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''What is remarkable about Alan Ayckbourn''s comedy is that it contrives to be simultaneously hilarious and harrowing. Literally, it is agonisingly funny''Daily TelegraphIn Three Plays Ayckbourn''s perfectly pitched dialogue slices into the soul of suburbia. The settings are simple - a kitchen, a bedroom, a party - but the relationships between the husbands and wives are more complicated. Fraught relationships are exposed with humour, bathos and a sharp understanding of human nature.

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This third volume of Alan Ayckbourn plays includes Haunting Julia, Sugar Daddies, Drowning on Dry Land and Private Fears in Public Places, with an introduction by the author.Haunting Julia''A play for today. It touches on the failures of education and parenting, on media pressure and overdoses. Kurt Cobain comes to mind. More universally, Haunting Julia mourns how in adolescence and adulthood, we do our loves wrong.'' Financial TimesSugar Daddies''A timely warning about the dangers of role-playing and pretence . . . But the real fascination lies in watching Ayckbourn''s own transformation from social observer to impassioned moralist.'' GuardianDrowning on Dry Land''Ayckbourn at the top of his game.'' Guardian''A coruscatingly acid and funny play.'' The TimesPrivate Fears in Public Places''Ayckbourn''s construction has a masterly clarity; his writing combines ruthless observation with mature tolerance. Nobody else writing today can create a sense of a complicated little world in 90 minutes, or make banal lives seem so unforgivably interesting. Listen: it''s a master''s voice.'' Sunday Times

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With an Introduction by the author.‘The prolific master of suburban mayhem has still got his mojo.’ Evening StandardTime of My Life‘One of Mr. Ayckbourn''s most virtuosic experiments in postmodern narrative.’ Wall Street JournalNeighbourhood Watch‘Ayckbourn’s tartly topical, pitch-black comedy, a startling evocation of the panic induced by nightmarish notions of “broken Britain”... An arresting, nastily comic cautionary tale.’ The TimesArrivals and Departures‘Ayckbourn''s genius lies in his ability to write what you might call ''sad comedies,'' uproariously funny farces that are at second glance deeply serious, at times despairing portraits of modern middle-class life and its discontents. On occasion, as in Arrivals & Departures, he puts the despair at centre stage, and what results is a play that at bottom can no longer be called a comedy at all.’ Wall Street JournalHero’s Welcome ‘Alan Ayckbourn is the poet laureate of missed connections. In play after pensive, droll and acid play, Ayckbourn anatomizes how we fail to understand and trust our lovers and friends.’ GuardianA Brief History of Women‘As A Brief History of Women follows Spates at twenty year intervals through the next sixty years, it becomes progressively more funny, more tender, more Ayckbourn… Ayckbourn knows that moments of real connection between people ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The first volume of Alan Ayckbourn''s collected work contains his morality plays from the 1980s. It includes the plays A Chorus of Disapproval, A Small Family Business, Henceforward . . ., and Man of the Moment.

Objev podobné jako Alan Ayckbourn Plays 1 - Alan Ayckbourn

Rockfist Slim''s enemies have just plunged him into yet another desperate situation when Kevin has to close his detective book and go to sleep. But his own adventure is only just beginning. Fast-moving, fun and full of special effects, Ayckbourn''s wonderfully inventive play for children brings alive several well-known children''s books as Kevin and Rockfist Slim escape the baddies and plunge into many different worlds.The Boy Who Fell into a Book premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, in December 1998.

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Well, that''s one down, isn''t it? Nine to go. Next! Thou shalt not kill. What about that then? Let''s have a crack at that one next, shall we?Jack McCracken is a man of principle until, moments after taking over his father-in-law''s business, he discovers his extended family to be thieves and adulterers, operating a network of racketeering from their suburban homes. Rampant self-interest and comic hysteria take over as Jack succumbs.A Small Family Business premiered at the National Theatre, London, 1987, and won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play.‘This play offers a devastating assault on the way the entrepreneurial values we were taught to admire in the eighties lead ultimately to fraud, theft, self-deceit, even homicide. It is the modern equivalent of An Inspector Calls – only, being Ayckbourn, far funnier. It argues just as passionately as the work of more overtly political writers that there is such a thing as society.’ Guardian

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Kniha - autor Haruki Murakami, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, meditations on music and an ardent love of baseball to dreamlike scenarios, an encounter with a talking monkey and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world. Occasionally, a narrator who may or may not be Murakami himself is present. Is it memoir or fiction? The reader decides. Philosophical and mysterious, the stories in First Person Singular all touch beautifully on love and solitude, childhood and memory. . . all with a signature Murakami twist.

