ideas could end up working more slowly than necessary. Every allusion or analogy requires him to pause and reiterate the historical similarities. The man's path is blocked by the very jungle of his ideas. The play ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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George Bernard Shaw's witty comedy of manners, Pygmalion includes an introduction by Nicholas Grene in Penguin Classics.Pygmalion both delighted and scandalized its first audiences in 1914. A brilliantly witty reworking of the classical tale of the sculptor Pygmalion, who falls in love with his perfect female statue, it is also a barbed attack on the British class system and a statement of Shaw's feminist views. In Shaw's hands, the phoneticist Henry Higgins is the Pygmalion figure who believes he can transform Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, into a duchess at ease in polite society. The one thing he overlooks is that his 'creation' has a mind of her own. Adapted into the Oscar-winning musical film My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in 1964, PygmalionThis is the definitive text produced under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence, with an illuminating introduction by Nicholas Grene, discussing the language and politics of the play. Also included in this volume is Shaw's preface, as well as his 'sequel' written for the first publication in 1916, to rebut public demand for a more conventially romantic ending.Although essentially shy, Dublin-born George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) created the persona of GBS, the showman, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Každý z protagonistov Chestertonových poviedok – členov „Klubu nepochopených mužov“ – má na svedomí niečo, čomu sa bežne hovorí zločin. Všetci autorovi hrdinovia však tieto kriminálne činy spáchali preto, aby zabránili oveľa horším zločinom. Klub nepochopených mužov (1930) patrí medzi nadčasovú klasiku detektívneho žánru. Anglický prozaik, novinár, esejista, historik a teológ Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) napísal štyri odlišné a neuveriteľne napínavé príbehy plné tajomstiev a intríg, v ktorých opäť prejavil svoj osobitý literárny štýl, charakteristický dômyselnými slovnými hračkami a obdivuhodne vybudovanými zápletkami. Kniha sa odohráva na začiatku 20. storočia a čitateľovi ponúka fascinujúci náhľad do spoločenského a kultúrneho kontextu tej doby. Plodný prozaik a vplyvný mysliteľ tak opäť spojil svoje hlboké filozofické postrehy s neuveriteľným rozprávačským talentom a vytvoril strhujúce dielo, ktoré uspokojí každého milovníka kvalitnej detektívky.

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Audiokniha: Vlastimil Brodský jako Otec Brown řeší případ záhadné smrti záletného plukovníka. Jednou z nejznámějších a také nejzábavnějších postav detektivní literatury je katolický kněz, otec Brown. Gilbert Keith Chesterton vybavil svého detektiva amatéra vedle chladného rozumu i řadou neodolatelných vlastností.Osoby a obsazení: Behun, plukovník (Miroslav Moravec), Farář, jeho bratr (Radovan Lukavský), Barnes, kovář (Alois Švehlík), Barnesová, jeho žena (Jiřina Pachlová), Otec Brown, katolický kněz (Vlastimil Brodský), Gibbs, vesnický švec (Jan Novotný), Hostinský (Antonín Molčík), Strážník (Pavel Pípal), Doktor (Miloš Hlavica), Hunter, statkář (Rudolf Pellar) a Joe, venkovský blázen (Jiří Kvasnička)

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Audiokniha: Původní titul DM 15084 "G.B.Shaw Pygmalion / Živnost paní Warrenové" vydal Supraphon v roce 1959 a nyní vychází poprvé digitálně. K albu jsme přidali jako bonusy tři poslední snímky z našeho archivu autora G.B. Shawa, které nebyly zahrnuty do titulu VT 7464-2 Divadlo, divadlo, divadlo /George Bernard Shaw. Pro zajímavost zde uvádíme i dvě různá pojetí dialogu inkvisitora s Janou ze hry Svatá Jana - poprvé v podání Jiřiny Petrovické a Martina Růžka, podruhé verzi s Vlastou Vlasákovou a Milošem Nedbalem. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (*26. července 1856 - † 2. listopadu 1950)

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Audiokniha: Záhady, které vyřeší katolický kněz a zároveň bystrý amatérský detektiv v podání Petra Pelzera.Dále hrají:Bořivoj Navrátil, Michal Pavlata, Jan Přeučil, Ilja Racek, Jiří Plachý, Karel Hlušička, Vlastimil Zavřel, Stanislav Oubram a další.Režie Petr AdlerRozhlasová nahrávka z roku 1997Obsah:Nepřítomnost pana Festa / U Zlomené šavle / Salát plukovníka Craye / Šíp z nebes / Zhoubná kniha /Rychlík do EdinburghuGilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) Anglický katolický spisovatel, autor mnoha románů a detektivek, dramatik, básník, literární a společenský kritik a diskutér, novinář, esejista a křesťanský myslitel. Pocházel ze zámožné londýnské rodiny (po matce byl francouzského původu). V roce 1901 se oženil s Frances Blogg, jejich manželství zůstalo bezdětné.Chesterton napsal přibližně osmdesát knih, několik set básní, kolem dvou set povídek, čtyři tisíce esejů a několik her.Jeho nejznámější literární postavou je kněz z detektivních povídek otec Brown, který vystupuje v 53 krátkých příbězích, které vyšly v letech 1910–1936.Za předlohu pro otce Browna Chestertonovi posloužil jeho přítel, katolický kněz John O’Connor, který ho provázel na cestě spirituálního hledání až ke konverzi na katolickou víru.Detektivky s otcem Brownem jsou stále velmi populární, byly přeloženy do desítek jazyků, dočkaly se i několika zfilmování a seriálů. Velmi oblíbený je stále reprízovaný britský televizní seriál z roku 2013.

