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Report copyright infringementby Andrej Mirčev (Author) Number of Pages: 92 Dimensions: 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 20, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Jon Fosse (Author)I don't know what it is that always makes something happen But it must be something Because something always happens I don't want anything to happen and then something happens all the same They have a child and life changes. He can't go out and she can't stay in. He writes words that no one will publish and she takes a lover.Author BiographyJon Fosse's work includes novels, poetry, essays and books for children. He is one of the most produced...

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Report copyright infringementby Gerald C. Sr. Anderson (Author)Some secrets are worth exposing.Markus Black is a young man trapped in an abusive household. Struggling to protect his two younger siblings from his father's physical and psychological abuse, he searches for a way to escape his home and find a place in the world.In his search, he discovers a young lady Renata Smith, and she introduces him to Christianity. Struck by the teachings of Christ, Markus soon finds himself with an unwaver...

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Report copyright infringementby John Editor Breen (Author)October 31st 1978. Thomond Park, Limerick. The mighty New Zealand All Blacks, on an Irish tour, take on the none-too-mighty Munster team - and, to everyone's surprise, they lose 12-0. From this piece of Irish sporting history John Breen has fashioned a funny, lively play in which both teams, plus fans, children, relatives and even a dog, are portrayed by a cast of six, with no props and only a half-time change of shirt. Nu...

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Report copyright infringementby Jean-Paul Sartre (Author), Keith Gore (Editor)The full French text of Sartre's novel is accompanied by French-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context.Author BiographyJean-Paul Sartre, Keith Gore, Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Number of Pages: 116 Dimensions: 0.28 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 18, 2005

Shakespeare, Ecology and Adaptation: A Practical Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Prescott (Author), Alys Daroy (Author), Mark Thornton Burnett (Editor)How can we tune into the ecological dynamics of Shakespeare's plays? How can we adapt those plays to address current environmental crises? This is the first book to fuse Shakespearean ecocriticism with adaptation studies. It is a single critical and contextual resource for students, teachers and practitioners embarking on an in-depth exploration of ecological approaches to Shakespeare a...

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Report copyright infringementby David Of Cardiovascular Wood (Author), Jan Pieńkowski (Based on a Book by)Presents in a two-act play the adventures of Meg, a rather unsuccessful witch, and her mute cat, Mog, who has to communicate with mime. Number of Pages: 84 Dimensions: 0.17 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: April 27, 2015

The Round - Reigen: English German Dual-Language Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Marya Mannes (Translator), Arthur Schnitzler (Author)Arthur Schnitzler wrote Reigen in 1897. It was published in Vienna in 1903, but it was banned by censors a year later. It was not performed publicly as a play until 1920, and its performance was met by moralistic attacks that quickly became anti-Semitic. Schnitzler was condemned as a "Jewish pornographer." But within a few decades, the play was recognized as a classic. Sixteen films have been based on this pl...

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Report copyright infringementby Julia Thurston (Author)Some say the streets of New York City are paved with gold, full of wealth and opportunity. In 1911, five young immigrant women search for their promise of the American Dream while working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.But battling poverty and dangerous working conditions, can they keep their dreams alive?Or will it all turn to ashes?REVIEWS***** "This is a beautiful piece of storytelling."- Plays to see***** "As the audience left thi...

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Report copyright infringementby Yana Meerzon (Author)Following Homi Bhabha's prompt on reading nationalism as a set of discursive and performative practices, this Element focuses on the cultural geography of today's Russia and examines a range of performative strategies used by the Russian state to uphold its nationalist project. Simultaneously, it maps artistic strategies of resistance to the ideology of nationalism as employed by both state-funded and independent theatre companies, via new ...

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Report copyright infringementby John Constable (Author)"I was born a Goose of Southwark by the Grace of Mary Overie, Whose Bishop gives me licence to sin within The Liberty.In Bankside stews and taverns you can hear me honk right daintily, As I unlock the hidden door, unveil the Secret History." The Liberty of the Clink dates back to 1107 when the Bishop of Winchester was granted a stretch of the Southwark Bankside, which lay outside the law of the City of London. Here, the Bishop controlled ...

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Report copyright infringementby Henrik Ibsen (Author)This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality im...

