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The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe is a play that tells the story of a brilliant scholar who makes a pact with the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. With its exploration of themes such as temptation, sin, and redemption, the play remains a timeless work of literature.
Around a family dining table deep in the Heartland, where Senator Joe McCarthy once sat and discussed his fondness for beets, nothing is as it seems. Gunnar, the family patriarch, is an upstanding farmer - or is he? Why is his favorite daughter so anxious to flee to Chicago? And why does her mother want to go too? Daughter Charity, a devoted wife and mother, is clearly frightened of something. Her husband, Jerry, hates anything un-American, but refuses to serve in Korea. As the mysteries multiply, author Timothy Mason solves them with wit and unrelenting suspense.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring L.D. Barrett, Shannon Cochran, William Fichtner, Julie Harris and Sally Murphy.Mostra libro
In LibriVox’s Multilingual Poetry Collection, LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David Barnes).Mostra libro
Inspired by a group of herons resting near the author's home towards the end of a long and difficult winter, this collection of poems employs the crane — the symbol of longevity, immortality, and good fortune in Asian folklore — as its dominant image. Questions such as How do we make sense of our lives? and What is the role of the imagination, art, and place in shaping our vision of the self and teaching us how to be human? are explored using unabashed lyricism and a wry, philosophical style. Winter Cranes demonstrates Chris Banks' ability to be an uncompromising poet, determined to understand his experience of a world constantly changing around him.Mostra libro
OCTOBER - The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and the land prepares to give up more it its colourful coverings. On this and other themes our poets including Wordsworth, Rossetti, Arnold, Bryant and Alford have much to say. Among our readers are Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe. The tracks are; October - An Introduction; Song Of The Democratic Review Of It's Birthday, October 1st 1857 By William Ross Wallace; An Ode, Written October 1819 Before The Spaniards Had Recovered Their Liberty By Shelley; Anticipation, October 1803 By William Wordsworth; Embarcation (Southampton Docks, October 1899) By Thomas Hardy; Give Me October's Meditative Haze By Alfred Austin; Hymn For The Celebration At The Laying Of The Cornerstone Of Harvard Memorial Hall, Cambridge, October 6th 1870 By Oliver Wendell Holmes; An October Garden By Christina Georgina Rossetti; North Wind In October By Robert Seymour Bridges; October By George Arnold; On The Tenth Of October By Phillip Henry Savage; October By John Jay Chapman; Through October Fields by James Edwin Campbell; October On The Sheep Range By Arthur Chapman; The National Prayer, October 1840 By Henry Alford; October By John Payne; October By Paul Laurence Dunbar; On The Road To Waterloo, 17th October (En Vigilante, 2 Hours) By Dante Gabriel Rossetti; October By William Cullen Bryant; An October Sunset By Archibald Lampman; October 1915 By Dora Sigerson Shorter; October 21st 1905 By George Meredith; October Musings 1866 By Janet Hamilton; Lines Written October 23rd 1836, A Few Hours After The Birth Of My First Child By Henry Alford; Written At Lovere, October 1736 By Mary Wortley Montagu; On St Crispins Day, October 25th, 1763 By James Wilson Claudero; Octobers Bright Blue Weather By Helen Hunt Jackson; Last Week In October By Thomas Hardy; An October Evening By William Wilfred Campbell; from October - On Nearing Halloween By James Graham.Mostra libro
A fantastic collection of poems from the wonderful James Carter, in which he talks about amazing inventions, teaches us how to play air guitar, explores nature, visits outer space, writes a fantasy Christmas list and gives us invaluable advice about time-travelling underpants . . .Mostra libro
The author of Lolita translates the celebrated, medieval epic Russian poem about a doomed campaign led by Prince Igor Sviatoslavich the Brave. A chivalric expedition is undertaken in the late twelfth century by a minor prince in the land of Rus’ to defeat, against overwhelming odds, a powerful alliance in a neighboring territory. The anonymous poet who chronicled this adventure packed unprecedented metaphorical agility, keenness of observation, and fascinating imagery into the lean and powerful tale of the doomed campaign. Discovered in the late eighteenth century and only narrowly distributed, the original manuscript was destroyed in a fire, leading to endless debate about the provenance and authenticity of the extant versions. It also served as the basis of Borodin’s opera Prince Igor. Translated by Vladimir Nabokov, the verses that constitute “The Song of Igor’s Campaign” are presented in their original rhyme and meter, and Nabokov’s extensive annotations provide illuminations on all the aspects of the text.Mostra libro