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A new collection of Shaw''s major political writings presents an opportunity to reflect on his influential role as a public intellectual. At the forefront of economic and political debate from the 1880s to the 1950s, George Bernard Shaw was once the most widely read socialist writer in the English language, and his lifelong crusade against inequality and exploitation is far from irrelevant today. The thorough interpenetration of Shaw''s literary and political engagements is an unusual story in modern literature, and this volume offers a portrait of Shaw as a political artist in the purest possible sense: that is, as a writer of essays, articles, pamphlets, and books with explicitly and expressly political aims. The selected writings in this volume showcase Shaw''s most influential and most accomplished political work, but also provide a cross-section that is representative of the whole of his long career. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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George Bernard Shaw''s public career began in arts journalism-as an art critic, a music critic, and, most famously, a drama critic-and he continued writing on cultural and artistic matters throughout his life. His total output of essays and reviews numbers in the hundreds, dwarfing even his prolific playwriting career. This volume of Shaw''s Major Cultural Essays introduces readers to the wealth and diversity of Shaw''s cultural writings from across the breadth of his professional life, beginning around 1890 and ending in 1950. Topics covered include the theatre, of course, but also music, opera, poetry, the novel, the visual arts, philosophy, censorship, and education. Major figures discussed at length in these works include Ibsen, Wagner, Nietzsche, Shakespeare, Wilde, Mozart, Beethoven, Keats, Rodin, Zola, Ruskin, Dickens, Tolstoy, and Poe, among many others. Coursing with Shavian flair and vigor, these essays showcase the author''s broad aesthetic sensibilities, trace the intersection of culture and politics in Shaw''s worldview, and provide a fascinating window into the vibrant cultural moment of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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George Bernard Shaw has been called the second greatest playwright in English (after William Shakespeare) and one of the inventors of modern celebrity as the most famous public intellectual of his time. Beginning in the 1880s, as a critic and as a playwright, he transformed British drama, bringing to it intellectual substance, ethical imperatives, and modernity itself, setting the theatrical course for the subsequent century. That his legacy endures seventy years after his death is testament to the prescience of his thinking and his prolific creativity. This Very Short Introduction looks at Shaw''s life, starting with his upbringing in Ireland, and then takes a chronological approach through his works. Considering Shaw''s committed antagonism on behalf of a range of socio-political issues; his use of comedy as a mode for communicating serious ideas; and his rhetorical style that pushes conventional boundaries, Christopher Wixson provides an overview of the creative evolution of core themes throughout Shaw''s long career. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Audiokniha: Divadlo, divadlo, divadlo - miniserie určená pouze pro digitální prodej je věnovaná divadlu a autorům s divadlem spjatým. George Bernard Shaw (*26. 7. 1856 - 2. 11. 1950} byl anglický dramatik, prozaik a esejista irského původu, nositel Nobelovy ceny za literaturu za rok 1925. Své pravé umělecké pole našel Shaw až v dramatické tvorbě, ve které uplatnil svůj jasný, kritický a ironický intelekt. Stal se zakladatelem moderního anglického dramatu a nejvýznamnějším anglickým dramatikem po Williamu Shakespearovi. České divadlo, po staletí ovlivňováno a poznamenáno shakespearovským kultem, ve 20. století obrátilo pozornost k dílu Shakespearova protichůdce a představitele typické anglické komedie, jakým byl G.B.Shaw. Je typické, že jej neprve objevilo Národní divadlo a postupně uvádělo jeho díla, která však nedosáhla většího množství repríz /Člověk nikdy neví (1906), Živnost paní Warenové (1907), Motýl (1908)/; první velký úspěch zaznamenala hra Pygmalion (1913), která se stala oporou kmenového repertoáru NDa hrála se až do dvacátých let. Dalším velkým úspěchem byl Caesar a Kleopatra (1917). Ještě ve válečném období upoutával české prostředí svým odsudkem války a svou pacifistickou tendencí. Nové nastudování Živnosti paní Warenové je podstatně úspěšnější a i další hry G.B Shawa (Pekelník, Kateřina Veliká, Milionářka, Svatá Jana, Androkles a lev a další) , ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton and nine other writers from the legendary Detection Club collaborate in this fiendishly clever but forgotten crime novel first published 80 years ago. Inspector Rudge does not encounter many cases of murder in the sleepy seaside town of Whynmouth. But when an old sailor lands a rowing boat containing a fresh corpse with a stab wound to the chest, the Inspector's investigation immediately comes up against several obstacles. The vicar, whose boat the body was found in, is clearly withholding information, and the victim's niece has disappeared. There is clearly more to this case than meets the eye - even the identity of the victim is called into doubt. Inspector Rudge begins to wonder just how many people have contributed to this extraordinary crime and whether he will ever unravel it... In 1931, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and ten other crime writers from the newly-formed `Detection Club' collaborated in publishing a unique crime novel. In a literary game of consequences, each author would write one chapter, leaving G.K. Chesterton to write a typically paradoxical prologue and Anthony Berkeley to tie up all the loose ends. In addition, each of the authors provided ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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G.K. Chesterton''s The Man Who Was Thursday is a thrilling novel of deception, subterfuge, double-crossing and secret identities, and this Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Matthew Beaumont.The Central Anarchist Council is a secret society sworn to destroy the world. The council is governed by seven men, who hide their identities behind the names of the days of the week. Yet one of their number - Thursday - is not the revolutionary he claims to be, but a Scotland Yard detective named Gabriel Syme, sworn to infiltrate the organisation and bring the architects of chaos to justice. But when he discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, Syme begins to question his role in their operations. And as a desperate chase across Europe begins, his confusion grows, as well as his confidence in his ability to outwit his enemies, unravelling the mysteries of human behaviour and belief in a thrilling contest of wits. But he has still to face the greatest terror that the Council has: a man named Sunday, whose true nature is worse than Syme could ever have imagined ...In his introduction, Matthew Beaumont examines the book''s themes of identity and confrontation, and explores its ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Heretics is a collection of twenty essays written by English author G. K. Chesterton where he attempts to compile many of his classic thoughts that are consolidated into a single draft. The concerns he addresses in Heretics are just as relevant to "vague moderns" in the 21st century as they were to those in the 20th. The topics covered in the book include cosmology, anthropology, and soteriology. He also makes arguments against social Darwinism, eugenics, German humanism, English utilitarianism, French nihilism, and European elite hubris. G. K. Chesterton states the philosophy of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. He opposed the philosophy of Sir Wilde but to read what he said, Readers should go through the well-written book, ''Heretics''. With an eye-catching cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Heretics is both modern and relatable. The book has been regarded as a classic and has been a great collection of ideas to be read by readers of any age group.

