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The Plays and Fragments - Menander

Menander was the founding father of European comedy. From Ralph Roister Doister to What the Butler Saw, from Henry Fielding to P. G. Wodehouse, the stock motifs and characters can be traced back to him.The greatest writer of Greek New Comedy, Menander (c.341-290 BC) wrote over one hundred plays but until the twentieth century he was known to us only by short quotations in ancient authors. Since 1907 papyri found in the sand of Egypt have brought to light more and more fragments, many substantial, and in 1958 the papyrus text of a complete play was published, The Bad-Tempered Man (Dyskolos) . His romantic comedies deal with the lives of ordinary Athenian families, and they are the direct ancestors not only of Roman comedy but also of English comedy from the Renaissance to the present day.This new verse translation is accurate and highly readable, providing a consecutive text with supplements based on the dramatic situation and surviving words in the damaged papyri. 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 ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Plays and Fragments - Menander

Menander (c. 341-291 BC) was the foremost innovator of Greek New Comedy, a dramatic style that moved away from the fantastical to focus upon the problems of ordinary Athenians. This collection contains the full text of ''Old Cantankerous'' (Dyskolos), the only surviving complete example of New Comedy, as well as fragments from works including ''The Girl from Samos'' and ''The Rape of the Locks'', all of which are concerned with domestic catastrophes, the hazards of love and the trials of family life. Written in a poetic style regarded by the ancients as second only to Homer, these polished works - profoundly influential upon both Roman playwrights such as Plautus and Terence, and the wider Western tradition - may be regarded as the first true comedies of manners.

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The Birds and Other Plays - Aristophanes

Offering a window into the world of ordinary Athenians, Aristophanes'' The Birds and Other Plays is a timeless set of comedies, combining witty satire and raucous slapstick to wonderful effect. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Greek by David Barrett and Alan H. Sommerstein.The plays in this volume all contain Aristophanes'' trademark bawdy comedy and dazzling verbal agility. In The Birds, two cunning Athenians persuade the birds to build the utopian city of ''Much Cuckoo in the Clouds'' in the sky, blockading the Olympian gods and installing themselves as new deities. The Knights is a venomous satire on Cleon, a prominent Athenian demagogue, who vies with a humble sausage-seller for the approval of the people; while The Assembly-Women deals with the battle of the sexes as the women of Athens infiltrate the all-male Assembly in disguise. The lengthy conflict with Sparta is the subject of Peace, inspired by the hope of a settlement in 421 BC, and Wealth reflects on the economic catastrophe that hit Athens after the war.These lively translations by David Barrett and Alan H. Sommerstein capture the full humour of the plays. The introduction examines Aristophanes'' life and times, and the comedy and poetry of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Frogs and Other Plays - Aristophanes

Marrying deft social commentary to a rich, earthy comedy, the three comedies collected in Aristophanes'' The Frogs and Other Plays offers a unique insight into one of the most turbulent periods in Ancient Greek history. This Penguin Classics edition is translated by David Barrett with revisions, an introduction and notes by Shomit Dutta.The master of ancient Greek comic drama, Aristophanes combined slapstick, humour and cheerful vulgarity with acute political observations. In The Frogs, written during the Peloponnesian War, Dionysus descends to the Underworld to bring back a poet who can help Athens in its darkest hour, and stages a great debate to help him decide between the traditional wisdom of Aeschylus and the brilliant modernity of Euripides. The clash of generations and values is also the object of Aristophanes'' satire in Wasps, in which an old-fashioned father and his loose-living son come to blows and end up in court. And in Women at the Thesmophoria, the famous Greek tragedian Euripides, accused of misogyny, persuades a relative to infiltrate an all-women festival to find out whether revenge is being plotted against him.Shomit Dutta''s introduction discusses Aristophanes'' life, the cultural context of his work and conventions of Greek comedy. This updated version ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Plays - Julia Donaldsonová

The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Plays features six fun-to-act short plays for children aged 5+ from the bestselling author Julia Donaldson. Each play has helpful, simple guidance on running time and cast and is beautifully illustrated in full colour by Kate Pankhurst!Ranging from adaptations of traditional tales to original and contemporary short plays, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Plays is an entertaining book of plays which is perfect for schools and at home.Includes the following plays:The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Turtle Tug, The Magic Twig, Birthday Surprise, Name GamesDiscover more original Julia Donaldson plays with The Trial of Wilf Wolf and Other Plays and Books and Crooks and Other Plays!

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Books and Crooks and Other Plays - Julia Donaldsonová

Books and Crooks and Other Plays features four fun-to-act plays for children aged 10+ from the bestselling author Julia Donaldson. Each play has helpful, simple guidance on running time and cast and is beautifully illustrated in black and white by Kate Pankhurst!Ranging from adaptations of traditional tales to original and contemporary short plays, Books and Crooks and Other Plays is an entertaining book of plays which perfect for schools (key stage two) and at home.Includes the following plays:Top of the Mops, Problem Page, Books and Crooks, Persephone with musical scoreDiscover more original Julia Donaldson plays with The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Plays and The Trial of Wilf Wolf and Other Plays!