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*PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI’S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW*A mindbending new collection of short stories from the unique, internationally acclaimed author of Norwegian Wood and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, meditations on music and an ardent love of baseball to dreamlike scenarios, an encounter with a talking monkey and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world. Occasionally, a narrator who may or may not be Murakami himself is present. Is it memoir or fiction? The reader decides.Philosophical and mysterious, the stories in First Person Singular all touch beautifully on love and solitude, childhood and memory. . . all with a signature Murakami twist.A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES ''BOOKS OF 2021'' PICK

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With over 350 complete or excerpted letters, most previously unpublished, To Absent Friends: Eudora Welty's Correspondence with Frank Lyell forms an epistolary narrative of Welty’s writing life and her nearly fifty-year friendship with Frank Lyell, a friend from Jackson, Mississippi. Also included in the text are extensive annotations to explain the letters’ myriad, often telegraphic cultural references. Early letters show both correspondents’ youthful exuberance as Lyell pursued graduate studies at Princeton and Welty, based in Jackson, visited New York whenever she could. They saw much to ridicule in the grown-up world they were entering, but their letters also convey deep admiration for music, literature, art, dance, and other cultural expressions. Letters from the 1940s discuss Welty’s work in progress, Lyell’s wartime service in the Army Air Forces Intelligence, and his teaching jobs in North Carolina and Texas. In the 1950s, her mother’s health began to fail, and the civil rights movement and other world events hovered in the background of letters reporting on the Weltys’ challenging lives. As Welty’s fame grew, the friends continued to share gossip, descriptions of enjoyably bad movies, and reports on literature that moved them. The friends’ final decade of correspondence includes playfulness alongside poignant reminders ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Collecting together Fin del Mundo, Valley of the Heart, and Adíos Mamá Carlota, this book compiles the latest plays of Luis Valdez and explores how they stand to be considered masterpieces by the man who brought the world Zoot Suit and La Bamba.Luis Valdez has been described as the “last of the great American playwrights,” referring to a Golden Age of U.S. playwriting that began with Eugene O’Neill and included Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and August Wilson. Like these other playwrights, Valdez’s impact on theatre needs to be measured on a global scale. The plays are psychologically deep, with powerful political messages woven into sophisticated plots and minutely drawn characters, all done with the characteristic rasquachi theatricality that made Valdez a household name. Fin del Mundo follows the protagonist through a maze-like urban afterlife that is by turns hilarious and deeply moving. In Valley of the Heart we witness a fictionalization of the true history of the relationship of Chicanos to Japanese-Americans during the horrific internments of World War II. Finally, in Adíos Mamá Carlota, we share the final moments of the former Empress of Mexico, teetering on the edge of madness, as she relives her extraordinary life and faces ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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“Transcending 20th-century notions of race and culture, peña’s work succeeds in simultaneously touching our hearts, stimulating our minds, and examining our society.” - David Henry Hwang christopher oscar peña is a Latinx American playwright and screenwriter whose works frequently focus on stories that deal with bicultural identities, sexuality, and growing up in the modern world. In this first collected works, three of his plays are brought together, with an introduction by director Mark Armstrong. Together they offer a progressive and formally inventive collection of work to inspire theatre makers, actors and students alike. how to make an American Son: A “Model Immigrant” and business mogul, Honduran-born Mando’s cleaning empire is bracing for a downturn at the exact same moment when he must rein in his over-privileged American son, Orlando. A moving coming-of-age comedy about the complexities of privilege, citizenship, sexual identity, and the most complex relationship of all: family.the strangers: Cris returns to a place he once used to know, only to find a world he no longer recognizes. As he connects with a new stranger tasked to show him around town, an unexpected spark challenges all of Cris’ preconceived notions. a cautionary tail: First generation Chinese-Americans growing up in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Kniha - autor Haruki Murakami, 256 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá A mindbending new collection of short stories from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami. The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, meditations on music, and an ardent love of baseball to dreamlike scenarios and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world. Occasionally, a narrator who may or may not be Murakami himself is present. Is it memoir or fiction? The reader decides.

