It embodies some of the tragedy of the famous Persian poet Abu Qasim Ferdowsi, who composed the epic Shahnameh, in which he presented the heroics and history of the Persians.
Lana Hopskins is just a normal woman living a mundane life as an elementary school teacher in a fallen-apart school district when she decides it's time for a change in life.
Opening up a new window to see Shakespeare's words in a different light and gathering his intentions in a simple, clear way, this book presents the Cue Scripts from the Tragedies in Shakespeare's First Folio.
Considerada como una de las grandes obras de la literatura universal, narra cómo Fausto -frustrado por no alcanzar la totalidad de sus conocimientos-, pacta con Mefistófeles, quien le ofrece todo mientras esté en la tierra.
The 1931 Universal Pictures film adaptation of Frankenstein directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff as the now iconic Monster claims in its credits to be 'Adapted from the play by Peggy Webling'.
This engaging and stimulating book argues that Shakespeare's plays significantly influenced movie genres in the twentieth century, particularly in films concerning love in the classic Hollywood period.
This handbook offers analysis of diverse genres and media of neo-Victorianism, including film and television adaptations of Victorian texts, authors' life stories, graphic novels, and contemporary fiction set in the nineteenth century.
This collection of three hip hop plays by Conrad Murray and his Beats & Elements collaborators Paul Cree, David Bonnick Junior and Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, is the first publication of the critically acclaimed theatre-maker's work.
Le présent ouvrage est le fruit d'une enquête immersive au sein d'un projet créatif participatif : des adolescents issus d'horizons sociaux contrastés étaient invités à prendre part à la création d'un spectacle de théâtre, au sein d'une scène nationale.
Un écrivain emménage provisoirement à Paris, là où, le 16 juillet 1942, treize mille cent cinquante-deux juifs de France, dont quatre mille cent quinze enfants, furent conduits à la mort.
This anthology provides access to neglected theatrical work and broadens our understanding of the history of Irish theatre as well as the vital role of women within it.
Tropes and the Literary-Scientific Revolution: Forms of Proof argues that the rise of mechanical science in the seventeenth century had a profound impact on both language and literature.
À l’occasion d’un étrange rendez-vous, l’avocat d’affaires Henri Dutertre se retrouve pris au piège par une femme séduisante accompagnée d’un vieil homme pontifiant.
Shakespeare in Tongues interrogates the popular conflation of "e;the language of Shakespeare"e; with English by examining the role Shakespeare's works have played in overlapping histories of colonialism, slavery, and migration that continue to shape the linguistic cultures of the United States.
Synge, who came from a middle-class Protestant family near Dublin, created a huge scandal at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, where The Playboy was staged in 1907, because its audience did not take kindly to a comedy that seemed to portray the Irish as violent, superstitious sots and swaggerers.
Love Yourself, Love Your Life presents a user-friendly method to help you shatter negative belief statements about your own world and replace them with positive self-truths and self-worthy claims.
"Todo lo que hicimos para luchar por la libertad femenina y el triunfo feminista, sin jamás llegar a pensar que aquellas mujeres vulneradas podíamos ser nosotras.
Ghosts and Family Legends is a collection of 26 horror stories and supernatural tales told by a group of people closed in a large country mansion, during one cold winter, over several scary nights.
En el segundo volumen de Teatro completo de Vicente Leñero se reúnen 11 piezas teatrales, abarcando igual número de años de producción literaria, de 1986 a 1997.
En 1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, auteur de L’île au trésor, enflammé par la fièvre, fait le cauchemar visionnaire qui bouleversera non seulement sa fragile existence mais aussi l’histoire de la littérature.
Librement inspiré de la vie de Louis Braille (l’inventeur de la lecture pour aveugles), ce récit retrace la vie d’un génie modeste et pourtant essentiel !
Tropes and the Literary-Scientific Revolution: Forms of Proof argues that the rise of mechanical science in the seventeenth century had a profound impact on both language and literature.
This collection of three hip hop plays by Conrad Murray and his Beats & Elements collaborators Paul Cree, David Bonnick Junior and Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, is the first publication of the critically acclaimed theatre-maker's work.
Unentschlossen steht Clavigo als »kleiner Mensch« am Scheideweg: Soll er sich für ein bürgerlich stilles Leben in häuslichen Freuden entscheiden, das durch beruhigende Beschränkung einen »ehrlichen Kerl« aus ihm macht?