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Included here are some of the well-loved Father Brown detective stories, surely among the best in the genre, and a range of poetry, serious and light-hearted - Chesterton wrote some of the best nonsense and satirical verse in the language. The main bias of the selection, however, will be towards his non-fictional prose, where, Dr Ker argues, his real greatness lies. In that sense he is the successor of the great Victorian ''Sages'', Carlyle, Arnold, Ruskin and Newman. Selections will be made from his studies of Victorian literature (particularly his classic essays on Dickens, originally published by Everyman), his critical biographies of St Francis of Assisi, St Thomas Aquinas and William Cobbett; his apologetic classics Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man, his journalistic essays (a form in which he excelled) and from his best political and social criticism, with particular emphasis on his championing of the common man and the masses against virtually all the intellectuals of his day. Edited and introduced by an expert in the field, this substantial volume promises to bring its author back into prominence with a thorough intellectual and literary reassessment of his achievements

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George Bernard Shaw is one of the most famous and celebrated Irish playwrights and this new collection brings together the very best of his witty and entertaining comedies in one volume; Pygmalion, Major Barbara and Androcles and the Lion.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has a preface by Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench.Pygmalion was first performed in 1914 and was an instant hit which then inspired the hit musical and award winning film, My Fair Lady. It tells the story of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins, who tries to elevate a feisty flower girl out of her working-class roots and into high society. In Major Barbara, idealistic Barbara is a major in the Salvation Army, at odds with her millionaire father as they war over the best route to salvation. Androcles and the Lion is a clever retelling of the Bible story about a gentle Christian who pulls a thorn from a lion's paw. All three plays are not only wonderfully amusing, they also showcase Shaw's intense concerns about poverty, class and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.George Bernard Shaw's classic play and satire of the British class system, first performed in 1913.

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George Bernard Shaw's three-act love comedy Arms and the Man was staged in 1894 and released a year later. The drama satirizes romantic notions of war and valor and is set in the Bulgarian home of the Petkoff family. In Raina Petkoff's bedroom, a battle-weary officer who is a Swiss mercenary serving in the Serbian army seeks safety and she agrees to hide him from the police. Raina initially mocks the intruder's cowardliness after hearing his straightforward description of the war, in which he refutes the heroics of her fiance Sergius, but eventually comes to value his honesty. After the war is done, the captain, Captain Bluntschli, makes a return. By the play's conclusion, Raina has engaged Bluntschli, who recently inherited a series of Swiss hotels, and Sergius has promised himself to maidservant Louka, whose fiancé, the manservant Nicola, voluntarily renounces his claim to her. The Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885 is depicted in the drama. Young Bulgarian woman Raina Petkoff, the book's protagonist, is engaged to Sergius Sarnofff, one of the war's heroes whom she adores.

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Audiokniha: Otec Brown znovu v akci. Katolický kněz je na první pohled neobvyklý detektiv. Chesterton ho obdařil vtipem, laskavou ironií, dobrým srdcem a silným intelektem. Jako inspirační zdroj mu posloužil přítel, katolický kněz John O'Connor.Příběhy pátera Browna vyšly v pěti sbírkách v letech 1911 až 1935, je jich přesně padesát a jsou neoddělitelnou součástí literárního díla svého tvůrce. Právě díky netradičnímu detektivovi v nich najdeme výrazný otisk autorovy osobnosti, jeho filosofii i etiku, nekonformismus, smysl pro paradox a věčné okouzlení tajuplností přírody a lidské duše.Čte: David Viktora.