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Kniha - autor Haruki Murakami, 256 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá A mindbending new collection of short stories from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami. The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, meditations on music, and an ardent love of baseball to dreamlike scenarios and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world. Occasionally, a narrator who may or may not be Murakami himself is present. Is it memoir or fiction? The reader decides.

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A collection of plays by the acclaimed film director, playwright and screenwriter: This Is Our Youth, The Waverly Gallery and Lobby Hero.

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With an Introduction and Notes by Anne Varty, Royal Holloway, University of London.Oscar Wilde took London by storm with his first comedy, Lady Windermere's Fan. The combination of dazzling wit, subtle social criticism, sumptuous settings and the theme of a guilty secret proved a winner, both here and in his next three plays, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and his undisputed masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest.This volume includes all Wilde's plays from his early tragedy Vera to the controversial Salome and the little known fragments, La Sainte Courtisane and A Florentine Tragedy. The edition affords a rare chance to see Wilde's best known work in the context of his entire dramatic output, and to appreciate plays which have hitherto received scant critical attention. Wilde's plays have never failed to delight audiences and are a lasting testimony to their author's supreme wit and theatrical genius.

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Alcestis * Heracles * Children of Heracles * CyclopsEuripides wrote about timeless themes, of friendship and enmity, hope and despair, duty and betrayal. The first three plays in this volume are filled with violence or its threat, while the fourth, Cyclops, is our only surviving example of a genuine satyr play, with all the crude and slapstick humour that characterized the genre.There is death in Alcestis, which explores the marital relationship of Alcestis and Admetus with pathos and grim humour, but whose status as tragedy is subverted by a happy ending. The blood-soaked Heracles portrays deep emotional pain and undeserved suffering; its demand for a more humanistic ethics in the face of divine indifference and callousness makes it one of Euripides'' more popular and profound plays. Children of Heracles is a rich and complex work, famous for its dialogues and monologues, in which the effects of war on refugees and the consequences of sheltering them are movingly explored. In Cyclops Euripides takes the familiar story of Odysseus'' escape from the Cyclops Polyphemus and turns it to hilarious comic effect. Euripides'' other plays are all available in Oxford World''s Classics. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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These three plays, diverse in subject but thematically coherent, illuminate one of Sartre''s major philosophical concerns: the struggle to live and act freely in a complex and constricting world. Lucifer and the Lord, Sartre''s favourite among his plays, explores this theme in depth, dealing in the process with fundamental questions of faith and disillusionment; in Huis Clos - arguably Sartre''s most important play - he contends that ''Hell is other people'', and details the afterlife of three souls trapped together in locked room and the torments that they inflict on each other; while The Respectable Prostitute, set in the Deep South of America, is concerned with racism, subjugation and the demands of conscience.

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Stavebnice LEGO Friends 42610 Karaoke párty obsahuje 196 dílků pro sestavení pódia s otáčecím mechanismem, mikrofony a výrobníkem ledové tříště. Součástí jsou 2 minifigurky, figurka gekona a doplňky pro hraní příběhu narozeninové oslavy. Stavebnice je vhodná pro děti od 6 let a nabízí možnost využití interaktivního návodu v aplikaci.

• Podporuje jemnou motoriku a rozvíjí představivost
• Velmi kvalitní, přesně do sebe zapadající dílky
• Interaktivní návod v bezplatné aplikaci LEGO Builder
• Otáčecí pódium ovládané ozubeným kolem

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Loneliness, sexual tension and the need for human kindness pervade these three plays by Tennessee Williams, as their characters rage against personal demons and the modern world. In ''Sweet Bird of Youth'', a drifter, Chance Wayne, returns to his home town with an ageing movie actress in search of the girl he loved in his youth, but with terrible, violent results. ''Period of Adjustment'' tells the story of two young newlyweds who visit the husband''s old army friend on Christmas Eve after unsuccessfully consummating their marriage, and unleash forbidden passion, while in ''The Night of the Iguana'' a diverse group of people, including a disturbed ex-minister and a troubled spinster, are thrown together in an isolated Mexican hotel for one eventful night.