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Electra and Other Plays - Sofoklés

Demonstrating Sophocles'' aptitude for humanising figures from Greek myth and transforming simple fables into complex high tragedy, Electra and Other Plays is translated by David Raeburn with an introduction and notes by Pat Easterling.The plays collected in this volume show Sophocles'' ability to create complex human characters struggling with profound moral issues. In Women of Trachis the agonizing death of the mighty Heracles is brought about by a tragic mistake made by his jealous wife Deianeira, as she attempts to regain his love. Set in the aftermath of the Trojan War, Ajax depicts a warrior driven into a homicidal rage that leads to his undoing, and Electra shows the grief-stricken children of the murdered Agamemnon and their plot to avenge him, while Philoctetes portrays the cunning Odysseus'' attempt to convince a famed archer to rejoin the Greek expedition against Troy, undermined by the honesty of his young comrade Neoptolemus.David Raeburn''s translation captures the rhythms of the original Greek, while remaining accessible to modern readers. Pat Easterling''s general introduction discusses Athenian dramatic festivals, and the structure and tensions of the plays and their characters. This edition also includes a chronology, further reading, prefaces to each play and notes.Sophocles (496-405 BC) was ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays - Oscar Wilde

''It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.''The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) proclaims that it is ''A Trivial Play for Serious People''. In fact, collected here alongside Lady Windermere''s Fan (1892), Salome (1891, 1894), A Woman of No Importance (1893), and An Ideal Husband (1895), Earnest shows that the questions raised by Wilde''s plays are anything but trivial. Witty and radical, they elegantly challenge Victorian social proprieties, featuring lies, blackmail, illicit desires, seductions, and double lives. This volume, edited by Kate Hext, positions Wilde''s major plays in the context of Wilde''s life, career, and late-Victorian culture. Its introduction provides a readable overview with stylistic analyses to help readers understand the plays and why they are still fresh and relevant today, followed by sections on each play which explain key figures, plot devices, and Wilde''s evolution as a dramatist.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, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Selected Poems and Fragments - Friedrich Hölderlin

Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) is now recognized as one of Europe’s supreme poets. He first found his true voice in the epigrams and odes he wrote when transfigured by his love for the wife of a rich banker. He later embarked on an extraordinarily ambitious sequence of hymns exploring cosmology and history, from mythological times to the discovery of America and his own era. The ’Canticles of Night’, by contrast, include enigmatic fragments in an unprecedented style, which anticipates the Symbolists and Surrealists. Together the works collected here show Hölderlin’s use of Classical and Christian imagery and his exploration of cosmology and history in an attempt to find meaning in an uncertain world.

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The Lulu Plays and Other Sex Tragedies - Frank Wedekind

Two of Wedekind''s most seminal plays, Earth-Spirit and Pandora''s Box both focus on the actions of the young heroine Lulu, who embodies both animal sensuality and waif-like innocence, as she escapes a life on the streets, receives a society education, marries, takes on various lovers, becomes a dancer in a revue, is imprisoned for murder and encounters Jack the Ripper. When Earth-Spirit was premiered in Leipzig in 1898, Wedekind was vilified and persecuted for advocating unfeigned sexual pleasure and making his heroine a heartless whore. Death and Devil and Castle Wetterstein, the other plays that make up this volume, are essentially extensions of and complementary to the Lulu tragedies.

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Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho - Sappho

More or less 150 years after Homer''s Iliad, Sappho lived on the island of Lesbos, west off the coast of what is present Turkey. Little remains today of her writings, which are said to have filled nine papyrus rolls in the great library at Alexandria some 500 years after her death. The surviving texts consist of a lamentably small and fragmented body of lyric poetry - among them poems of invocation, desire, spite, celebration, resignation and remembrance - that nevertheless enables us to hear the living voice of the poet Plato called the tenth Muse. This is a new translation of her surviving poetry.

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Against Interpretation and Other Essays - Susan Sontagová

A series of provocative discussions on everything from individual authors to contemporary religious thinking, Against Interpretation and Other Essays is the definitive collection of Susan Sontag''s best known and important works published in Penguin Modern Classics.Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag''s first collection of essays and made her name as one of the most incisive thinkers of our time. Sontag was among the first critics to write about the intersection between ''high'' and ''low'' art forms, and to give them equal value as valid topics, shown here in her epoch-making pieces ''Notes on Camp'' and ''Against Interpretation''. Here too are impassioned discussions of Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil, Godard, Beckett, Lévi-Strauss, science-fiction movies, psychoanalysis and contemporary religious thought. Originally published in 1966, this collection has never gone out of print and has been a major influence on generations of readers, and the field of cultural criticism, ever since. Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was born in Manhattan and studied at the universities of Chicago, Harvard and Oxford. She is the author of four novels - The Benefactor, Death Kit, The Volcano Lover and In America, which won the 2000 US National Book Award for fiction - a collection of stories, several plays, and six ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile - Francoise Saganová