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Audiokniha: Otec Brown znovu v akci. Katolický kněz je na první pohled neobvyklý detektiv. Chesterton ho obdařil vtipem, laskavou ironií, dobrým srdcem a silným intelektem. Jako inspirační zdroj mu posloužil přítel, katolický kněz John O'Connor.Příběhy pátera Browna vyšly v pěti sbírkách v letech 1911 až 1935, je jich přesně padesát a jsou neoddělitelnou součástí literárního díla svého tvůrce. Právě díky netradičnímu detektivovi v nich najdeme výrazný otisk autorovy osobnosti, jeho filosofii i etiku, nekonformismus, smysl pro paradox a věčné okouzlení tajuplností přírody a lidské duše.Čte: David Viktora.

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The Penguin English Library Edition of The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton''"A man''s brain is a bomb," he cried out, loosening suddenly his strange passion and striking his own skull with violence. "My brain feels like a bomb, night and day. It must expand! It must expand! A man''s brain must expand, if it breaks up the universe"''In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe''s Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of ''Thursday''. When Syme discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, however, he starts to question his role in their operations. And as a desperate chase across Europe begins, his confusion grows, as well as his confidence in his ability to outwit his enemies. But he has still to face the greatest terror that the Council has: a man named Sunday, whose true nature is worse than Syme could ever have imagined ...The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.Father Brown, one of the most quirkily genial and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton''s kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths.This complete collection contains all the favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner.

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London, 1984. England has given up on democracy and selects its rulers by lottery. This time it is the turn of clerk Auberon Quin, a prankster who decrees that each borough of London become an independent mediaeval state, complete with costumes and coats of arms. The citizens bear his joke with varying levels of patience – until Adam Wayne, the intractable Provost of Notting Hill, sword in hand, takes the game far too seriously.First published in 1904, G. K. Chesterton''s deliriously eccentric debut novel is a wild, topsy-turvy satire on a land ruled by fools.

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The Man Who Was Thursday is a thriller novel written by English author G.K. Chesterton and released in 1908. The book is also sub-titled A Nightmare, an allegory about the threat of anarchy in turn-of-the-century London that combines elements of mystery, comedy, farce, and humor. This book has a really intriguing premise about hidden anarchists, a shadowy police organization, and a game of hide-and-seek that begins as a spy narrative. There are hints of philosophical musings pretty early on, but they don't really take off until later in the novel. Seven anarchists identify as the names of Weekday in this surreal psychological detective novel. The main character of this novel is chosen for the position of "Thursday" on the Anarchist Council. But, will he get this position? Is he going to win or lose? To get answers to these questions, readers should go through ''The man who was Thursday''.

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One of Bernard Shaw’s most glittering comedies, Arms and the Man is a burlesque of Victorian attitudes to heroism, war and empire. In the contrast between Bluntschli, the mercenary soldier, and the brave leader, Sergius, the true nature of valour is revealed. Shaw mocks deluded idealism in Candida, when a young poet becomes infatuated with the wife of a Socialist preacher. The Man of Destiny is a witty war of words between Napoleon and a ‘strange lady’, while in the exuberant farce You Never Can Tell a divided family is reunited by chance. Although Shaw intended Plays Pleasant to be gentler comedies than those in their companion volume, Plays Unpleasant, their prophetic satire is sharp and provocative.

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The life of fifteenth-century heroine Joan of Arc is the stuff of legend, and her cruel death (burnt at the stake aged just nineteen) led to her being declared a martyr, granting her an extraordinary legacy.Following her canonisation in 1920, and against a history of overly romanticised retellings of the story, Bernard Shaw put pen to paper to give a more accurate account, without resorting to demonising her persecutors; as he writes in his preface, ''there are no villains in the piece''.It was an immediate success, securing him the Nobel Prize for Literature, although critics were initially divided by this frank approach – T.S. Eliot was outraged, saying, ''instead of the saint or the strumpet of the legends he has turned her into a great middle-class reformer.'' Nonetheless – or perhaps even because of this controversy – Saint Joan is considered one of Shaw''s finest and most important plays.This edition has an introduction by Simon Mundy, who has spent several years as Vice-President of PEN International''s Writers for Peace Committee, and extensive explanatory notes.

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Audiokniha: Dokážete si v detektivce představit pikantnější situaci, než je chvíle, kdy se policista Scotland Yardu ocitne na jednání nejvyšší rady anarchistů právě připravující atentát? Přesně tak tomu je v rozhlasové hře, kterou napsali Zdeněk a Marie Hořínkovi podle slavné prózy Gilberta Keithe Chestertona s názvem Anarchista Čtvrtek. Příběh je tíživým snem, ve kterém se komika mísí s prvky výhružné absurdity a detektivka je poněkud stavěna na hlavu.Účinkují: Jiří Ornest, David Novotný, Daniela Kolářová, Jiří Holý, František Němec, Jan Vlasák, Kamil Halbich, Otakar Brousek st., Petr Motloch a další.