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The three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations. Volpone portrays a rich Venetian who pretends to be dying so that his despised acquaintances will flock to his bedside with extravagant gifts in hope of an inheritance. The Alchemist also deals with greed and gullibility, as a rascally trio of confidence tricksters, claiming to have the legendary Philosopher''s Stone, fool a series of victims who are hoping to make some easy money. And in a wonderfully energetic portrait of Jacobean life, Bartholomew Fair shows a diverse group of Londoners sampling the delights and temptations of the Fair - and the traders, prostitutes and cutpurses who set out to exploit them.

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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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Stavebnice LEGO Friends 42622 představuje dobrodružný tábor s lukostřelnicí. Obsahuje 157 dílků, dvě minipanenky, funkční luk s šípy a otáčecí terč. Je vhodná pro děti od 6 let a podporuje rozvoj jemné motoriky a představivosti.

• Funkční luk s vystřelovacími šípy pro realistickou hru.
• Otáčecí terč s barevně značenou stupnicí obtížnosti.
• Minipanenky s výměnnými tvářemi pro různé výrazy.
• Digitální 3D návod v aplikaci LEGO Builder.

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Lopata Little Dutch Forest Friends je vyrobena z pevného dřeva a kovu s pohodlnou rukojetí. S rozměry 69 x 12 x 4 cm je vhodná pro děti od 4 let. Patří do kolekce Forest Friends a je ideální pro použití na zahradě a v pískovišti.

• Vyrobena z pevného dřeva a kovu pro dlouhou životnost
• Pohodlná rukojeť přizpůsobená dětské ruce
• Vhodná pro hraní na zahradě i v pískovišti
• Součást atraktivní kolekce Forest Friends

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Stavebnice LEGO Friends 42616 Hudební soutěž v městečku Heartlake obsahuje 669 dílků pro sestavení hudební show se čtyřmi minifigurkami a funkčními pódii. Součástí je interaktivní návod v aplikaci LEGO Builder. Je vhodná pro děti od 7 let.

• Podporuje jemnou motoriku a představivost
• Velmi kvalitní, přesně zapadající dílky
• Interaktivní návod v bezplatné aplikaci
• Funkční otáčecí pódia s ozubenými koly

Objev podobné jako LEGO® Friends 42616 Hudební soutěž v městečku Heartlake

Tento měkký TPU kryt chrání iPhone 13 Pro před poškozením. Kryt má přesné výřezy pro přístup ke všem portům a tlačítkům. Jeho protiskluzový povrch zajišťuje bezpečné držení telefonu.

• Měkký TPU materiál pro snadné nasazení a ochranu
• Přesné výřezy pro všechny konektory a tlačítka
• Protiskluzový povrch příjemný na dotek
• Stylový design s motivem Three Dandelions

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Interaktivní plyšová kočička Amálka reaguje na podněty dětí více než 50 zvukovými a pohybovými reakcemi. Má pohyblivé končetiny s klouby, které umožňují objetí dětské paže, a reaguje světelnými efekty na tváři. Hračka je vhodná pro děti od 4 let a obsahuje potřebné baterie.

• Více než 50 zvukových a pohybových reakcí
• Pohyblivé končetiny s klouby pro objetí paže
• Reaguje na hlazení, lechtání a krmení s barevnými světelnými efekty
• Baterie AAA jsou součástí balení

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Stan Little Dutch Forest Friends je interiérový dětský stan určený pro děti od 2 let. Je vyroben z měkkého polyesteru a má rozměry 105 x 105 x 125 cm. Slouží jako prostor pro hru, schovávání a rozvoj fantazie.