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Report copyright infringementby Euripides (Author), Martin J. Cropp (Author)Iphigenia in Tauris tells the story of the princess Iphigenia who was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon to expedite his campaign against Troy but was rescued by the goddess Artemis and transported to the land of the Taurians. There she herself must perform human sacrifices as a priestess of Artemis in the local cult. Troy has now been sacked, and Agamemnon murdered by his wife and avenged by his son Orestes. With his...

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Report copyright infringementby Gwen Pharis Ringwood (Author)Bruce finally agrees to give up his house for his wife's sake when a city man makes him an offer although it means admitting defeat. But his sister refuses to move from the house with its hallowed memories. And as a result she knowingly sends Bruce and his wife to their deaths in a blizzard. Number of Pages: 30 Dimensions: 0.06 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: October 26, 2023

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Report copyright infringementby Euripides (Author), G. S. Kirk (Author)The Bacchae is the last and greatest of Euripides' plays. Its theme of the cost of resisting the gods who reside in human nature itself is still of immediate interest to audiences and readers and has inspired modern interpretations. Professor Kirk has made a translation which is both accurate and readable. This he supports with an analytic commentary and a substantial introductory essay which provide the Greek-less reader ...

The Philosophical Stage: Drama and Dialectic in Classical Athens

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Report copyright infringementby Joshua Billings (Author)A bold new reconception of ancient Greek drama as a mode of philosophical thinking The Philosophical Stage offers an innovative approach to ancient Greek literature and thought that places drama at the heart of intellectual history. Drawing on evidence from tragedy and comedy, Joshua Billings shines new light on the development of early Greek philosophy, arguing that drama is our best source for understanding the intellectual culture of ...

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Report copyright infringementby Anthony Neilson (Author), Trish Reid (Introduction by)Lisa Jones is on a journey. It's a colourful and exciting off-kilter trip in search of one lost hour that has tipped the balance of her life. The inhabitants of the wonderful world she finds herself in - Dissocia - are a curious blend of the funny, the friendly and the brutal. Produced originally for the 2004 Edinburgh International Festival, The Wonderful World of Dissocia wowed critics and audiences alike....

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Report copyright infringementby Dianne Lininger (Author)Stealing your heart's desire requires turning a blind eye to the repercussions.Set in the late 1950's Ellen Landfred in some ways was a woman ahead of her time. As a devoted wife she was instrumental in creating a chain of successful department stores working side-by-side with her husband.Miraculously Ellen survives a diagnosis of death from cancer; only to be blindsided by her husband of many decades. Immediately upon her recovery, he d...

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Sharkey (Author)A zany tale of a warmhearted girl who mistakes a telephone repairman for a burglar tries to save him from his life of crime and ends up having to pretend he's her husband - dismaying her strait-laced sister's evangelist fianc?. This play had critics and audiences cheering both at the Maryland and the Chicago premiere productions. Number of Pages: 96 Dimensions: 0.2 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: July 07,...

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Report copyright infringementby David L. Cascio (Author)When Darin Oduya's squadron is recalled from SEAL Team Six, precious time remains for the hostages facing certain death on the Adventurer, the largest cruise ship in its class.A rookie SEAL, a retired SEAL onboard the Adventurer, and a cell tower technician must collaborate swiftly to thwart the cruise ship takeover by terrorists in the Caribbean and an agricultural disaster in the Midwest.FrogFlyer engages the reader from a SEAL Team Si...

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Report copyright infringementby Marianne Houle (Author), Jeffrey Phillips (Author)Looking for new ways to open up the readings for your congregation? Try this collection of twelve dramatic readings of Revised Common Lectionary texts that fall between Ash Wednesday and Pentecost and are included in all three lectionary cycles or easily adapted for use in any cycle. Great for Bible study and youth programs, too. Reproducible. Number of Pages: 66 Dimensions: 0.21 x 10.8...

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Report copyright infringementby Ian Feldman (Author)Born in the dark years following World War II, from the legacy of Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill's cryptic past at Yalta, a sinister 'Secret' has evolved from a little known place, hidden behind the 'Iron Curtain' in Soviet East Germany. A 'Secret' so incredible, that the World's Three Most Powerful Spy Agencies are forced to keep it shrouded from their own Governments, as they madly rush in, to 'Control' it.Only a glimmer of its enormous r...

