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Shakespear Illustrated: Or the Novels and Histories, On Which the Plays of Shakespear Are Founded: Collected and Translated From the Original

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Report copyright infringementby Charlotte Lennox (Author), Samuel Johnson (Author)This book provides a fascinating look at the sources of Shakespeare's plays. The author, Charlotte Lennox, examines the novels and histories that inspired Shakespeare's works, and provides detailed comparisons between the two. This book is a valuable resource for Shakespeare scholars, literary historians, and anyone interested in the creative process of one of the world's greatest playwrights.This work has been ...

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Report copyright infringementby James Jr. Gholson (Author)A fictional perspective of a young African American youth's experiences in Memphis during the late stages of the Civil War. His experiences take him from Memphis, to Fort Pillow and end in Nashville, with the Union Victory there against Hood. Number of Pages: 470 Dimensions: 0.95 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: September 30, 2010

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Report copyright infringementby Diane K. Aoki (Author)This publication is the script used for the 2015 production of Pulani in Guam. Pulani is a fantasy play with music and Chamoru cultural themes. It was originally produced in 1989 at the University of Guam. The story is about a young Chamoru girl who goes on a journey to find someone to teach the traditional knowledge of healing practices, the knowledge of the suruhana. She is accompanied by talking birds, a Duendes, and a deer. They have c...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey: Behind the Scenes of the Award-Winning Stage Production

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Report copyright infringementby Harry Potter Theatrical Productions (Author), Jody Revenson (Author)The official behind-the-scenes book of the record-breaking, award-winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one of the most celebrated stage productions of the past decade. Opening in London's West End in 2016, on Broadway in 2018, in Melbourne in 2019 -- and with more productions worldwide still to come (including San Francisco later this year) -- the ...

Participatory Creation within French Public Theatre

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Report copyright infringementby Séverine Ruset (Author), Lucy Garnier (Translator)Within French subsidised performing arts institutions, productions involving non-professional contributors have been gaining traction over the last decade. The trend is spearheaded both by artists, seeking to increase their interactions with society, and by public authorities, preoccupied with people-participation. The recent acceleration of this trend notwithstanding, participatory productions have long been a ...

Adaptations in the Life and Work of Director Tian Qinxin

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Report copyright infringementby Yuan Li (Author)This Element examines Tian Qinxin (1969- ), one of the most prominent theatre directors in contemporary China, and her significant contribution to the development of mainstream Chinese theatre in the 21st century. Since her debut productions in the late 1990s, Tian has cultivated a distinctive directorial style, marked by a syncretic fusion of Western and traditional Chinese theatrical elements. While she has worked across a variety of genres, h...

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Report copyright infringementby Ignatius J (Author)Blurb: Antonio always knew he was destined for more than the Memphis projects. Charming, beautiful, and boldly unapologetic, he escaped his rough beginnings by taking to the skies as a flight attendant-where seduction came easy, secrets came cheaper, and the Mile High Club was just another shift at work. But Antonio's taste for danger, pleasure, and the thrill of being wanted pulls him into the arms of the wrong man... and straight into a ni...

Pale Fire, Nabokov's Art and Shakespeare's Magic

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Report copyright infringementby Gerard De Vries (Author)This manuscript examines Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire, widely regarded as his most challenging and critically acclaimed work. While Lolita remains Nabokov's best-known novel, Pale Fire has generated the most sustained scholarly attention and interpretive debate among literary critics. Existing scholarship on Shakespeare's influence in Pale Fire has remained narrowly focused on Timon of Athens, the source of the novel's title. This study ...

The Chronicles of Great Britain's First Ever Vampire Teddy Bear

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Plumridge (Author)A play of monologues by Christopher Plumridge.This is the story of a Teddy Bear who became a legend! Detailed across ten adventurous monologues, each one more heroic and entertaining than the last. Through his various exploits you will discover how a simple stuffed toy became the legend that is 'Great Britain's First Ever Vampire Teddy Bear'. Number of Pages: 64 Dimensions: 0.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN ...

The Search for Miri: A Profound Adventure of Faith

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Report copyright infringementby Frank D. Tigue (Author)Two souls. Two broken paths. One divine plan.When a prophetic dream turns attorney Frank Talcott's life upside down, he abandons his old ways to follow an unshakable calling from God. Miles away, Faith Elizabeth Jennings is drowning in the aftermath of unimaginable loss-her twin, her grandmother, her children, her husband. Each tragedy has pulled her further into a shadow she can't escape.Their lives collide in ways neither could foresee,...