• Krásný lesní design motivující fantazii
• Měkký a bezpečný polyesterový materiál
• Prostorný interiér (105x105x125 cm) pro hru
• Snadná instalace v dětském pokoji

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Dřevěné počítadlo ve tvaru duhy z kolekce Forest Friends je vhodné pro děti od 12 měsíců. Hračka pomáhá rozvíjet jemnou motoriku a učit barvy a počítání. Je vyrobena z certifikovaného dřeva FSC a má rozměry 6 x 27,6 x 21,3 cm.

• Vyrobeno z certifikovaného dřeva FSC pro bezpečnost dětí
• Podporuje rozvoj jemné motoriky a učení barev a čísel
• Ideální velikost pro snadné manipulování malými ručkami
• Vhodné již od 12 měsíců pro raný vývoj dítěte

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Dřevěný stolek Little Dutch Forest Friends je určen pro děti od 12 měsíců. Stolek podporuje rozvoj jemné motoriky prostřednictvím různých aktivit. Rozměry 39 x 39 x 54 cm zajišťují stabilitu a pohodlí při hraní.

• Vyrobeno z kvalitního dřeva pro dlouhou životnost
• Vhodné pro děti od 12 měsíců, podporuje rozvoj jemné motoriky
• Rozměry 39 x 39 x 54 cm zajišťují stabilitu a bezpečnost
• Nabízí různé aktivity pro všestranný rozvoj dítěte

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Bavlněné povlečení s motivem lesních zvířátek pro dětský pokoj. Sada obsahuje povlak na přikrývku 140x200 cm a povlak na polštář 70x90 cm. Materiál je prodyšný, příjemný na dotek a vhodný pro praní na 40°C.

• Roztomilý motiv lesních zvířátek vytváří pohádkovou atmosféru
• Vyrobeno z 100% bavlny, prodyšné a šetrné k pokožce
• Praktické zapínání na zip usnadňuje výměnu
• Neutrální barvy a vzor vhodné pro kluky i holky

Objev podobné jako 4Home Bavlněné povlečení Forest Friends, 140 x 200 cm, 70 x 90 cm

Bambusový organizér Westmark Tapas + Friends s 7 přihrádkami je praktický pomocník pro uspořádání příborů, koření nebo ubrousků na stole. Díky přírodnímu designu a rukojeti se hodí do kuchyně, na zahradu nebo do restaurace. Je vyroben z bambusu a doporučuje se ruční mytí.

• Přírodní bambusový design vhodný do každé kuchyně
• 7 přihrádek pro uspořádání příborů, koření nebo ubrousků
• Pohodlná rukojeť pro snadné přenášení
• Zdravotně nezávadný povrch a snadná údržba ručním mytím

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Dětské bavlněné povlečení Arctic Friends s motivem tučňáků a sněhových vloček je vyrobeno ze 100% bavlny s certifikací OEKO-TEX Standard 100. Součástí balení je povlak na přikrývku 140×200 cm a povlak na polštář 70×90 cm pro standardní jednolůžko. Povlečení má praktické zapínání na zip a je vhodné pro praní na 40°C i sušení v sušičce.

• 100% bavlna s certifikátem OEKO-TEX Standard 100 pro zdravotní nezávadnost
• Praktické zapínání na zip pro snadné povlékání
• Snadná údržba s možností praní na 40°C a sušení v sušičce
• Veselý motiv tučňáků a sněhových vloček vytváří hravou atmosféru

Objev podobné jako 4Home Dětské bavlněné povlečení Arctic Friends, 140 x 200 cm, 70 x 90 cm

After the restoration of King Charles II to the British throne in 1660, dramatists experienced new freedom in an age that broke from the strict morality of puritan rule and in which elegance and wit became the chief virtues. Irreverent, licentious and cynical, the three plays collected here hold up a mirror to this dazzling era and satirize the gulf between appearances and reality. In Etherege''s The Man of Mode (1676), the womanizing Dorimant meets his match when he falls in love with the unpretentious Harriet, while Wycherley''s The Country Wife (c. 1675) depicts the rakish Horner who fakes impotence to fool trusting husbands into giving him easy access to their wives. And in Congreve''s Love for Love (1695), the extravagant Valentine can only win his beloved Angelica if he loses his inheritance.

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This second volume of plays by Alan Bennett includes his two Kafka plays, one an hilarious comedy, the other a profound and searching drama. Also included is An Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution. The fascination of these two plays lies in the way they question our accepted notions of treachery and, in different ways, make a sympathetic case for Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt.

