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Austin Macauley Publishers Lines from the Soul
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£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hammer Blows
Book SynopsisIn this English translation of Hammer Blows, the famous collection of poems by renowned writer David Diop is presented in all its brilliance and wit.First published in 1956, this powerful collection was written during the height of the Negritude movement in France. Posthumously translated into English as Hammer Blows, Diop''s voice offers a passionate critique of slavery in the American South and colonialism in Africa.Edited and translated from the French by Simon Mpondo and Frank Jones.''A vigorous use of diction that cuts like a whip, an impassioned and total commitment to the oppressed.'' John F. Povey
£15.29
Austin Macauley Publishers Titanic Conspiracy Beneath the Waves
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Austin Macauley Publishers Virtue and Innocence Are Purity
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Austin Macauley Publishers Our Emotional Complexities
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Austin Macauley Publishers Releasing Emotions
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Introduction to American Environmental Literature
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£37.99
Taylor & Francis Mongolian Epic Poetry
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Tommies Guides Little Child
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Fourteen Publishing ecdysis
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£9.37
University College Dublin Press Talking Heads
£23.75
Leamington Books Poems Unpublished
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Culture & Democracy Press Star poems for the Christmas Season
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£10.00
Hawkwood Books Being Human
Book SynopsisA heartfelt collection of poignant poems embracing the core of whatbeing human is, coupled with the innate tendencies to judge and prioritise eachother's significance as human beings.
£9.49
Pilot Press Light Film
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Cambridge University Press Molière in Context
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£28.49
Cambridge University Press As You Like It
Book SynopsisMichael Hattaway''s Introduction to this bestselling edition of As You Like It accounts for what makes this popular play both innocent and dangerous. This third edition includes a new section on recent critical interpretations, including sections on ecocriticism, peace studies, and myths of gender, on recent as well as past stage productions and films of the play, as well as fresh illustrations. An appendix on an early court performance in 1599, commentary on the play''s language, the book trade, and the discursive cultures of its time, as well as an updated reading list are also included.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Note on the text; List of characters; The play; Textual analysis; Appendixes; 1. An early court performance?; 2. Extracts from Shakespeare's principal source, Lodge's Rosalind; 3. The songs; Reading list.
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Cambridge University Press Plato
Book SynopsisOffers intermediate Greek students a reliable, up-to-date introduction to Plato's most influential work. Plato's Greek is not difficult, but his ideas have generated considerable controversy. Book I serves as a dramatic introduction to them, with its memorable confrontation between Socrates and the sophist Thrasymachus over the nature of justice.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Plato: Republic Book I; Commentary.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Browning Studies Routledge Revivals Being Select Papers by Members of the Browning Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Robert Fergusson and the Scottish Periodical
Book SynopsisThough Robert Fergusson published only one collection of poems during his lifetime, he was a fixture in the Scottish periodical press. Rhona Brown explores Fergusson''s poetic output in its immediate periodical context, enabling a new understanding of Fergusson''s contribution to poetry that also enlarges on our understanding of the Scottish periodical press. Focusing on the development of his career in Walter Ruddiman''s Weekly Magazine, Brown situates Fergusson''s poetry alongside contemporary events that expose Fergusson''s preoccupations with the frivolities of fashion, theatrical culture, the economic status of Scottish manufacture, and politics. At the same time, Brown offers fascinating insights into the political climate of Enlightenment Scotland and shows the Weekly Magazine in relationship to the larger Scottish and British periodical milieus. She concludes by exploring reactions to Fergusson''s death in the British periodical presses, arguing that contrary to critical consTrade Review'Characterised by insightful close readings, this book offers an alternative way of reading this most vigorous and interesting poet, challenging existing scholarship and proposing to correct a number of misconceptions. The Fergusson revealed here engaged fully with contemporary culture - news, poems, letters - countering long-held assumptions that his work is backward-looking and nostalgic.' Suzanne Gilbert, University of Stirling, UK 'I felt like I learned something here; I participated almost as closely as imagination makes possible in a past conversation. Words are not enough, wrote one frustrated correspondent honouring [Fergusson's] memory. No, they are not. But they are all we have, and Rhona Brown’s book is a risky and finally successful reminder of that.' Scotia 'The argument of this book is modesty presented, but its implications are far-reaching; Robert Fergusson and the Scottish Periodical Press should be read by anyone with an interest in the poet and eighteenth-century Scottish culture.' Review of Scottish Culture ’...Brown has told a story and adopted a method that may inspire literary critics to take a step back and consider the wider context in which authors’ works are written and published.’ Journal of the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society 'Her book is subtly illuminating and satisfying. Any library with good holdings in the area of eighteenth-century poetry should buy a copy.' Scottish Literary Review 'Robelt Fergusson and the Scottish Periodical Press enhances the reader's understanding of these important and understudied poems by detailing the confluences of time and place and public discourses. This book will become a landmark in studies of the poet.' Wordsworth Circle '... a nuanced, thoughtful and convincing re-examination of a poet often seen merely as a precursor to Burns. It encourages us to re-evaluate Fergusson's work through its magazine contexts, and retrieves him from the vernacular shadow of his popular ScotsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; 1771: 'His first appearance as an author': pastoral, politics and apprenticeship; 1772: 'A new note': Scots vernacular, reputation and recognition; 1773 - January to July: Assurance, 'fecundity and brilliance': Fergusson, unofficial Poet Laureate'; 1773: 'Every day and special days ongoings' in 'Auld Reikie'; 1773 - August to December: 'Into the very blaze of day': Fergusson's literary zenith; 1774: 'Transfigured for all time': literary responses to Fergusson's death; Bibliography; Index.