Sylish, shimmering and amoral, Sagan''s tale of adolescence and betrayal on the French Riviera was her masterpiece, published when she was just eighteen. However, this frank and explicit novella was considered too daring for 1950s Britain, and sexual scenes were removed for the English publication. Now this fresh and accurate new translation presents the uncensored text in full for the first time.Bonjour Tristesse tells the story of Cécile, who leads a carefree life with her widowed father and his young mistresses until, one hot summer on the Riviera, he decides to remarry - with devastating consequences. In A Certain Smile, which is also included in this volume, Dominique, a young woman bored with her lover, begins an encounter with an older man that unfolds in unexpected and troubling ways.Both novellas have been freshly translated by Heather Lloyd and include an introduction by Rachel Cusk. Heather Lloyd has also written a new afterword for this edition. Françoise Sagan was born in France in 1935. Bonjour tristesse (1954), published when she was just 19, became a succès de scandale and even earned its author a papal denunciation. Sagan went on to write many other novels, plays and screenplays, and died in 2004.Heather ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Shakespeare and Science - Tom Rutter

As a figurehead for the literary humanities, and a dramatist whose plays feature fairies, ghosts, and spirits, Shakespeare may not be the first author that comes to mind when thinking about science. Tom Rutter shows, however, that in his plays and poetry Shakespeare made detailed use of the knowledge and theories of the cosmos, the natural world, and human biology that were available to him. These range from astronomical and anatomical ideas derived from medieval scholars, Islamic philosophers, and ancient Greek and Roman authorities, through to the challenges issued to those earlier models by more recent figures such as Copernicus and Vesalius. Shakespeare''s treatment of these materials was informed by the poetic and dramatic media in which he worked; the dialogic nature of drama enabled an approach that could be provisional, exploratory, and tolerant of uncertainty and contradiction. Shakespeare made the early modern playhouse a venue for the production of scientific understanding through performance, illusion, and the creative use of space.As well as surveying current scholarship that contextualizes Shakespeare''s work in relation to histories of meteorology, matter theory, humoral physiology, racialization, mathematics, and more, Shakespeare and Science offers detailed original readings of a variety of texts including the Histories, Hamlet, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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On Loss and Absence

A journey through the rich histories of textiles that explores their significant cultural roles, from memorializing lost loved ones to resisting oppression  From ancient Egyptian shrouds to medieval relics, textiles have played both functional and symbolic roles in rituals of death across time and place. Featuring funeral hangings, mourning samplers, garments, and many other textiles and fragments, along with works by contemporary textile artists such as Nick Cave (b. 1959) and Angela Hennessey (b. 1971), this book highlights how these objects help people negotiate experiences of loss, grief, healing, and survival.  With over seventy textiles dating from antiquity to today, On Loss and Absence brings together examples from cultures and traditions around the world. Close-up photographs provide an intimate look at the wealth of artistic and historical information embedded in their intricate details and painstaking techniques. In four key sections—Death and Grief, Transition of Realms, Care and Healing, and Resistance and Survival—artists, conservators, educators, and scholars offer their in-depth perspectives on select objects and their context. Contemporary practitioners, including the Noqanchis collective of Andean weavers and Navajo weavers Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas, provide insight into the enduring legacies of Indigenous textile arts. A behind-the-scenes look ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Subtly Worded and Other Stories - Teffi

'Amazingly modern, as easy to devour, as, well, a box of chocolates' Rachel Cooke, Observer'Heartbreaking as well as very funny. I wish she were still alive, and I could have met her. But then I realised she would have seen right through me' Nicholas Lezard, GuardianTeffi's genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny - a wry, scathing observer of society - she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and depth of character.There are stories here from her own life (as a child, going to meet Tolstoy to plead for the life of War and Peace's Prince Bolkonsky, or, much later, her strange, charged meetings with the already-legendary Rasputin). There are stories of émigré society, its members held together by mutual repulsion. There are stories of people misunderstanding each other or misrepresenting themselves. And throughout there is a sly, sardonic wit and a deep, compelling intelligence.Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.Teffi ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Jungalow: Decorate Wild: The Life and Style Guide - Justina Blakeney

From New York Times bestselling author and designer Justina Blakeney, Jungalow is the ultimate guide to designing wildly creative interiors that are free-spirited, layered, and deeply personal.Jungalow is Justina Blakeney’s biggest, boldest, and most beautiful volume yet, filled with irresistible style, original patterns, and artwork—lushly photographed by Dabito. In each chapter, Justina shares her distinctive point of view on everything design fans want to know—how to make bold choices with color and pattern, how to take cues from nature, how to authentically glean inspiration from their heritage and travels, how to break rules, and all the other paths to truly begin to decorate wild. Along the way, Justina also shares personal narratives, practical advice, and nuanced insight into how she lives in her own space—how she reconnects with nature, how she plays and stays inspired, how she gives herself permission to feel free and wild, and how readers can do the same.Jungalow is the term coined by Justina for the brand that embodies her wild but cozy and homey style. Copycats abound, but there is no other book like this one—offering Justina’s authentic, encouraging voice and approachable, signature style.“Artist, entrepreneur, and travel enthusiast Justina Blakeney believes every room needs three ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Unicorn Adventure: A Press-Out-and-Play Book - Peppa Pig