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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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Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, Sophocles'' The Three Theban Plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. This Penguin Classics edition is translated by Robert Fagles with introductions and notes by Bernard Knox.Collected here are Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus, in a translation by Robert Fagles which retains all of Sophocles'' lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge, the surge and majesty of his choruses and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters. Oedipus in exile, searching for his identity, desperately trying to avoid his fate, seeking the truth of his origins and achieving immortality; his daughter, Antigone, defending her integrity and ideals to the death - these heroic, tragic figures have captivated theatregoers and readers since the fifth century BC. It is Sophocles'' characterisation of Oedipus that would, in the nineteenth century, inspire Sigmund Freud to a revolutionary conception of the human mind, and the tragedies in this volume continue to move and inspire us to this day.Sophocles (496-405 BC) was born at Colonus, just outside Athens. His long life spanned the rise and decline of the Athenian Empire; he was a friend ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Contemporary Farce on the Global Stage provides audiences and practitioners a detailed survey of how the genre of farce has evolved in the 21st century. Often dismissed as frivolous, farce speaks a universal language, with the power to incisively interrogate our world through laughter.Unlike farces of the past, where a successful resolution was a given and we could laugh uproariously at adulterous behaviour, farce no longer guarantees an audience a happy ending where everything works out. Contemporary farce is no longer ‘diverting us’ with laughter. It is reflecting the fractured world around us. With a foreword by award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig, the book introduces readers to the Mechanics of Farce, and the ‘Four Ps,’ which are key elements for understanding, appreciating, and exploring the form. The Five Doors to Contemporary Farce identify five major categories into which farces fall. Behind each door are a wide selection of plays, modern and contemporary examples from all over the world, written by a diverse group of playwrights who traverse gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Supplementing each section are comments, observations, and reflections from award-winning playwrights, directors, actors, designers, dramaturgs, and scholars.Designed specifically to give theatre-makers a rounded understanding that will underpin their ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Three early plays by Sean O''Casey--arguably his three greatest--demonstrate vividly O''Casey''s ability to convey the reality of life and the depth of human emotion, specifically in Dublin before and during the Irish civil war of 1922-23, but, truly, throughout the known universe. In mirroring the lives of the Dublin poor, from the tenement dwellers in The Shadow of a Gunman and Juno and the Paycock to the bricklayer, street vendor, and charwoman in The Plough and the Stars, Sean O''Casey conveys with urgency and eloquence the tiny details that create a total character as well as the terrors, large and small, that the constant threat of political violence inevitably brings. As Seamus Heaney has written, "O''Casey''s characters are both down to earth and larger than life . . . His democratic genius was at one with his tragic understanding, and his recoil from tyranny and his compassion for the oppressed were an essential – as opposed to a moral and thematic – part of his art."

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From bestselling children''s author and illustrator Alan Snow comes the perfect Father Christmas origin storyA beautiful, fresh take on a classic tale, once read it will become a family Christmas tradition forever.A beautifully-told and stunningly-illustrated Father Christmas origin story.Coming together like a perfect festive jigsaw, this story explains all of the traditions and myths around Santa Claus, from how he travels around the world in one night, how his sleigh and reindeer can fly, and why he leaves presents, to the origins of his red coat.A young boy is herding his family’s reindeer when they are drawn into a mysterious cave. The cave is the holder of eternal summer, looked after by three strange characters – a wooden creature, a bird and a fish. Once entered, the cave cannot be left without time in the outside world standing still. In his sadness at not being able to leave, the boy is granted three wishes and chooses freedom, happiness and time. He is told that they will all be granted – eventually.

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Four seminal plays by one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century.An existential portrayal of Hell in Sartre's best-known play, as well as three other brilliant, thought-provoking works: the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between theory and conflict, and an arresting attack on American racism.