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Pygmalion, Heartbreak House, and Saint Joan are widely considered to be three of the most important in the canon of modern British theatre.Pygmalion (1912) was a world-wide smash hit from the time of its première in Vienna 1913 and it has remained popular to this day. Shaw was awarded an Academy Award in 1938 for his screenplay of the film adaptation. It was, of course, later made into the much-loved musical My Fair Lady. Heartbreak House (1917), which was finally performed in 1920 and published in 1921, bares the hallmarks of European modernism and a formal break from Shaw''s previous work. A meditation on the war and the resultant decline in European aristocratic culture, it was perhaps staged too soon after the conflict; indeed, it did not have the success of his earlier works, which was likely due to his experimental aesthetics combined with a war-weary audience that sought lighter fare. However, while this contemporary reception was muted, it is now recognised as a modernist masterpiece.Saint Joan (1923) marked Shaw''s resurrection and apotheosis. The first major work written of Joan of Arc after her canonization (1920), the play interrogates the origins of European nationalism in the post-war era. Like Pygmalion, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Pygmalion, Heartbreak House, and Saint Joan - George Bernard Shaw

Audiokniha: Komedie o tom, že obchod s chudobou kvete v každé době. G. B. Shaw chtěl roku 1885 vytvořit moderní hru pro britské divadlo. Spolupracoval s Williamem Archerem, který napsal osnovu, ale po neshodách spolupráce skončila. O sedm let později nabídl Shaw divadlu Independen Theatre hru Widowers' Houses, známou u nás jako Domy pana Sartoria, což byla přepsaná verze původního projektu. Premiéra byla v prosinci, hrála se dvakrát, ale v tisku se o ní diskutovalo čtrnáct dní. Stala se předmětem debaty, na níž se polarizoval pohled na svět. Shaw byl spokojený. Našel si po kritické tvorbě nové a daleko průraznější medium pro své názory.Osoby a obsazení: Dr. Harry Trench (Miloš Willig), William de Burg Cokane, jeho přítel (Ladislav Navrátil), Sartorius (Bedřich Veverka), Blanche, jeho dcera (Blanka Vikusová), Lickcheese (Vojta Plachý-Tůma), panská (Taťana Vavřincová) a číšník (Václav Švec)Režie: Evžen Sokolovský a Vladimír Procházka.

Objev podobné jako Domy pana Sartoria - George Bernard Shaw - audiokniha

Profesor se vsadí s přítelem, že naučí mladou květinářku vybrané mluvě a chování, takže ji za pár měsíců nikdo nerozezná od rozené vévodkyně.Příběh Shawovy hry, v níž cítíme lehounkou ozvěnu pohádky o Popelce, je tedy velmi jednoduchý, a ona přitom oplývá mimořádně laskavými půvaby, vyniká nezaměnitelně britským, břitkým smyslem pro humor – při čtení máme pocit, jako by Shaw touto hrou z valné části britský vtip sám vynalezl. Jedna věta za druhou nás naplňuje radostně vzrušeným očekáváním příštího děje. A postavy jsou skuteční, živoucí Angličané.Jak komplikovaná je pavučina lidských vztahů a jak osvěžující je jejich podoba, když aktéři pocházejí z různých vrstev společnosti! Eliza má nadání a touhu pochopit víc – a navzdory mládí ví, že každou změnou nejen získáváme, ale i ztrácíme. Přespříliš se přizpůsobit tlaku okolí znamená ztratit svoji osobitost, ztratit to nejcennější – sám sebe.Takže není zas tolik překvapivé, že člověk s lepšími způsoby nakonec není profesor Higgins. Ten se však nejvíc dozví: Že nikdo nemá právo na život toho druhého, že nikoho nikdy nelze plně vlastnit. Jakoby navzdory této pravdě hra naznačuje šťastný konec...Shaw je jediný autor, který byl oceněn jak Nobelovou cenou, tak Oscarem – za film natočený právě podle jeho hry.

Objev podobné jako Pygmalion (sběratelská edice) - George Bernard Shaw

With Plays Unpleasant, Shaw issued a radical challenge to his audiences'' complacency and exposed social evils through his dramatization of the moral conflicts between youthful idealism and economic reality, promiscuity and marriage, and the duties of women to others and to themselves. His first play, Widowers'' Houses, depicts Harry Trench''s dilemma on learning that the inheritance of his fiancée comes from her father''s income as a slum landlord. In The Philanderer, charismatic Leonard Charteris proposes marriage to Grace, while he is still involved with the beautiful Julia Craven - who is not inclined to give him up so easily. And in Mrs Warren''s Profession, Vivie Warren is forced to reconsider her own future when she discovers that her mother''s immoral earnings funded her genteel upbringing.

Objev podobné jako Plays Unpleasant - George Bernard Shaw

When Ellie Dunn joins a house-party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love, and the Captain''s forthright daughter Hesione protests vigorously against the pragmatic young woman''s choice. Opinion on the matter quickly divides and a lively argument about money and morality, idealism and realism ensues as Hesione''s rakish husband, snobbish sister and Ellie''s fiancé - a wealthy industrialist - enter the debate. Written between 1916 and 1917 as war raged across Europe, Heartbreak House is a telling indictment of the generation responsible for the First World War. With its bold combination of high farce and bitter tragedy, Shaw''s play remains an uncannily prophetic depiction of a society on the threshold of an abrupt awakening.

Objev podobné jako Heartbreak House - George Bernard Shaw

Satirická divadelní hra George Bernarda Shawa, nositele Nobelovy ceny za literaturu. Její provozování bylo ve Velké Británii zakázáno do roku 1925, protože se věnuje bez skrupulí problému kuplířství. Paní Warrenová, kdysi chudé děvče, které nechtělo otročit ve fabrice za mizerný plat, se stane majitelkou luxusních veřejných domů a těší se přízni bohatých a společensky významných klientů. Vychází jako 145. svazek v edici D.