£43.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Herbert Read
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Cengage Learning, Inc Communication Between Cultures
Book SynopsisEmphasizing the roles that family, religion, and history play in intercultural communication, COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURES, 9E helps you increase your understanding and appreciation of different cultures while developing practical skills for improving your communication with people from other cultures. Bringing chapter concepts to life, the text is packed with the latest research and compelling examples that help you take a look at your own assumptions, perceptions, and cultural biases so you can see the subtle and profound ways culture affects communication. The ninth edition also includes insightful discussions of the impact of globalization, a new chapter on intercultural communication competence, and extensive coverage of new technology.Table of Contents1. Intercultural Communication: A Requirement for the Interdependent Global Society. 2. Communication and Culture: The Voice and the Echo. 3. The Deep Structure of Culture: Lessons from the Family. 4. Worldview: Cultural Explanations of Life and Death. 5. Cultural History: Precursor to the Present and Future. 6. Cultural Values: Roadmaps for Behavior. 7. Culture and Identity: Situating the Individual. 8. Verbal Messages: Exchanging Ideas Through Language. 9. Nonverbal Communication: The Messages of Action, Space, Time, and Silence. 10. Intercultural Communication in Contexts: Application in Business, Education, and Healthcare. 11. The Challenges of Intercultural Communication: Managing Differences.
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Cambridge University Press Theology and Poetry in Early Byzantium
Book SynopsisTheology and Poetry in Early Byzantium examines the kontakia and thought-world of Romanos the Melodist, the sixth-century hymnographer whose vibrant and engaging compositions had a far-reaching influence in the history of Byzantine liturgy. His compositions bring biblical narratives to life through dialogue, encourage a level of participation unparalleled in homiletics and push the boundaries of liturgical expression of theology. This book provides an original analysis of Romanos'' poetry, drawing attention to the coherence of his theology and the performative nature of his rhetoric. The main theological themes which emerge encourage the congregation to enact the life of Christ and anticipate the new creation: restoration of humanity to God, re-creation in the incarnation and life of Christ, and liturgical participation and transformation in that life. By analysing the rhetorical performance of theology in the kontakia, the book provides new insights into religious practice in late antTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. On the Passion of Christ; 2. The second Adam: a typology of salvation; 3. The second creation: a new reality for Christians; 4. The second coming: a theology of time and liturgy; On the Resurrection IV: conclusions and beyond.
£23.74
Cambridge University Press The Merchant of Venice
Book SynopsisFor this updated edition of one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, Tom Lockwood has added a new introductory section on the latest scholarly trends, performance and adaptation practices which have occurred over the last two decades.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Note on the text; List of characters; The play; Supplementary note; Textual analysis; Appendix: Shakespeare's use of the Bible in The Merchant of Venice; Revised reading list.