Play with Peppa and George and press-out play pieces!Peppa and George are heading off on a magical adventure in their make-believe kingdom! Press-out the character pieces and play along with the story and then use your press-out pieces to go on your very own adventures!What magical creatures will Peppa and George meet along the way?Don''t miss these other brilliant Peppa books:Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Pop-Up MermaidsPeppa Pig: Peppa’s Great Dinosaur HuntPeppa Pig: Peppa’s Magical Dress-Up Sticker BookPeppa Pig is a 4-time BAFTA award-winning preschool animation shown in the UK daily on Channel Five’s Milkshake and Nick Jnr. Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy whose days are filled with action packed activities. Along with her family and friends, Peppa learns and plays and has lots of fun. Join Peppa and her family on their funny, action-packed, everyday adventures in this collection of activity, story and novelty books.

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Peppa Pig: Peppa Loves Unicorns and Mermaids - Peppa Pig

Peppa and Suzy want to dress up as the same magical creature for Penny’s costume party. Suzy suggests they go as unicorns and Peppa thinks they should go as mermaids. What will they decide to go as?Join Peppa and Suzy in this picture book story about magical friendships.Don’t miss these other brilliant Peppa books:Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Unicorn Adventure: Press-out-and-play BookPeppa Pig: Peppa’s Pop-Up Mermaids Pop-Up BookPeppa Pig: Peppa’s Gold MedalPeppa Pig is a 4-time BAFTA award-winning preschool animation shown in the UK daily on Channel Five’s Milkshake and Nick Jnr. Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy whose days are filled with action packed activities. Along with her family and friends, Peppa learns and plays and has lots of fun. Join Peppa and her family on their funny, action-packed, everyday adventures in this collection of activity, story and novelty books.

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Selected Writings on Art and Literature - Charles-Pierre Baudelaire

Before publishing the sensuous and scandalous poems of Les Fleurs du Mal, Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) had already earned respect as a forthright and witty critic of art and literature. This stimulating selection of criticism reveals him as a worshipper at the altar of beauty, illuminating his belief that the pursuit of this ideal must be paramount in artistic expression. Reviews of exhibitions discuss works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres in fascinating detail, and ''Of Virtuous Plays and Novels'' sees Baudelaire as an avenging angel in defence of true art. Writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier evoke a profound understanding of fellow artists, while his single excursion into musical criticism, ''Richard Wagner and Tannhäuser in Paris'', displays an incisive awareness of the magical power of suggestion in music.

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Brecht and the Writer's Workshop - Brecht Bertolt

Brecht was never inclined to see any of his plays as completely finished, and this volume collects some of the most important theatrical projects and fragments that were always to remain ‘works in progress’. Offering an invaluable insight into the writer’s working methods and practices, the collection features the famous Fatzer as well as The Bread Store and Judith of Shimoda, along with other texts that have never before been available in English.Alongside the familiar, ‘completed’ plays, Brecht worked on many ideas and plans which he never managed to work up even once for print or stage. In pieces like Fleischhacker, Garbe/Büsching and Jacob Trotalong we see how such projects were abandoned or interrupted or became proving grounds for ideas and techniques. The works collated here span over thirty years and allow the reader to follow Brecht’s creative process as he constantly revised his work to engage with new contexts.This treasure-trove of new discoveries is also annotated with dramaturgical notes to present readable and useable texts for the theatre.The volume is edited by Tom Kuhn and Charlotte Ryland, with the translation and dramaturgical edition of each play provided by a team of experienced writers, scholars and translators.

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Oroonoko and Other Writings - Behn Aphra

''I value fame almost as much as if I had been born a hero''. (Preface to The Lucky Chance).Aphra Behn (1640-89) achieved both fame and notoriety in her own time, enjoying considerable success for her plays and for her short novel Oroonoko, the story of a noble slave who loves a princess. Acclaimed by Virginia Woolf as the first English woman to earn her living by the pen, Behn''s achievements as a writer are now acknowledged less equivocally than in the seventeenth century.As well as Oroonoko, this volume contains five other works of fiction ranging from comedy and high melodrama to tragedy. The Fair Jilt, Memoirs of the Court of the King of Bantam, The History of the Nun, The Adventure of the Black Lady, and The Unfortunate Bride are complemented by a generous selection of her poetyr, ranging from public political verse to lyrics and witty conversation poems.This selection demonstrates Behn''s range, as well as her wit, compassion, and interest in the question of identity and self-representation. 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 ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Seeking Common Ground: Latinx and Latin American Theatre and Performance - Alex Alpharaoh, J. Ed Araiza, Evelina Ferdandez, Carlos Celdran