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If farce follows tragedy, what follows farce? Where does the double predicament of a post-truth and post-shame politics leave artists and critics on the left? How to demystify a hegemonic order that dismisses its own contradictions? How to belittle a political elite that cannot be embarrassed, or to mock party leaders who thrive on the absurd? How to out-dada President Ubu? And, in any event, why add outrage to a media economy that thrives on the same? What Comes After Farce? comments on shifts in art, criticism, and fiction in the face of the current regime of war, surveillance, extreme inequality, and media disruption. A first section focuses on the cultural politics of emergency since 9/11, including the use and abuse of trauma, paranoia, and kitsch. A second reviews the neoliberal makeover of art institutions during the same period. Finally, a third section surveys transformations in media as reflected in recent art, film, and fiction. Among the phenomena explored here are "machine vision" (images produced by machines for other machines without a human interface),"operational images" (images that do not represent the world so much as intervene in it), and the algorithmic scripting of information so pervasive in our everyday lives.

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Winner of the Internationl Association for Jungian Studies (IAJS) Book Award for Best Clinical Book 2021The Absent Father Effect on Daughters investigates the impact of absent – physically or emotionally – and inadequate fathers on the lives and psyches of their daughters through the perspective of Jungian analytical psychology. This book tells the stories of daughters who describe the insecurity of self, the splintering and disintegration of the personality, and the silencing of voice.Issues of fathers and daughters reach to the intra-psychic depths and archetypal roots, to issues of self and culture, both personal and collective. Susan E. Schwartz illustrates the maladies and disappointments of daughters who lack a father figure and incorporates clinical examples describing how daughters can break out of idealizations, betrayals, abandonments and losses to move towards repair and renewal. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach, expanding and elucidating Jungian concepts through dreams, personal stories, fairy tales and the poetry of Sylvia Plath, along with psychoanalytic theory, including Andre Green’s ‘dead father effect’ and Julia Kristeva’s theories on women and the body as abject.Examining daughters both personally and collectively affected by the lack of a father, The Absent Father Effect on Daughters is highly relevant for those ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Billions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilisation. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis? In this take-no-prisoners analysis, Slavoj Zizek frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the right hook of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism dies twice: as a political doctrine and as an economic theory. The election of Donald Trump only confirms the bankruptcy of a liberal order on its last legs. First as Tragedy, Then as Farce is a call for the left to reinvent itself in the light of our desperate historical situation. The time for liberal, moralistic blackmail is over.

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A new workbook to accompany the ground-breaking guide to self-healing and getting the love you missed.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ OVER 2000 5-STAR REVIEWS FOR THE EMOTIONALLY ABSENT MOTHER ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Distant, emotionally neglectful parenting creates wounds that follow children well into adulthood. As you deal with the impacts as an adult, you might find yourself wondering, Why do I fly into reactive feelings so easily? Why is it so hard to attend to my own needs? Why is it hard for me to trust people to be there for me? Do I need to hide parts of myself to be lovable?If you''re searching for a way to let go of the pain caused by insufficient mothering, learn to provide yourself with the love you didn''t get as a child, and live a more nourished and fulfilled life, Healing from an Emotionally Absent Mother can help. Distilling key takeaways from the groundbreaking book The Emotionally Absent Mother and offering new insights into the legacy left by emotional neglect, this workbook is designed to guide healing with accessible lessons as you: Uncover your childhood experience of emotional neglect Identify the ongoing impacts of this neglect Reclaim the pieces of yourself you changed or hid for Mother''s ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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We are the product of our evolutionary history and this history colours our everyday lives - from why we kiss to how religious we are. In How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Robin Dunbar explains how the distant past underpins our current behaviour, through the groundbreaking experiments that have changed the thinking of evolutionary biologists forever. He explains phenomena such as why ''Dunbar''s Number'' (150) is the maximum number of acquaintances you can have, why all babies are born premature and the science behind lonely hearts columns. Stimulating, provocative and highly enjoyable, this fascinating book is essential for understanding why humans behave as they do - what it is to be human.

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LP vinyl - In Absentia Dei je live album polské metalové kapely Behemoth z roku 2020. In Absentia Dei je live album polské metalové kapely Behemoth z roku 2020. Rok vydání : 2021 (live) Seznam stop LP 1 Evoe / Wolves Ov Siberia / Prometherion / From The Pagan Vastlands / Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel / Antichristian Phenomenon / Conquer All / Lucifer LP 2 Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer / Satan's Sword (I Have Become) / Ov Fire And The Void / Chwala Mordercom Wojciecha / As Above So Below / Slaves Shall Serve / Chant For Ezkaton 2000 e.v LP 3 Sculpting The Throne Ov Seth / Bartzabel / Decade Ov Therion / O Father O Satan O Sun!