Teardrops at sunset: Pacesetters: Pacesetters

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Akoji (Author)From the PACESETTER SERIESTrapped in a loveless relationship with an older man, Onyemowo schemes to gain her freedom and the man she loves. She is single-minded and ruthless in her terrible plan, but her obsession is overwhelming in its intensity.Richard Akoji is a Nigerian, born in Otukpo in 1959. He was educated at Kano Community Commercial College in Kano (now Aminu Kano Commercial College) and later joined the National Orthopaedic Hosp...

Propalladia and Other Works of Bartolome de Torres Naharro, Volume 4: Torres Haharro and the Drama of the Rensaissance

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph E. Gillet (Editor), Otis H. Green (Revised by)In this fourth volume of Joseph E. Gillet's monumental study, Propalladia and Other Works of Bartolomé De Torres Naharro, all students of Renaissance drama will find a wealth of material on the origins of the modern European theater. Torres Naharro created the cloak-and-sword play almost a century before Lope de Vega. The commonplaces of romantic comedy appeared, for the first time on any stage, in his Comed...

The Art of Noir: Featuring: The Stranger, the Man with the Golden Arm, the Strange Love of Martha Ivers, and Bonus: Rebecca

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Report copyright infringementby Orson Welles (Author), Otto Preminger (Author), Lewis Milestone (Author)Film noir: the name comes from the French for "black" or "dark film." It points to the central feature of the genre: mood. There is a darkness about film noir, a somberness accompanied by a thrill of dread and ever-present danger. This aura envelops wealthy heiresses, English aristocrats, tough-guy drifters, jazz musicians, drug dealers, and respected schoolteachers-all of whom have secrets...

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Report copyright infringementby Ekpe Inyang (Author)Crafted in a colourful, razor-sharp blend of poetry and prose, The Hill Barbers depicts the wanton destruction of water catchments in most communities in Africa. This is inextricably linked to the traditional practice of shifting cultivation, motivated largely by farmers' struggle to acquire more arable farmland to meet the needs of their rapidly growing families. The immediate consequence is acute water shortages, with obvious health and ec...

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Report copyright infringementby T. J. Foster (Author)From the trenches to the most desired and wealthiest neighborhoods, there is no shortage of politics and scandals in the motor city. The streets of Detroit are set on fire as prominent business mogul Quincy Pope wins the election for mayor. As his secrets run deep in the streets, city councilman Donald Busch becomes public enemy number one as he threatens to expose him. The way Quincy deals with these problems will determine his fate as pol...

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Report copyright infringementby Marty Matfess (Author), Jonathan Cook (Editor)A dark comedy stage play by Marty MatfessChris has been madly in love with his best friend Annie for years, but she's only been interested in dating everyone else but him. After Annie's recentbreak up with her boyfriend Bobby, Chris feels this may finally be what he needs to find his way into her heart, but just like that ... she's already movedon to another guy she met at a coffee shop. Not wanting to let his longt...

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Report copyright infringementby Eric Mansfield (Author)A stage play inspired by true events written by Eric Mansfield.Lenny King, a homeless man living alone in a tent under Akron's Brown Street bridge, becomes an overnight celebrity after a newspaper story details Lenny's kind heart in forgiving three teens who set him on fire and laughed at his pain. Enduring the physical and emotional scars of a man abused by life and his own bad decisions, Lenny must now fend off strangers looking to expl...

Luvin a Young Ratchet City Boss 3rd Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Renessa D. Jackson (Author)Raylexia embodies the essence of an older sister: stunning, intelligent, and determined. Despite her impressive qualities, she bears the heavy burden of a mother more interested in the streets than in her children. With her siblings now depending entirely on her, Raylexia navigates the relentless challenges of growing up in the hood, balancing school, work, and caregiving with unwavering purpose.Life takes an unexpected turn when she ...

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Report copyright infringementby Laurence R. Kominz (Author), Simon Shepherd (Editor)This volume provides an accessible overview of the history of kabuki, Japan's 'music-dance-drama'. It traces the development of the form from its ribald, burlesque beginnings in the early 1600s, the creation of grand melodramas in the 1700s, through to 21st century experimental fusions with pop culture, and examines six popular works drawn from the 18th-20th centuries. Along the way, it examines the developmen...

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Report copyright infringementby Nyengi Koin (Author)When Dr. Tolu Johnson and Tokoni Beaton fell in love and announced their engagement, both families were very upset. Her widowed mother was afraid her daughter would meet much unhappiness as a result of disapproval and open hostility from Tolu's parents. The Johnsons insisted their son should marry a Yoruba girl, and Tokoni was an Ijaw. Number of Pages: 168 Dimensions: 0.36 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: J...