Honorable Mention from the 2022 International Latino Book Awards for Best Nonfiction - Multi-AuthorA curated collection of new Latinx and Latin American plays, monologues, interviews, and critical essays that asks the question: what is the common ground between Latinx and Latin American artists?Featuring a mix of plays and scholarly essays, this work originally emerged from the Latino Theater Company’s Encuentro de las Américas festival, produced in partnership with the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in 2017. The collection chronicles not only the theatrical productions of the festival, but also features a transnational exploration of U.S. Latinx and Latin American theatre-making. Alongside plays by Evelina Fernández, Alex Alpharaoh, J.Ed Araiza and Carlos Celdrán this anthology also includes a mix of monologues, snapshots, profiles and interviews that together provide a dynamic account of these intersections within U.S. Latinx and Latin American Theater. A unique collection it serves not only as a testament to the diversity of Latinx artists, but also to the strength of the Latinx Theater movement and its ever-growing networks across the Hemispheric Americas.Full playtexts include: Dementia by Evelina FernándezWET: A DACAmented Journey by Alex AlpharoahMiss Julia adapted by J.Ed Araiza10 Million by Carlos Celdrán

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Theatre and the USA - Charlotte Canning

How is the individual and the ‘nation’ constructed and promoted in American theatre? How does theatre enable a nation to invent and reinvent itself? Who are the ‘people’ in ‘We the People’?This brief study examines the intersection of the USA’s sense of self with its theatre, revealing how the two have an entangled history and a shared identity.Through case studies of six canonical plays and musicals, such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), Oklahoma! (1943), Angels in America (1991), and Hamilton (2015), Theatre and the USA demonstrates how all six of these plays sparked controversy, spoke to their moment, and became canonical texts, arguing that that the histories of these plays are the history of the USA’s theatrical infrastructure.

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How to Read and Why - Harold Bloom

A new book by America’s leading literary critic on the uses of deep reading. Practical, inspirational and learned, How to Read and Why is Bloom’s manifesto for the preponderance of written culture.In the vastly influential The Western Canon, Harold Bloom outlined what we should read to understand a greater depth of the individual self. How to Read and Why continues the argument and focusses on how we use literature in order to gain deeper self-awareness. Poems, stories, novels, plays and parables are all analysed as forms of writing as immersion, the language of individuality and inwardness: Shakespeare’s sonnets, the short stories of Hemingway and de Cervantes, the novels of Proust and Calvino, Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex and Mark’s Gospel. Harold Bloom also addresses the idea of why we read: increased individuality, respite from visual bombardment, a return to ‘deep feeling’ and ‘deep thinking’.How to Read and Why is an essential book for any reader, an introduction to the world of written culture, an inspirational self-help book for students and teachers alike.

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Jason and the Argonauts - Apollonius of Rhodes

Now in a riveting new verse translation Jason and the Argonauts (also known as the Argonautica), is the only surviving full account of Jason''s voyage on the Argo in quest of the Golden Fleece aided by the sorceress princess Medea. Written in third century B.C., this epic story of one of the most beloved heroes of Greek mythology, with its combination of the fantastical and the real, its engagement with traditions of science, astronomy and medicine, winged heroes, and a magical vessel that speaks, is truly without exact parallel in classical or contemporary Greek literature and is now available in an accessible and engaging translation.Apollonius of Rhodes published his first version of the Argonautica sometime in the middle of the third century B.C. At the end of his life he was director of the famous Library of Alexandria, which was the principal storehouse of all literature and learning at the time.Aaron Poochigian, born in 1973, is a poet and an associated lecturer in Classics at The Ohio State University and has translated the Penguin Classics edition of Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments by Sappho, as well as works by Aeschylus and Aratus. He lives in New York City. Benjamin ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Shakespeare and Textual Theory - Prof. Suzanne Gossett

There is no Shakespeare without text. Yet readers often do not realize that the words in the book they hold, like the dialogue they hear from the stage, has been revised, augmented and emended since Shakespeare’s lifetime. An essential resource for the history of Shakespeare on the page, Shakespeare and Textual Theory traces the explanatory underpinnings of these changes through the centuries. After providing an introduction to early modern printing practices, Suzanne Gossett describes the original quartos and folios as well as the first collected editions. Subsequent sections summarize the work of the ‘New Bibliographers’ and the radical challenge to their technical analysis posed by poststructuralist theory, which undermined the presumed stability of author and text. Shakespeare and Textual Theory presents a balanced view of the current theoretical debates, which include the nature of the surviving texts we call Shakespeare’s; the relationship of the author ‘Shakespeare’ and of authorial intentions to any of these texts; the extent and nature of Shakespeare’s collaboration with others; and the best or most desirable way to present the texts - in editions or performances. The book is illustrated throughout with examples showing how theoretical decisions affect the text of Shakespeare’s plays, and case studies ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Literature and Therapy - Liz Burns

Literature and Therapy: A Systemic View is an invitation to the world of literature, drawing us into the creative and imaginative spaces which lie between readers and their choice of novels, plays and poems. In this world, the fundamental importance of emotion and intuition is recognised, as is the power of literature to promote transformations of meaning in every day life and in therapeutic practice. Its potential to contribute depth and diversity to therapists'' personal/professional development is explored via literary reflections and qualitative research findings. The author defines the terms literature and therapy broadly, emphasising their mutual relevance in contemporary and historical contexts, acknowledging the richness of literary resources and signposting accessible routes to their use in clinical practice. A systemic view, highlighting relationships, calls to the reader to explore both therapy and literature with fresh eyes, newly motivated thoughts and a lightening heart.