£12.29
Cambridge University Press Shakespeares Lady Editors
Book SynopsisThe basic history of the Shakespearean editorial tradition is familiar and well-established. For nearly three centuries, men most of them white and financially privileged ensconced themselves in private and hard-to-access libraries, hammering out ''their'' versions of Shakespeare''s text. They produced enormous, learnèd tomes: monuments to their author''s greatness and their own reputations. What if this is not the whole story? A bold, revisionist and alternative version of Shakespearean editorial history, this book recovers the lives and labours of almost seventy women editors. It challenges the received wisdom that, when it came to Shakespeare, the editorial profession was entirely male-dominated until the late twentieth century. In doing so, it demonstrates that taking these women''s work seriously can transform our understanding of the history of editing, of the nature of editing as an enterprise, and of how we read Shakespeare in history.Trade Review'Fascinating insights into a hitherto unacknowledged contribution to our understanding of Shakespeare.' Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the RSC'I have read Molly Yarn's book with much pleasure and profit. It is full of interesting insights and sidelights and revealing sociological commentary. It is diligently and scrupulously researched, with a compelling narrative that brings together biography and bibliography (I love the phrase 'bio-bibliography') and foregrounds many hard working women editors, some of them leading multiple lives, who have been hitherto overlooked in the history of Shakespeare editing and criticism. She is not afraid, in her own word, to disclose the 'intimate' discoveries she has made, about herself and her subjects while working on this timely topic. It's an important and very readable contribution to Shakespeare studies.' Margaret Drabble'This is much more than a biography of forgotten and undervalued female editors of Shakespeare in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is a biography of what we value (or decide not to value ) in textual studies; it is a gripping account of female education in the United States and the United Kingdom; it is a chronicle of social circles and patronage; and it is a collection of deftly-told stories. Together these ingredients make for a compelling and illuminating read.' Laurie Maguire, University of Oxford'Few scholarly studies combine original research that opens a whole new field of enquiry and fascinates the non-specialist reader with a topic that is both relatable and deeply moving. Shakespeare's 'Lady Editors' is one of them. Molly Yarn embarked on her search for women editors of Shakespeare, assuming she would find a handful beyond the few 'household' names known to Shakespeare specialists. In fact, her careful archival work has revealed the names, biographies, and editorial achievements of sixty-nine women who edited Shakespeare in the UK and the US before 1950. Readers of Shakespeare's 'Lady Editors' will find in this book the first sustained critical assessment of a small army of women, whose editorial labour was quite literally lost, due to the disqualifying effect of their gender. Yarn does not only recover their labour but shows how influential it is in complementing and redefining our understanding of the official editorial tradition of Shakespeare.' Sonia Massai, King's College London'Shakespeare's 'Lady Editors' is a quite wonderful book. With extraordinary skill Molly Yarn has retrieved the history of the work of generations of women editors of Shakespeare, the story of whose labours has largely been lost to scholarly history. Yarn's scholarship is deeply impressive, but it is worn lightly and her book is energetically written, immensely readable and deeply engaging. The volume is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of Shakespeare editing and the over-looked role of generations of women scholars in helping to construct and reframe the Shakespeare text. A thoroughly excellent volume.' Andrew Murphy, Trinity College Dublin'Molly G. Yarn's meticulously researched monograph considers the numerous women who edited Shakespeare in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and thus shaped the history of Shakespearian transmission.' Georgina Wilson, Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsPrologue: The Mystery of Mrs Valentine; 1. 'We Have Lost Our Labour': Recovering Women Editors of Shakespeare; 2. 'It is My Lady's Hand': Female Collaborators and Ambiguous Literary Labour; 2a. Sidenote: On Women Editing Not-Shakespeare (or Not Editing); 3. 'Give Ear, Sir, to My Sister': Women Editors and Scholarly Networks in America; 3a. Sidenote: A Primer on Early Student Editions of Shakespeare; 4. 'This Story the World May Read in Me': Biography and Bibliography; 5.'We Happy Few': Women and the New Bibliography; Epilogue.