Objev podobné jako Živnost paní Warrenové - George Bernard Shaw

One of the most celebrated novelists in the English language, George Orwell was also a prolific essay writer and literary reviewer, penning articles on such diverse subjects as the craft of writing, international politics and British cookery, and on such varied authors as Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw and P.G. Wodehouse.This volume collects all of Orwell’s major essays, including ‘Shooting an Elephant’, ‘Inside the Whale’, ‘Politics and the English Language’, ‘Why I Write’ and ‘Politics vs Literature: An Examination of Gulliver’s Travels’, as well as a generous selection of shorter pieces on a variety of literary and political subjects. As a whole, this collection will provide useful insights into Orwell as a committed intellectual and serve as an indispensable companion to his fiction.

Objev podobné jako Literary and Political Essays - George Orwell

Gambler, journalist, fervent alcoholic and four-times married Jeffrey Bernard writes the "Low Life" column for the Spectator magazine chronicling Soho life as well as offering a very personal philosophy on vodka, women and race-courses. From this, Keith Waterhouse has brilliantly constructed a play (the title being the euphemism used by the Spectator when Bernard is incapable of writing his column) which is set in the saloon bar of Bernard''s favourite Soho pub, the Coach and Horses. Having passed out in the lavatory, Bernard awakes in the early hours of the morning to find himself alone and in the dark. Unable to contact the landlord, he is resigned to spending the rest of the night with a bottle of vodka and an endless chain of cigarettes, narrating a story of hilarious anecdotes and witty reminiscences which are enacted by two actors and two actresses who bring to life the various characters who populate Jeff ''s world. Starring Peter O''Toole, later succeeded by Tom Conti then James Bolam, the play enjoyed a hugely successful run at the Apollo Theatre, London.

Objev podobné jako Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell - Keith Waterhouse

Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly.

Objev podobné jako Pygmalion - Bernard Shaw

This is a fresh, up to date and accessibly written critical edition for literature and drama students. An authoritative and academically rigorous edition, edited by leading Cambridge scholar, Jean Chothia, under the guidance of the advisor to the Shaw Estate and international Shaw expert, Len Connolly.

Objev podobné jako Saint Joan - Bernard Shaw

“A riveting read … a dark story of murder and deceit with verve and insight.” John Woolf, author of The WondersTHE LIFE AND DEATH OF A 19TH-CENTURY CIRCUS LEGENDOn November 28, 1911 a retired showman died violently at his home in North London. Known to the world as Lord George Sanger, he was once the biggest name in show business, and was venerated as a national institution.The death of Britain''s wealthiest showman read like a popular crime thriller: a merciless killer; a famous victim; sensational media headlines; a desperate manhunt laced with police incompetencies and a dramatic denouement few could have anticipated. But for over a century, questions have persisted about the murder.Weaving in the story of George''s rise to fame and the history of Britain''s entertainment industry, The Killing of Lord George uses previously unpublished archive material to reconstruct the events leading up to the death and reveal the true story behind the brutal crime that shocked Edwardian England.

Objev podobné jako The Killing of Lord George - Karl Shaw

Holub Bernard je plyšové zvířátko z řady Dream Beams W4 o výšce 18 cm. Je vyrobeno z příjemného materiálu a obsahuje speciální vlákna, která svítí ve tmě. Hračka je vhodná pro děti od 12 měsíců a slouží jako společník při hraní i usínání.

• Příjemný a měkký materiál na dotek
• Speciální vlákna zajišťují svítivost ve tmě
• Vhodné pro děti již od 12 měsíců
• Ideální společník pro hraní i usínání

Objev podobné jako Epee Dream Beams plyšová zvířátka 18 cm W4 Holub Bernard

Sada malování podle čísel s motivem modrých květů a listů od Alexandrie Gilbert. Balení obsahuje předpřipravené plátno, 24 akrylových barev, štětce a vymalovaný vzor. Téma je inspirováno velkými malíři a technika je vhodná pro všechny tvořivé lidi.

• Kompletní sada obsahující plátno, štětce, barvy a vzor
• Vysoká kvalita materiálů - dřevěné plátno s lněnou strukturou
• Vhodné pro začátečníky i pokročilé malíře
• Rozměr 80x100 cm pro působivý výsledný obraz

Objev podobné jako Zuty - Malování podle čísel - MODRÉ KVĚTY A LISTY (ALEXANDRIA GILBERT), 80x100 cm, vypnuté plátno na (HRAmmb07531nad)

Sada pro malování podle čísel obsahuje vypnuté plátno o rozměrech 80x100 cm s motivem slunečnic od Alexandrie Gilbert. Balení zahrnuje 23 akrylových barev, sadu štětců a předlohu s číslovaným vzorem. Plátno je vyrobeno ze dřeva a lnu a je určeno pro umělecky zaměřené jedince.