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Technické samolepky Ricky and Morty 30 ks

Balení obsahuje 30 technických samolepek s motivy z herní série Rick and Morty. Samolepky jsou vhodné pro aplikaci na elektronická zařízení nebo dekoraci interiéru. Produkt je určen pro děti od 6 let.

  • 30 různých samolepek s motivy Rick and Morty
  • Vhodné pro aplikaci na mobil, notebook nebo do pokoje
  • Vhodné pro děti od 6 let
  • Rozměry 18 x 24 cm pro snadnou aplikaci

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Stojan na oblečení Andro bílý (8591957784355)

Stojan na oblečení Andro bílý je vyroben z kovu a plastu s rozměry 168 × 90 × 46 cm. Disponuje horní trubkou na věšení oblečení a spodním odkladačem. Je opatřen pojezdovými kolečky a unese až 5 kg.

  • Kvalitní kovová konstrukce s plastovými prvky
  • Praktický odkladač ve spodní části na boty a doplňky
  • Pojezdová kolečka pro snadné přemisťování
  • Univerzální využití do domácnosti i na chatu

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The Queen of Spades and Selected Works - Alexander Pushkin

Selected works from one of Russia’s greatest writers, including “The Queen of Spades”, “The Stationmaster” and a selection of Pushkin’s best poetic work In a fabulous translation by Anthony Briggs, The Queen of Spades and Selected Works offers the most comprehensive overview of Pushkin’s mastery of the written word.This stunning volume contains a diverse range of Pushkin’s literary works, including "The Queen of Spades", the most celebrated short story in Russian literature which served as inspiration for Tchaikovsky''s eponymous opera. In "The Stationmaster", Pushkin reimagines the parable of the Prodigal Son; "Tsar Nikita and His Forty Daughters" showcases some of his more provocative early poetry; and the narrative poem "The Bronze Horseman", inspired by a statue of Peter the Great, is one of Pushkin’s most celebrated works.Alongside this is a selection of Pushkin’s best lyric poetry, extracts of his best plays and an excerpt from his classic novel in verse, Yevgeny Onegin.

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And Furthermore - Dame Judi Dench

The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir of Britain''s best-loved actress, Dame Judi Dench.''She''s been one of our favourite actresses for five decades, and now ...AND FURTHERMORE gives an insight into her sensational career and how she coped after losing her husband to cancer in 2001'' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING''Vivid and engaging'' WOMAN & HOME''The most popular as well as the greatest actress of her age'' THE LADYFrom the moment Judi Dench appeared as a teenager in the York Mystery Plays it was clear that acting would be her career. Trained at London''s Central School of Speech and Drama it was her performance in her twenties as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli''s memorable Old Vic production that turned her into a star. In the theatre since she has played every classic role from Titania to Cleopatra. She first became a household name via television, thanks initially to a sitcom, A FINE ROMANCE, in which she played alongside the actor Michael Williams, whom she married in 1971. She has since made nine series of another sitcom, AS TIME GOES BY (with Geoffrey Palmer), as well as plays and classic serials such as CRANFORD. In the cinema her films have ranged from LADIES IN LAVENDER (opposite Maggie ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Tudors: Kings, Queens, Scribes and Ferrets! - Marcia Williams

Marcia Williams brings the Tudor kings and queens to life in her trademark comic strip style.Join much-loved author/illustrator Marcia Williams on a comic strip journey through Tudor history! A witty, accessible introduction to the Tudors, with full-colour illustrations throughout, from the author of Mr William Shakespeare''s Plays and The Romans: Gods, Emperors and Dormice. Arthur Inkblott, Queen Elizabeth I''s favourite scribe, retells the most famous moments in Tudor history, from the Wars of the Roses and the Spanish Armada to Christopher Columbus''s discovery of America and Henry VIII''s many marriages! Packed with jokes and colourful comic-strip illustrations, this is Marcia Williams at her very best.

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Theatre and Dramaturgy - Zoe Svendsen

What is a dramaturg? What is dramaturgy? What are the political implications for the way that plays produce meaning in performance?Over the last decade, the role of the dramaturg has become more common in the theatrical process, but it is still a new term for many theatre-goers. Theatre & Dramaturgy offers a working definition of what dramaturgy means, and asks how understanding theatre from the perspective of dramaturgy can help us understand the world around us.This concise study examines how western histories and practices of theatre have functioned to achieve their effects, through understanding dramaturgy as the arrangement or structure of the work in time and space – both at the fictional level and in relation to performance. Exploring the relationship between plays and their meaning in production, this guide focuses on how understanding dramaturgy is critical to understanding how plays achieve their effects.

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Race and Ethnicity in the Classical World

By offering fluent, accurate translations of extracts and fragments from a wide assortment of ancient texts, this volume allows a comprehensive overview of ancient Greek and Roman concepts of otherness, as well as Greek and Roman views of non-Greeks and non-Romans. A general introduction, thorough annotation, maps, a select bibliography, and an index are also included.