£31.49
WW Norton & Co Duino Elegies A New and Complete Translation
Book SynopsisA new translation of Rilke’s classic elegies—ten mystical, radiant poems that bring together the beautiful and the sacred.Trade Review"Corn’s subtle and sinuous translation lets Rilke sing in English with the sensual undertones and lyrical precision that lend this masterpiece of world literature such resonance even today." -- Ulrich Baer
£9.99
W. W. Norton & Company The Not Yet Fallen World
Book SynopsisA radiant celebration of Pulitzer Prizewinning poet Stephen Dunn's enduring oeuvre
£12.34
WW Norton & Co Whale Fall
Book SynopsisA masterful and moving new volume from a peerless poet of the natural world (The New York Times Book Review)
£11.99
WW Norton & Co How to Communicate
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2023 Minnesota Book Award for Poetry Longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry A stunning debut from an award-winning DeafBlind poet, How to Communicate is a masterpiece (Kaveh Akbar).Trade Review"As tonally dynamic as it is formally inventive." -- Poets & Writers"[John Lee] Clark’s writing is full of humor and life…[A] magisterial book of poetry." -- Andrew Leland - The New Yorker Radio Hour"Funny, angry, inviting, tender, genuine…Clark hasn’t just put his life into verse and prose poems; he’s felt and manipulated and explored and expanded what poetry in English—in print, to the ear, on the fingertip—can do." -- Stephanie Burt - Rain Taxi Review"Anybody who reads How to Communicate will see that this book is something special…How to Communicate showcases [John Lee] Clark’s ability to leave the reader finding something new even after the third and fourth read. Every section offers something fresh and dynamic…[H]e invites his readers into a world of texture and touch, with hopes they will want to stay. And they will." -- Victoria England - RHINO Poetry"The collection is less about a message’s content than about ‘how’ that message moves between the bodies who make and receive it…The poems in How to Communicate are too sprawling for the book itself; their ever-growing hands press beyond the edges of pages and up through the spine…Reaching across centuries, [John Lee] Clark models a crip solidarity premised on innovation." -- Clare Mullaney - Public Books"How to Communicate brims with the talent and generosity of a living classic. And what a talent! Take, for instance, Slateku, a form John Lee Clark has created based on Braille: it is both inimitable and available to anyone. Or take his brilliant prose poems that are completely unlike any other prose poems I have read.… There is simply no one else like John Lee Clark and I envy the readers who discover him for the first time." -- Ilya Kaminsky, author of Deaf Republic"The poems in John Lee Clark’s revolutionary How to Communicate work together as a manifesto that lays bare the ways in which a society that assumes seeing and hearing as the norm views touch as suspicious, enough so to try to outlaw touch. And yet, if manifesto, also invitation: what might it mean to write ‘forward in a different direction and from a different spatial perspective,’ Clark asks, and goes on to show us, in poems of formal virtuosity, of fierce tenderness, of triumphant community.… How to Communicate is the steadily revelatory gift I didn’t know I’d been waiting for." -- Carl Phillips, author of Then the War"A rare and gorgeous collection powered by human touch. John Lee Clark’s poems approach, feel, and detail what we thought we recognized—a tree, an airplane, and even Goldilocks—on their way to challenging and enlarging our understanding of agency, community, and, most of all, language itself. How to Communicate is a vital and precious bridge made of language—and once crossed, it will transform readers’ sense of the world." -- Aviya Kushner, author of Wolf Lamb Bomb"Clark writes sensuous, radically intelligent poems. They ‘touch’ in every sense, offering fables in Braille and painful lessons in how to read the human heart: ‘We touch / you. You do not flinch,’ the poet tells a Cubist sculpture by Jacques Lipchitz. Nor do these poems flinch, showing us a scar ‘from a cracked bowl that begged to be broken,’ and scenes of cruelty that instruct in forgiveness. Hard-edged, concentrated, and sophisticated work, thoroughly in command of its art." -- Rosanna Warren, author of So Forth"This is a rare and gorgeous collection powered by human touch. John Lee Clark’s poems approach, feel, and detail what we thought we recognized—a tree, an airplane, and even Goldilocks—on their way to challenging and enlarging our understanding of agency, community, and, most of all, language itself. How to Communicate is a vital and precious bridge made of language—and once crossed, it will transform readers’ sense of the world." -- Aviya Kushner, author of Wolf Lamb Bomb"Yes, How to Communicate pulses with distinctive language and artistry, but John Lee Clark’s poems stay with us because they churn with vulnerability and a longing for meaningful connection. These poems surprise us with sorrow, and they make us laugh even when they are tossing many of us out of a train window, clutching our old, empty values. This collection reminds us of the fullness of touch and the power we have to choose how we read and write our world." -- Gary Dop, author of Father, Child, Water
£11.39
WW Norton & Co Chrome Valley