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Elektronická kniha - ze série Spisy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity, autor Mariana Kunešová, 292 stran, francouzsky Publikace se zaměřuje na absurdno a jeho scénický potenciál v divadle francouzského dada a začínajícího surrealismu. Korpus tvoří tři texty, jež dosud nebyly předmětem odpovídajícího výzkumu: dva z nich nebyly z hlediska scéničnosti hodnoceny (T. Tzara: První nebeské dobrodružství pana Antipyrina, R. Vitrac: Tajemství lásky), třetí téměř zcela unikl pozornosti (A. Breton – P. Soupault: Račte). Autorka na absurdno nahlíží jako na estetickou kategorii aplikovatelnou na divadelní analýzu jako takovou – na rozdíl od populární koncepce tzv. „absurdního dramatu“ britského kritika M. Esslina (definované s ohledem na avantgardu 50. let 20. století), jež je často kritizována pro nepřesnost, ale nebyla dosud podrobena žádné důsledné analýze. Závěr je mimo jiné věnován zhodnocení Esslinova pojetí absurdna v divadle.

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Hudební Blu-ray - In Absentia Dei je live album polské metalové kapely Behemoth z roku 2020. In Absentia Dei je live album polské metalové kapely Behemoth z roku 2020. Rok vydání : 2021 (live) Seznam stop CD 1 Evoe / Wolves Ov Siberia / Prometherion / From The Pagan Vastlands / Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel / Antichristian Phenomenon / Conquer All / Lucifer CD 2 Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer / Satan's Sword (I Have Become) / Ov Fire And The Void / Chwala Mordercom Wojciecha / As Above So Below / Slaves Shall Serve / Chant For Ezkaton 2000 e.v / Sculpting The Throne Ov Seth / Bartzabel / Decade Ov Therion / Father O Satan O Sun! Blu-ray Act I / Evoe / Wolves Ov Siberia / Prometherion / From The Pagan Vastlands / Act II / Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel / Antichristian Phenomenon / Conquer All / Lucifer / Act III / Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer / Satan's Sword (I Have Become) / Ov Fire And The Void / Chwala Mordercom Wojciecha / As Above So Below / Slaves Shall Serve /...

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Welcome to a strange and wonderful land, where nothing is quite what it seems! The Emperor of Absurdia is a gloriously rich and beautiful picture book from Chris Riddell, the award-winning creator of Once Upon a Wild Wood.This is Absurdia: trees are birds, umbrellas are trees, and the sky is thick with snoring fish. Join one small boy as he tumbles out of bed into a crazy dreamland of wardrobe monsters, dragons and amazing adventures!The Emperor of Absurdia is a brilliantly imaginative and original story from the bestselling picture book creator, Chris Riddell. With a story to enchant even the youngest reader and wonderfully rich and detailed illustrations, it will delight parents and children alike.

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THE GROUNDBREAKING GUIDE TO SELF-HEALING, AND GETTING THE LOVE YOU MISSED''Years ago, I was on vacation and read The Emotionally Absent Mother. That book was one of many that woke me up... I began the process of reparenting and it''s changed my life.'' Dr. Nicole LePera, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Do the WorkWas your mother preoccupied or distant? Did she regularly demean you? Have you struggled with relationships - or with your own self-worth? Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can''t quite put a finger on what''s missing from their lives. The children of abusive mothers, by contrast, may recognize the abuse - but overlook its lasting, harmful effects.Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori has helped thousands of women and men heal the hidden wounds left by every kind of undermothering. In the second edition of this pioneering book, with compassion for mother and child alike, she explains:- Possible reasons your mother was distracted or hurtful - and what she was unable to give- The lasting impact of childhood emotional neglect and abuse- How to find the child inside you and fill the ''mother gap'' through reflections and exercises- How to secure a happier future for yourself ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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