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Hasbro Avengers Bend and Flex figurka Black Panther

Figurka Black Panther z kolekce Bend and Flex Hasbro Avengers má výšku přibližně 15 cm a disponuje ohebnými končetinami. Umožňuje dětem přehrávat akční scény z filmového světa Avengers. Je vhodná pro děti od 4 let a je vyrobena z plastu.

  • Ohebné ruce a nohy pro snadné nastavení akčních pozic
  • Věrné zpracování podle seriálu Avengers
  • Vhodné pro děti již od 4 let věku
  • Kvalitní plastové provedení

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Elizabeth Taylor Diamonds and Emeralds toaletní voda pro ženy 100 ml

Toaletní voda Elizabeth Taylor Diamonds and Emeralds je orientálně-květinová vůně pro ženy představená v roce 1993. Kombinuje květinovou jemnost s exotickou hloubkou a je určena především pro večerní nošení. Flakón s decentní zlatou výzdobou odkazuje na šperkařskou inspiraci vůně.

  • Zářivá orientálně-květinová vůně s dlouhou stopou
  • Luxusní flakón se zlatými detaily inspirovaný šperky
  • Univerzální pro večerní a slavnostní příležitosti
  • Bohaté smyslné složení s gardénií, tuberózou a vanilkou

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Bumble and bumble Thickening Spray objemový sprej na vlasy 60 ml

Bumble and bumble Thickening Spray je objemový sprej určený k aplikaci na vlhké vlasy před foukáním. Dodává vlasům objem a texturu, aniž by je zatěžoval. Obsahuje vyživující složky, které hydratují a zpevňují vlasy.

  • Dodává vlasům okamžitý a viditelný objem
  • Lehký, nezatěžuje vlasy a nechává je přirozené
  • Vytváří dlouhotrvající texturu a nadýchanost
  • Obsahuje vyživující složky jako hydrolyzovaný pšeničný protein

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Smoke and Mirrors - Elly Griffiths

Brighton, 1950s, mid-winter. Two missing children are found buried under snow in this chilling new case for DI Stephens and Max Mephisto. Max's star turn in Aladdin has been overshadowed by the murder --of two local children. With fairy tales in the air, it's not long before the press have found a nickname for the case: 'Hansel and Gretel'. 'An excellent whodunnit, matched by the terrific down-at-heel atmosphere of postwar Brighton' - The Times DI Edgar Stephens has plenty of leads to investigate. The missing girl, Annie, used to write plays and perform them with her friends. Does the clue lie in Annie's unfinished - and rather disturbing - last script? Or might it lie with the eccentric actor types who have assembled for the pantomime? Once again Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy theatrical world that seems to hold the key. But is this all just classic misdirection?

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Pre-Islamic Carpets and Textiles from Eastern Lands - Friedrich Spuhler

Celebrates the earliest history of the Islamic world’s great textile traditions through fifty beautiful carpets and fragments. A wave of these beautiful textiles has reached the West since the turn of the 21st century, and here they are divided into variants featuring birds, mammals, and mythological creatures, which retain their glowing colors and lively charm.

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Shakespeare and the Experimental Psychologist - Fathali M. Moghaddam

Gain a better understanding of human behavior by exploring thought experiments in Shakespearean plays and the historical roots of experimental psychology within early modern literature. This book combines scientific psychology with English literature to discuss thought experiments in selected Shakespeare plays and examine the central role of thought experiments in the natural sciences. Thought experiments are essential for progress in scientific research. Indeed, Albert Einstein and a number of other leading scientists relied almost exclusively on thought experiments. Thought experiments also play a pivotal role in English literature, particularly in Shakespeare plays. By focussing on thought experiments and experimental psychology''s place within early modern English literature, the volume establishes a more wholistic approach to understanding human behavior.

Objev podobné jako Shakespeare and the Experimental Psychologist - Fathali M. Moghaddam

Hasbro Avengers Bend and Flex figurka Iron Man

Figurka Iron Man z kolekce Bend and Flex měří přibližně 15 cm a je vyrobena z plastu. Disponuje ohebnými končetinami, které umožňují snadné nastavení do různých akčních pozic. Je vhodná pro děti od 4 let a je součástí série postav inspirovaných seriálem Avengers.

  • Ohebné ruce a nohy pro snadné nastavení akčních póz
  • Věrné zpracování podle seriálu Avengers
  • Vhodné pro děti již od 4 let
  • Kompatibilní s dalšími postavami z kolekce (Black Panther, Red Skull, Wolverine)

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Konferenční stolek Luxe Walnut and Gold

Konferenční stolek Luxe Walnut and Gold kombinuje ořechový dekor se zlatými detaily v moderním designu. Je vyroben z 18mm melaminem potažené dřevotřísky s kovovými nohami pro stabilitu. S rozměry 90×60×40 cm poskytuje dostatečný prostor pro praktické i dekorativní využití.