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Report copyright infringementby Friedrich Schiller (Author)Schiller verwebt drei Handlungsstr nge: Im Mittelpunkt steht die Sage von Wilhelm Tell mit dem Apfelschuss und der Befreiung vom Tyrannen Gessler als einem Akt von Notwehr. Der geschichtliche Hintergrund wird durch die Handlung um den eidgen ssischen Bund und die Befreiung der Schwyz (Schweiz) gebildet. Die dritte Handlung wird durch die Liebesgeschichte der Berta von Bruneck mit Ulrich von Rudenz bestimmt, der sich mit seinem Volk ve...

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Report copyright infringementby Vanessa Concepcion-Limage (Author), Mathew Guerrero (Illustrator)Parents taught all women that they shouldn't go searching for more than what their husbands provide, but what if he goes searching elsewhere? What if the only thing He provides is mental abuse and physical harm? Where are the rules for that? Where is the justice for their reputation being taken away for wanting just a normal happy marriage?This is a historic fiction story inspired by the first cou...

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Report copyright infringementby Townshend Cooper (Author)A young unnamed man is released from prison after being jailed for inciting a riot at his university - a crime which he vehemently denies having had any part in, despite being labeled as one of its instigators. Unwilling to return to school, he moves across the country to Berkeley, and tries to start a new life. More than anything, he wants to be left alone, and to become his own person: to not responsible for anyone but himself.One day...

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Report copyright infringementby Staci Swedeen (Author)Drama / 2f 1mIt is 1994 and Naomi Goldman recently widowed is living in an apartment in upper Manhattan. Her son Tony separated from his wife lives with her. When Tony's old college girlfriend Aviva contacts him with the ulterior motive of interviewing and videotaping his mother for a Holocaust memorial project Tony is appalled. Naomi reluctant at first eventually agrees to the interview. Though appearing to be forthright in her story Naom...

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Report copyright infringementby Gary Owen (Author), Charles Dickens (Author)The traditional Christmas classic novel by Charles Dickens adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright Gary Owen. Tucked up in his old, decaying house on a cold Christmas Eve, lonely, curmudgeonly Scrooge hears the rattle of chains and strange wailing noises: it's the ghost of his old business partner, Marley, come to warn Scrooge that if he doesn't change his ways, he will suffer a terrible fate. Whilst Scrooge...

Drowning: the brutally honest journey of a divorced mom: Revitalizing Jane

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Report copyright infringementby Jenni James (Author)It's only been a year since her divorce, so why would Jane Adamson do something as stupid as attempt to date again? Wasn't her marriage scarring enough? The answer was simple-her kids. They worried about her and wanted to see her happy again. She needed to be happy . She needed to learn to trust again and feel pretty again and human again. As a mom of five, it was too easy to hide herself away and focus just on her kids. Who needs men, anywa...

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Report copyright infringementby Susan Glaspell (Author), George Cram Cook (Author)A collection of plays written by George Cram Cook and Susan Glaspell, including 'Suppressed Desires', 'The Outside', and 'Tickless Time'.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy a...

Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars

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Report copyright infringementby Jim Hanrahan (With), Bill Berloni (Author)The sun always comes out tomorrow for the shelter animals Bill Berloni rescues--sometimes from death's door--and then trains to meet the demands of the stage. Berloni was a nineteen-year-old theater apprentice more then three decades ago when he was offered his first big break: find and train a dog to appear in the original production of the Broadway hit Annie. Defying the odds, he rescued a down-on-his-luck dog from a ...

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Report copyright infringementby William Shakespeare (Author), Jonathan Bate (Editor), Eric Rasmussen (Editor)Uncertain of their standing in court and fearing for their lives, Rosalind and Orlando are forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, only to become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust, and mistaken identity. One of Shakespeare's great comedies, As You Like It subverts the traditional rules of romance, confusing gender roles, nature, and politics. Under the editorial supervision...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Harris (Author)A tense psychological study of guilt and obsession by the author of The Business of Murder, Dead Guilty concerns an attractive young graphic artist whose leg is badly injured in a car crash that occurred when a business associate suffered a fatal heart attack at the wheel. Housebound and depressed, Julia is tormented when things disappear, a Mexican orange blossom materializes on her shambling Victorian terrace and someone prowls upstairs...