• Vypnuté plátno 80x100 cm připravené k malování
• Kompletní sada včetně 23 akrylových barev a štětců
• Motiv slunečnic od Alexandrie Gilbert pro milovníky umění
• Snadné tvoření díky předtištěnému číslovanému vzoru

Objev podobné jako Zuty - Malování podle čísel - SLUNEČNICE A LISTY (ALEXANDRIA GILBERT), 80x100 cm, vypnuté plátno na (HRAmmb07483nad)

Dřevěná loďka v modré barvě s figurkou George umožňuje dětem přehrávat příběhy na plavbu. Součástí je pirátská vlajka a žlutý zvon. Hračka je vyrobena z ekologického dřeva a je vhodná pro děti od 3 let.

• Vyrobeno z ekologického FSC dřeva
• Podporuje kreativní a příběhovou hru
• Bezpečné pro děti od 3 let
• Obsahuje pirátskou vlajku a zvon pro realistickou hru

Objev podobné jako Peppa Pig dřevěná loď a figurka George

The Meaning of the Earth offers a retrospective on the work and lives of the relentlessly controversial artists Gilbert & George, connecting their beginnings as Living Sculptures to their pictorial work of today. ---------- 'The Meaning of the Earth, Wolf Jahn's new book, explores the vision of our Art like no one has ever done before. Congratulations Wolf! Everyone loves this amazing and beautiful book. It is a masterpiece.' - Gilbert & George ---------- The Meaning of the Earth offers a retrospective on the lives and work of the relentlessly controversial artists Gilbert & George, placing them within the context of twentieth-century British culture. Wolf Jahn tells the story of how Gilbert & George found their identity in opposition to pervasive ideas around social conformity and religion after meeting in 1967. The artists staged an internal revolution, mining their psyches to create visionary and unwaveringly modern art. The ‘two people but one artist’ ask the questions that gnaw at us all: ‘Where do we come from?’, ‘Who are we?’ and ‘Where are we going?’ The book meditates on the artists’ role in this century, connecting their beginnings as Living Sculptures to their pictorial work of today. The Meaning of the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Gilbert & George: The Meaning of the Earth - Gilbert & George, Wolf Jahn

The much-anticipated sequel to Bacon in Moscow, Gilbert & George and the Communists charts daring art dealer James Birch''s next implausible transcultural mission: introducing British art''s most subversive duo to not only the creaking remnants of Soviet Russia, but to the steely frontier of a Maoist China well on its way to becoming a global superpower. Gilbert & George and the Communists is more than just a picaresque and deeply funny riot through art history: it is a first-hand account of how, just as one global giant died, another was born.

Objev podobné jako Gilbert & George and the Communists - James Birch

A three-volume set exploring Gilbert & George''s Daytripping films (1992 – 2025), documenting their day trips to the Essex coastline.Gilbert & George, one of the most significant artist duos of our time, created their three-film series Daytripping between 1992 and 2025. This three-volume set of books showcases Daytripping, Daytripping (Again) and Daytripping Forever! Directed by Southend-on-Sea-born British film and television director Iain B. MacDonald, the films follow three of the artists'' day trips from their studio, famously located in the East End of London, to the Essex coastline, asking bold and significant questions of the artists at different stages of their remarkable career. The three books feature stills from the films and a selection of the artists’ works, all presented in a printed slipcase. Each book also includes a link to watch the corresponding film.

Objev podobné jako Gilbert & George: Daytripping

Book accompanying a landmark exhibition from the pioneering London-based artists. Discover the duo’s pictures from the past 25 years, with vibrant, large-scale images that centre the human experience and reflect their motto, ‘Art for All’. Gilbert & George are some of the most iconic artists to have ever lived, with their monumental commitment to being ‘living sculptures’ and their motto of ‘art for all’ continuing without fail over the last five decades. Their artistic practice spans charcoal sketches to sculptural interventions; however, it is their expansive, vividly coloured pictures that have become globally renowned both inside and outside the contemporary art landscape. Characterised by concise, often single-word titles emblazoned in bold capital letters, each picture becomes a stage for the exploration of societal norms and cultural taboos. From the mundane to the illicit, Gilbert & George’s practice encompasses the full spectrum of human existence, transcending traditional boundaries of taste and propriety. 21ST CENTURY PICTURES will showcase pictures across key series made since 2000, such as NEW HORNY PICTURES (2001), THE LONDON PICTURES (2011), THE BEARD PICTURES (2016) and their more recent CORPSING PICTURES (2022). Through these works, audiences are invited to explore contemporary society through the complexities of hope, fear, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Gilbert & George: 21st Century Pictures

Co spojuje vysvalenou americkou mlátičku Hobbse a elegantního britského zabijáka Shawa? Jeden všehoschopný gauner, kterého by sami zastavit nedokázali. Dwayne Johnson a Jason Statham řádí v akční jízdě, která je o poznání rychlejší a zběsilejší. Když ti dva stanuli poprvé tváří v tvář ve filmu Rychle a zběsile 7, byla z toho nenávist na první pohled. Prodloužená ruka Spravedlnosti Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) a zběhlý agent britské tajné služby Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) byli proti své vůli nakonec donuceni spolupracovat a navzdory nekonečné averzi se jim to poměrně dařilo. I proto je asi nemělo zaskočit, že dostali společnou zakázku na nalezení a zneškodnění jedné tajné britské agentky, která údajně přešla do nepřátelského tábora. Shaw má v téhle operaci poměrně jasnou motivaci, protože jejich společným cílem je jeho mladší sestra Hattie (Vanessa Kirby). Řečeno slovy klasika, všechno je jinak, což Hobbs i Shaw zjistí hned poté, co ji najdou. Hattie se totiž na vlastní pěst pokusila zastavit jistého pana Brixtona (Idris Elba), který usiluje o vyhlazení poloviny lidstva, a sebrala mu něco, co k tomu dost potřebuje. A protože Brixton má materiální a překvapivě i fyzickou převahu, musí vzít Hobbs i Shaw nohy na ramena. Honička vede přes deštivý Londýn, radioaktivitou ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Rychle a zběsile: Hobbs a Shaw (DVD)