  • Moderní design v dekoru ořechu se zlatými detaily
  • Odolná 18mm melaminem potažená dřevotřísková deska
  • Stabilní kovové nohy zajišťující pevnost
  • Prostorná pracovní plocha 90×60 cm pro dekorace i praktické použití

Objev podobné jako Konferenční stolek Luxe Walnut and Gold

Regál Burgaz Black and Walnut

Regál Burgaz Black and Walnut kombinuje ořechový dekor s černým kovovým rámem v industriálním stylu. Je vyroben z odolné 18mm melaminové desky a kovu s povrchovou úpravou lakem sušeným v peci. S rozměry 126 × 160 × 26 cm a možností upevnění ke stěně je vhodný do obývacího pokoje, ložnice nebo kanceláře.

  • Moderní industriální design v kombinaci ořechového dřeva a černého kovu.
  • Odolná konstrukce z 18mm melaminové desky a pevného kovového rámu.
  • Prostorné police s výškou 24,7 cm a možnost upevnění ke stěně pro stabilitu.

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Konferenční stolek Luxe White and Gold

Konferenční stolek Luxe White and Gold je vyroben z melaminem potažené dřevotřísky o tloušťce 18 mm s kovovými nohami. Má rozměry 90 × 60 cm a výšku 40 cm, což poskytuje dostatek prostoru pro praktické i dekorativní použití. Kombinace bílé barvy a zlatých detailů dodává interiéru elegantní a luxusní vzhled.

  • Moderní design v kombinaci bílé barvy a zlatých detailů pro luxusní vzhled.
  • Odolná deska z melaminem potažené dřevotřísky o tloušťce 18 mm zajišťuje dlouhou životnost.
  • Kovové nohy poskytují stabilitu a pevnost pro každodenní použití.
  • Prostorná horní plocha (90 × 60 cm) je vhodná pro odkládání nápojů, knih nebo dekorací.

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Regál Elysian Travertine and Black

Regál Elysian Travertine and Black je moderní úložný nábytek s béžovým dekorem Travertine a černým kovovým rámem. Má rozměry 90 cm na šířku, 180 cm na výšku a hloubku 33,5 cm, s policemi vysokými 35,8 cm. Konstrukce je z melaminem potažené dřevotřísky a kovového rámu s elektrostatickým nátěrem pro odolnost.

  • Elegantní kombinace béžového dekoru Travertine a černého kovového rámu
  • Prostorné police s výškou 35,8 cm pro knihy a dekorace
  • Stabilní konstrukce z kovového rámu a melaminové desky s možností připevnění ke stěně

Objev podobné jako Regál Elysian Travertine and Black

iSaprio Owl And Coffee pro Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (owacof-TPU3-S21u)

Tento zadní ochranný kryt z pružného TPU materiálu je určen pro Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Kryt má přesné výřezy pro přístup ke všem konektorům a ovládacím prvkům telefonu. Poskytuje základní ochranu zařízení a je snadno nasaditelný.

  • Přesné výřezy pro všechny konektory a tlačítka
  • Měkký TPU materiál příjemný na dotek a dobře držící
  • Snadná instalace díky pružnosti materiálu
  • Chrání telefon před poškozením a otřesy

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iSaprio My Coffe and Blond Girl pro Realme 8 / 8 Pro (coffblon-TPU3-RLM8)

Ochranný kryt iSaprio My Coffe and Blond Girl je určen pro modely Realme 8 a 8 Pro. Kryt z měkkého TPU materiálu poskytuje ochranu telefonu a má přesné výřezy pro všechny ovládací prvky. Jeho povrch je příjemný na dotek a zabraňuje vyklouznutí z ruky.

  • Přesné výřezy pro všechny konektory a tlačítka
  • Antiskidový povrch pro bezpečné držení
  • Pružný TPU materiál pro snadnou instalaci
  • Chrání telefon před poškozením při pádu

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Bumble and bumble Creme De Coco Shampoo hydratační šampon pro silné, hrubé a suché vlasy 250 ml

Šampon Bumble and bumble Creme De Coco je určen pro mytí a čištění vlasů a pokožky hlavy. Intenzivně hydratuje suché a hrubé vlasy a odstraňuje nečistoty i zbytky stylingových přípravků. Pro optimální výsledky se doporučuje používat s dalšími produkty z řady.

  • Intenzivně hydratuje suché a hrubé vlasy
  • Efektivně odstraňuje nečistoty a zbytky stylingových přípravků
  • Připravuje vlasy a pokožku hlavy na další péči
  • Zanechává vlasy hebké a čisté

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iSaprio Owl And Coffee pro Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (owacof-TPU3-A53-5G)

Tento zadní ochranný kryt iSaprio je určen pro model Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. Je vyroben z měkkého TPU materiálu, který usnadňuje nasazení a poskytuje příjemný, neklouzavý úchop. Kryt má přesné otvory pro přístup ke všem portům, konektorům a tlačítkům telefonu.

  • Přesné výřezy pro všechny konektory a ovládací prvky telefonu
  • Měkký TPU materiál pro snadné nasazení a příjemný úchop
  • Neklouzavý povrch zvyšující bezpečnost držení
  • Chrání zadní část telefonu Samsung Galaxy A53 5G před poškozením

Objev podobné jako iSaprio Owl And Coffee pro Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (owacof-TPU3-A53-5G)