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  The Rock

  T. S. Eliot

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  The Nobel Prize–winning author created the words for this unique play about religion in the twentieth century. 
   
  The choruses in this pageant play represent a new verse experiment on Mr. Eliot’s part; and taken together make a sequence of verses about twice the length of “The Waste Land.” 
   
  Mr. Eliot has written the words; the scenario and design of the play were provided by a collaborator, and the purpose was to provide a pageant of the Church of England for presentation on a particular occasion. The action turns upon the efforts and difficulties of a group of London masons in building a church. Incidentally, a number of historical scenes, illustrative of church-building, are introduced. The play, enthusiastically greeted, was first presented in England, at Sadler’s Wells; the production included much pageantry, mimetic action, and ballet, with music by Dr. Martin Shaw. 
   
  Immediately after the production of this play in England, Francis Birrell wrote in The New Statesman: “The magnificent verse, the crashing Hebraic choruses which Mr. Eliot has written had best be studied in the book. The Rock is certainly one of the most interesting artistic experiments to be given in recent times.”  
   
  The Times Literary Supplement also spoke with high praise: “The choruses exceed in length any of his previous poetry; and on the stage they prove the most vital part of the performance. They combine the sweep of psalmody with the exact employment of colloquial words. They are lightly written, as though whispered to the paper, yet are forcible to enunciate . . . . There is exhibited here a command of novel and musical dramatic speech which, considered alone, is an exceptional achievement.”

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  The Siege of Belgrade

  Alaric Alexander Watts

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 different recordings of The Siege of Belgrade by Alaric Alexander Watts, an abecedarian poem that begins each line with the next letter of the alphabet. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of May 25th, 2008.

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  Completeness

  Itamar Moses

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  A play about love between gun-shy young scientists! Just how does a computer scientist romance a molecular biologist? Elliot offers to build a computer program to help Molly with her latest research project, but they discover that love just might be the winning formula - if they can only move beyond their fear and past heartbreak.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Jason Ritter as Elliot;Mandy Siegfried as Molly;André Sogliuzzo as Don and Franklin;Mia Barron as Lauren and Nell.Directed by Stephen Sachs. Recorded before a live audience at the James Bridges Theater at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in October, 2011.Completeness is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.

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  Songs of Kabir - A 15th Century...

  Kabir Kabir

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  The poet Kabir, one of the most intriguing and celebrated personalities in the history of Indian mysticism, lived in the fifteenth century. He was a great religious reformer and left behind an exquisite body of poetry of enlightenment that weaves together the philosophies of Sufism, Hinduism, and the Kabbala. These poems express a wide range of mystical experience, from the loftiest abstractions to the most intimate and personal realization of God, and have become a classic Sufi text.

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  Alphabet of History An

  Wilbur D. Nesbit

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  An alphabet of historical characters presented in poetical form! In their original form, the contents of thisbook appeared in the Chicago Sunday Tribune, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet(Summary from the Acknowledgment and Ann Boulais)  Who frets about the mysteryEnshrouding all of historyOn reading this will, maybe, seeWe've made it plain as A, B, C.

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  Little Eagles (NHB Modern Plays)

  Rona Munro

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  Fifty years after Yuri Gagarin's first orbit around the Earth, Little Eagles tells the fascinating and little-known story of Sergei Korolyov, chief designer and unsung hero of the Soviet space programme.
  Under Korolyov's leadership the 'little eagles' of the USSR beat the Americans in the early stages of the space race, achieving a series of firsts, including the first human in space.
  Rona Munro's gripping play illuminates the life and work of a brilliant engineer who struggled to meet the military demands of his ruthless political masters, whilst devoting as much time as possible to his real passion, exploring outer space.
  Little Eagles was first staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2011.
  'What Munro gives us is not just a tribute to an unsung hero but a fascinating study of Korolyov's growing conflict with the military and political machine... a gripping story' - Guardian
  'It's all terrific dramatic material' - Daily Mail
  'Some speeches are verbal wonders' - Arts Desk
  'Wry humour, and charged emotional moments... remind us of the writer who penned both Bold Girls and Iron' - Herald, Scotland

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