‘A modern-day bard.’ Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles‘Shaw has so much wisdom and knowledge about the old stories, it emanates from his pores.’ John Densmore, The Doors‘Through feral tales and poetic exegesis, Martin Shaw makes you re-see the world, as a place of adventure and of initiation, as perfect home and as perfectly other. What a gift.’ David Keenan, author of Xstabeth‘I can still remember the first time I heard Martin Shaw tell a story. The tale that emerged was like a living thing, bounding around, throwing itself at us there listening. I had never heard anything like it before.’ Paul Kingsnorth, Booker shortlisted author of The WakeToday, as we are confronted by not one, but many crossroads in our lives – identity, technology, love, seduction, politics – celebrated mythologist and wilderness guide Martin Shaw delivers Smoke Hole – three ancient myths that serve as metaphors for our world today. Assailed by the seductive promises of social media and shadowed by a pandemic that brought loneliness to an all-time high, Martin argues that we are losing our sense of direction, our sense of self.He invites us to use these stories to help find ‘a commons ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Smoke Hole - Martin Shaw

A page-turning, compelling thriller about a woman who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her sisterÂ’s disappearance.Shaw Connolly is no stranger to trauma. As a fingerprints analyst, sheÂ’s one of the first on-site for crimes, including murder scenes and a mysterious string of arsons popping up throughout the rural Maine community her department serves. But the tragedy of her little sisterÂ’s disappearance sixteen years ago has always weighed on her the most; Thea is never far from her thoughts or dreams, and Shaw knows that her obsession with finding the truth about Thea is driving her husband away and impacting her two boys. Still, she can''t let it go and has even started taking disturbing calls from a man named Anders Jansen who all but claims to have committed the crime.Anders taunts Shaw with hints and innuendo about what supposedly happened all those years ago. His calls go to the next level as he reveals just how much he knows about ShawÂ’s personal life, like her stalled career and ruined marriage. As his stalking escalates to threats on her and her family''s lives, he begins to show just how dangerous he might be. Shaw is too desperate ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell - Gillian French

Robert Shaw unforgettably commanded attention as the weathered seaman Captain Quint in the blockbuster sensation, Jaws. But what came before and after that landmark film is as dramatic as the hunt for the great white shark itself. Capturing the many facets of the vibrant, generous, and sometimes polarizing man is his nephew, Christopher, who explores the forces that shaped a dynamic personality-including Robert''s indomitable mother, his deeply troubled father, and his activist sister, Joanna, with whom Robert shared an unbreakable bond. Out of the traumatic events of their childhood in the Orkney Islands and Cornwall, Mrs. Shaw pushed her children to pursue their dreams. For Robert, that dream was acting and writing. Despite a storied career on the British and American stage-as both performer and playwright-and a string of hit films including From Russia with Love, A Man for All Seasons, The Sting, and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, international celebrity eluded Robert... until he was summoned to star in ''a little horror film'' called Jaws. What happened on-screen was unforgettable. What happened off-screen was chaos. Now Christopher Shaw Myers reveals the true story of the making of the classic. Jaws would become both an artistic success and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Robert Shaw - Christopher Shaw Myers

MAYTONI Nástěnné Svítidlo Gilbert T532WL-02BElegance a moderní design se snoubí v nástěnném svítidle Gilbert od značky MAYTONI. Toto svítidlo je ideální volbou pro ty, kteří hledají stylové osvětlení do interiéru, které zaujme a zároveň poskytne dostatek světla.Technické parametry Výška: 305 mm Šířka: 250 mm Délka: 170 mm Hmotnost: 600 g Třída ochrany: I Ochrana IP: IP20 Příkon sv. zdroje: 60W Celkový příkon: 120W Napětí: 230V Patice: E27 Světelný zdroj: není součástí Materiál: kov Barva: černá Kolekce: Gilbert Počet světelných zdrojů: 2Design a PoužitíNástěnné svítidlo Gilbert v černém kovovém provedení přináší do každého prostoru elegantní a moderní prvek. Jeho jednoduché linie a dvojice světelných zdrojů vytvářejí příjemné osvětlení, které je vhodné pro různé typy interiéru.Instalace a ÚdržbaInstalace svítidla je snadná a rychlá. Stačí ho připojit k elektrické síti s napětím 230V. Svítidlo není dodáváno se světelnými zdroji, což umožňuje flexibilní výběr dle preferencí, např. žárovky v teplé nebo studené bílé barvě.VideoObjevte kouzlo osvětlení s nástěnným svítidlem Gilbert od MAYTONI a přidejte do svého domova jedinečný styl a atmosféru.

Objev podobné jako MAYTONI nástěnné svítidlo Gilbert T532WL-02B