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Report copyright infringementby Johnny Jr. Griffin (Author)POEMS FROM A SOUTH CENTRAL LA GANG MEMBER38-page booklet that showcases unique poems cultivated from an urban perspective, steaming from raw experiences of the author's reality. Poetry, written in an unconventional way. Number of Pages: 38 Dimensions: 0.1 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 20, 2025 Large Print: Yes

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Report copyright infringementby Voltaire (Author), Fran Ois-Marie Arouet (Author), William F. Fleming (Author)Don't imagine my dear that by what I'm going to say I mean to exercise the authority of a mother always ready as you know I am to listen in my turn to your reasons when I think them good; my intention is not to lay my commands on you but to give you my advice; it is my heart which speaks to you and that experience I have had in the world makes me foresee evils which I would endeavor t...

Mime: Language of the Heart: Pantomime Acting, Skit Production and Troupe Formation Principles

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Report copyright infringementby Alexandra Stefanie McGee (Author)Everything you Need to Know to Train a Mime Troupe Elements of Troupe Formation The 12 Creative Principles of Mime Six three-hour lesson plans Rehearsal and Performance Tips Make-up and Costume Recommendations Links to Videos Find skits to perform in the companion book: The Heartbeatmime Troupe Skits.Author BiographyAlexandra McGee, mother of five adults and grandmother of three, graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a BA in English...

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Report copyright infringementby Hugo Von Hofmannsthal (Author), George Sterling (Author), Richard Ordynski (Author)The Play of Everyman is a dramatic work written by Austrian poet, playwright, and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal in 1917. The play is a modern adaptation of the medieval morality play Everyman, which explores the themes of death, morality, and the human condition.The central character of the play, Everyman, represents all of humanity and is faced with the inevitability of his o...

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Report copyright infringementby Voltaire (Author), Fran Ois-Marie Arouet (Author), Francois-Maire Arouet (Author)"This Comedy is called in the French Nanine ou le Préjugé Vaincu (Nanine or Prejudice Overcome). It is written as we are told in the title-page in verses of ten syllables. The absurdity of comedies in rhyme I have already remarked. The original begins thus: Il faut parler il faut Monsieur le Comte Vous expliquer nettement sur mon Compte.The reader cannot but observe what villainous...

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Report copyright infringementby Jean Racine (Author), Paul Mesnard (Author), Jean Baptiste Moreau (Author)This collection presents several of Jean Racine's most celebrated plays, including "Mithridate," "Iphigénie," "Phèdre," "Esther," and "Athalie." Jean Racine (1639-1699) was a prominent French dramatist, renowned for his mastery of the neoclassical style and his profound exploration of human passions and tragic destinies. This edition, originally published in 1885, offers readers a glimpse...

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Report copyright infringementby Jerome Debose (Author)"WHEN YOU'RE ON THE TOPTHERE'S NO PLACE YOU CAN REALLY GO BUT DOWN" Pro Football Superstar Dexter 'Zephyr' Parker has been a winner for a long time, but as life dictates...All good things must come to an end!The Young Star athlete is accused of illegal allegations and finds himself battling the adversary of life on many fronts to save his name, reputation, and livelihood!When things start to go wrong in life, It's one thing to create your ...

The Cinema of Cecilia Bartolomé: Feminism and Francoism

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Report copyright infringementby Sally Faulkner (Author)Were it not for authoritarian state censorship, Cecilia Bartolomé's name would figure alongside those of her contemporaries Agnès Varda and Claire Denis as a pioneering feminist filmmaker of the twentieth century. With this bold claim, this book seeks both to write the history of Bartolomé's extant filmography, and speculate about censored and un-filmed work, thereby fashioning a new way of writing a feminist creative life in film.The fir...

Urban Drama: The Metropolis in Contemporary North American Plays

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Report copyright infringementby J. Chris Westgate (Author)Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights.Author BiographyJ. Chris Westgate is Associate Professor in the Department of English, Comparative Literatu...

All Dressed Up: Modern Irish Historical Pageantry

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Report copyright infringementby Joan Fitzpatrick Dean (Author)In the early twentieth century, publicly staged productions of significant historical, political, and religious events became increasingly popular--and increasingly grand--in Ireland. These public pageants, a sort of precursor to today's opening ceremonies at the Olympic games, mobilized huge numbers of citizens to present elaborately staged versions of Irish identity based on both history and myth. Complete with marching bands, co...

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Report copyright infringementby Cindy Harris (Author)Born August 16th, 1888, Elinore Rae Downing entered the world. A heartwarming, simple life in the small town of Cuxhaven, on the northern edge of Germany, is how her life began. But Elinore's fate would soon take her through some unimaginable experiences, fragmenting her mind into several distinct personalities who would lead her down a pathway of humor, pleasure, hate, blackmail, romance, heartache, and vengeance that would twist and chang...