Publisher: Charles River Editors
Lord Byron was an English poet who became one of the leading figures in the Romantic Movement. Byron is still considered to be one of the most influential poets in history. This edition of The Island includes a table of contents.
Literature is a world of words and wonder, able to take us on almost unimaginable journeys from the wild and fantastic to the grind and minutiae of life. An author’s ideas are his building blocks, his architecture of the mind, building a structure on which all else will rest; the narrative, the characters, the words - those few words that begin the adventure. In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem. In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything. But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle. Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another. Story. Poems. Story. Within these boundaries come all manner of invention and cast of characters. And, of course, each author has their own way of revealing their own chapter and verse. 1 - Chapter & Verse - Robert Louis Stevenson 2 - The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson 3 - Death to the Dead For Evermore by Robert Louis Stevenson 4 - The Land of Nod by Robert Louis Stevenson 5 - A Song of the Road by Robert Louis Stevenson 6 - The Vagabond by Robert Louis Stevenson 7 - Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson 8 - The Canoe Speaks by Robert Louis Stevenson 9 - Men Are Heaven's Piers by Robert Louis Stevenson 10 - I Do Not Fear to Own Me Kin by Robert Louis Stevenson 11 - To by Robert Louis Stevenson 12 - Windy Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson 13 - I Sit Up Here at Midnight by Robert Louis Stevenson 14 - Youth and Love by Robert Louis Stevenson 15 - A Valentines Song by Robert Louis Stevenson 16 - Markheim by Robert Louis StevensonShow book
A gripping new version of Strindberg's masterly, darkly hilarious depiction of the struggles and strains of marriage. Meet Edgar and Alice. Married for over thirty years, theirs is a relationship of explosive mutual loathing. Strindberg's tale paints a compulsive and bitterly funny portrait of a magnificently doomed couple, whose ongoing battle threatens not only their future, but that of their friends and children as well. This new version offers audiences a unique chance to see not only Part One but also the rarely performed Part Two of this masterpiece of European theatre condensed into a single two-act drama. 'ferociously intense... a howl of primitive power' The Times 'a blistering account of a mildewed marriage' Whatsonstage.com 'Howard Brenton has worked wonders... this fresh and exciting new version demands to be seen' British Theatre GuideShow book
A collection of poetry selected and performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode. Rhapsodes of Ancient Greece were “song-stitchers,” performing selections from the epics of Homer and Hesiod. The contemporary rhapsode performs the classical poetry of his or her language, culture, and tradition. Any particular collection and arrangement of poems for performance I term a “rhapsody.” In general terms, a rhapsody is an ecstatic expression of feeling and enthusiasm. In music, a rhapsody is an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation. The poems in this rhapsody comprise a number of poems that I have performed in public and known for much of my life as well as several recent additions to my repertory. They are arranged in chronological order from the 16th century to the early 20th century. Some of the poets represented here are Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, John Donne, John Milton, Alexander Pope, William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Alfred Tennyson, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carroll, and Robert Frost. (Summary by Bob Gonzalez)Show book
This Pulitzer Prize-winner is a deeply touching and funny play about three eccentric sisters from a small Southern town rocked by scandal when Babe, the youngest, shoots her husband. Humor and pathos abound as the sisters unite with an intense young lawyer to save Babe from a murder charge, and overcome their family’s painful past. A BBC co-production. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Ray Baker, Donna Bullock, Arye Gross, Glenne Headly, Sondra Locke and Belita Moreno.Show book
Short Story Press presents "Road to Justice", by Kim Cruea.A young girl's family is murdered, leaving her an instant orphan.When her aunt realizes the child's trauma had left her mute, she decides the trouble isn't worth the financial incentive.Justice is placed into a foster home on a beautiful Texas ranch where she meets Bruce, the ranch hand, and Cammy, the housekeeper/nanny.Her passion for the horses and ranch hand's dog begins to tear down the walls she'd been stuck with since the tragedy.The bond between Justice and Bruce grows.The bond between Justice and Cameron grows.A passion is ignited between Cammy and Bruce.When a family decides to adopt the girl, after months of being at the ranch, Justice runs away. Cameron and Bruce search for the child in the downpour and return with her to the ranch only to learn the adoptive parents no longer want Justice. Neither does the foster family.When the social worker prepares to remove the child from the ranch, Justice pleads them not to go. After months of not speaking, the passion in Bruce's heart ignites, and he confesses his love for both Cameron and the young girl. With love confessed, Cameron marries Bruce, and they adopt Justice. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.Show book
The body of Polynices, Antigone's brother, has been ordered to remain unburied by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Antigone's faithfulness to her dead brother and his proper burial, and her defiance of the dictator Creon, seals her fate. Originally produced in Paris during the Nazi occupation, Anouilh's Antigone was seen by the French as theatre of the resistance and by the Germans as an affirmation of authority. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Jordan Bridges as Haemon and GuardDominic Fumusa as GuardFrancis Guinan as Creon John Hansen as Guard and MessengerAlan Mandell as ChorusElizabeth Marvel as AntigoneAlley Mills as NannyMandy Siegfried as Ismene Directed by Brendon Fox. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles. (P)2005 L.A. Theatre Works. All Rights Reserved.Show book
