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  Saint Joan

  George Bernard Shaw

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  Saint Joan stands out among George Bernard Shaw's plays. He's best known for drawing-room plays exploring social issues; here he writes something closer to a Shakespearean history play, following the fifteenth-century French national hero Joan of Arc through her campaigns and beyond. Shaw's preface to the play argues that other tellings of Joan's story do her a disservice by idealizing her and demonizing her antagonists. By refusing to show the prosecutors at Joan's trial as cartoonish villains, Shaw introduces real drama into what could easily be cheap melodrama. And Shaw's fully human Joan is one of his finest creations, which has attracted great actresses to the part from the 1920s to the present day. It is mostly on account of this deep characterization that this is considered by some to be Shaw's greatest play. George Bernard Shaw (died 1950) was an influential writer of the modernist period. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. The dramatic works of earlier centuries formed the backbone of a rich theatrical tradition. Saint Joan was written to be performed as well as read, and its theatrical power remains fully evident on the page, with characters, conflict, and language that leap to life.

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  Mastering the French Accent and...

  Oscar Stanley

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  Are you an actor preparing for a role that requires a convincing French accent? Do you need to refine your pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation for an audition? Mastering the French Accent and Pronunciation: Professional Techniques for Actors is the ultimate audio course designed to help performers perfect their French-accented English for stage and screen.
   
  This immersive training program, created specifically for English-speaking actors, provides expert guidance on the nuances of French phonetics, vowel and consonant shifts, speech rhythm, and intonation patterns. You'll learn how to soften consonant clusters, pronounce the signature uvular 'R,' and master the melodic cadence of a true French accent. The course also includes in-depth pronunciation drills, practical exercises, dialogue practice, and listening exercises modeled after authentic French-accented English.
   
  Beyond speech training, this course explores non-verbal communication, including body language and gestures essential for embodying a French-speaking character. You’ll also gain insight into regional variations—from the refined Parisian accent to the lyrical southern tones of Provence—allowing you to adapt your accent to different characters and settings.
   
  By the end of this course, you’ll have the confidence and precision needed to deliver a natural, compelling French-accented performance. Whether you're preparing for a major film role, a theatrical production, or a voice-over gig, this training will enhance your range and credibility as an actor.
   
  Perfect your French accent today—immerse yourself in expert training and bring authenticity to every performance!

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  Inferno

  Dante Alighieri

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  Dante Alighieri’s Inferno is the first part of The Divine Comedy, a poetic journey through Hell. Guided by the Roman poet Virgil, Dante travels through nine concentric circles of torment, each punishing souls according to the gravity of their sins—from lust and gluttony to treachery and betrayal. As he descends deeper into the frozen core where Satan resides, Dante confronts the consequences of moral corruption and divine justice. A profound allegory of spiritual crisis and redemption, Inferno blends vivid imagery, classical philosophy, and Christian theology to explore human sin, repentance, and the soul’s path toward God.

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  Top 10 Poets The - Died in World...

  Wilfred Owen

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  The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives.  Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives. 
   
  But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poets, who brim with talent and verse, on a range of subjects and themes that we can all enjoy. 
   
  It is at first difficult to comprehend that the carnage and slaughter of War could yield some of our greatest poetry.  Harder still that in four years of horror humanity was able to destroy and create on such a scale.  These 10 poets and their verses speak for everyone. 
  1 - The Top 10 Poets - Died in WWI - An Introduction 
  2 - From My Diary July 1914 by Wilfred Owen 
  3 - Strange Meeting by Wilfred Owen 
  4 - Soldier's Dream by Wilfred Owen 
  5 - Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen 
  6 - Anthem For Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen 
  7 - 1914 by Rupert Brooke - Peace, Safety, The Dead,  The Dead & The Soldier 
  8 - The Night Journey by Rupert Brooke 
  9 - The Old Vicarage of Grantchester by Rupert Brooke 
  10 - Libido by Rupert Brooke 
  11 - Desertion by Rupert Brooke 
  12 - No One Cares Less Than I (Bugle Call) by Edward Thomas 
  13 - A Private by Edward Thomas 
  14 - This Is No Case of Petty Right or Wrong by Edward Thomas 
  15 - These Things That Poets Said by Edward Thomas 
  16 - Adlestrop by Edward Thomas 
  17 - God by Isaac Rosenberg 
  18 - Break of Day in the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg 
  19 - In the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg 
  20 - Spring 1916 by Isaac Rosenberg 
  21 - Daughters of War by Isaac Rosenberg 
  22 - The Dying Patriot by James Elroy Flecker 
  23 - I Rose From Dreamless Hours by James Elroy Flecker 
  24 - No Coward's Song by James Elroy Flecker 
  25 - Destroyer of Ships, Men, Cities by James Elroy Flecker 
  26 - Don Juan in Hell by James Elroy Flecker  
  27 - Such Such Is Death by Charles Sorley 
  28 - A Call to Action by Charles Sorley 
  29 - When You See Millions Of The Mouthless Dead By Charles Sorley 
  30 - To Germany by Charles Sorley 
  31 - East Kennet Church At Evening by Charles Sorley 
  32 - An Attempt at a City Sunset by Francis Ledwidge 
  33 - Ireland by Francis Ledwidge 
  34 - Lament for the Poets, 1916 by Francis Ledwidge 
  35 - Growing Old by Francis Ledwidge 
  36 - A Soldier's Grave by Francis Ledwidge 
  37 - In Flanders Fields by John McCrae 
  38 - Disarmament by John McCrae 
  39 - Anarchy by John McCrae 
  40 - The Pilgrims by John McCrae 
  41 - A Song of Comfort by John McCrae 
  42 - Champagne 1914-1915 by Alan Seeger 
  43 - Paris by Alan Seeger 
  44 - Sonnet 14 by Alan Seeger 
  45 - Ode in Memory of the American Volunteers Fallen for France by Alan Seeger 
  46 - I Have a Rendezvous with Death by Alan Seeger 
  47 - The Battle at Saarburg by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  48 - Prayer Before Battle by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  49 - The Trip to the Mental Hospital by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  50 - Moonscape by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  51 - Soldiers' Songs by Alfred Lichtenstein

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  Poems of the Sea

  K. J. Neithercutt

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  A treasure of compiled poems about the magic and mysteries of the sea, K. J. Neithercutt invites us into a deeply magical, fantastical, and mysterious aquatic world with her poetry.

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  A Piece of Work

  Felix Samual

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  a young woman's visit to a successful artist's gallery gets rather strange

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