Book SynopsisFrom the Lincoln Center's inaugural poet-in-residence comes this unflinching collection that intricately mines the experience of being a Black woman in America
£13.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC McDowall Plays 1
Book SynopsisThis is the first collection from groundbreaking playwright Alistair McDowall, an exceptionally talented and fast-rising writer. Still only in his twenties, this writer is surely going places. Whatever he dreams up next, his name will almost certainly be in lights at the Royal Court soon, if not at the National Theatre. (The Times) Having won a Judges Award at the Bruntwood Prize in 2011 and been shortlisted for the Writers'' Guild Best Play Award in 2013, Alistair McDowall is one of the most exciting playwrights of this generation.The anthology features the play that brought McDowall to people''s attention, Brilliant Adventures, up to his latest major play, Pomona, that received ecstatic reviews, transferred to the National Theatre, and hailed him as one of the most important playwrights of this generation. It also includes two previously unpublished plays. Brilliant Adventures (Royal Exchange/Live Theatre, 2013) is a fast paced talTrade ReviewThis gripping and deeply unsettling tale of inner-city lowlife is a sensory and dramatic triumph * Whatsonstage on 'Pomona' *Alistair McDowall's slippery, gripping dystopian thriller . . . enthralling, unexpectedly funny and expertly maintained. . . . Clever, creepy and compelling. * Financial Times on 'Pomona' *This is an intelligent, involving examination of the transformative potential of fatherhood – of its ability to take a man who can barely look at himself in the mirror, and make him feel all-powerful, worthy of love. For my money, it may well be the best one-man show you’re likely to see at the Fringe this year. * Daily Telegraph on 'Captain Amazing' *A monologue that crackles with invention . . . This is a terrific piece of writing – full of crackle, invention and heart * Guardian on 'Captain Amazing' *Sizzling exuberance and imagination * Observer on 'Brilliant Adventures' *Remarkable young writing talent ... there is a convincing tang of lived experience in the evocation of a practically lawless pocket of the north-east * Guardian on 'Brilliant Adventures' *A bold drama fusing gritty realism with time travel fantasy * BBC on "Brilliant Adventures" *Alistair McDowall’s fine, flinty play . . . bitterly funny * New York Times on "Talk Show" *
£20.89
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Kite Runner
Book SynopsisI became what I am today at the age of twelve. I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a mud wall on a frigid winter day in 1975 . . . looking into a deserted alley. It's wrong what they say about the past, about how you can bury it, because the past claws its way out. I realize I've been looking into that alley for the last 26 years.Afghanistan is a divided country on the verge of war and two childhood friends are about to be torn apart. It''s a beautiful afternoon in Kabul and the skies are full of the excitement and joy of a kite flying tournament. But neither Hassan or Amir can foresee the terrible incident which will shatter their lives forever.Khaled Hosseini''s first and international best-selling novel has now been adapted into a stunning stage adaptation by Matthew Spangler.This edition was published for the production at Wyndham''s Theatre, London, from 21 December 2016.Trade ReviewHosseini's ability to reach the core of experiences of love and loss places him in the company of such fine chroniclers of the new America as Chang-rae Lee. The Kite Runner is a first novel of unusual generosity, honesty and compassion. * Guardian *A devastating, masterful and painfully honest story ... It is a novel of great hidden intricacy and wisdom, like a timeless Eastern tale. It speaks the most harrowing truth about the power of evil * Daily Telegraph *The shattering first novel by Khaled Hosseini ... a rich and soul-searching narrative ... a sharp, unforgettable taste of the trauma and tumult experienced by Afghanis as their country buckled * Observer *But the play is a phenomenally powerful piece of theatre which for many people will portray Afghanistan in a totally new light * British Theatre Guide on Matthew Spangler's adaptation of 'The Kite Runner' *An accomplished adaptation by Matthew Spangler ... This show, a European premiere, stands shoulder to shoulder with the best work in the regions and judging by the thronging auditorium ... [they have] a hit on [their] hands that deserves to travel the country beyond its scheduled stops of Brighton and Liverpool * Daily Telegraph on Matthew Spangler's adaptation of "The Kite Runner" *Matthew Spangler’s dramatisation, worked on with Hosseini’s help and blessing, rightly seizes on the potent personal story at the heart of the novel: the tale of two boys, Amir and his father’s servant Hassan, brought up as near brothers in the same house. The staging traces their story simply and vivaciously * Financial Times on Matthew Spangler's adaptation of "The Kite Runner" *An enthralling tale beautifully told, at once topical and emotionally resonant * Daily Telegraph on Matthew Spangler's adaptation of "The Kite Runner" *Matthew Spangler's script . . . preserves Hosseini's sensitive portrait of a friendship marred by tribalism and betrayal. * Evening Standard on Matthew Spangler's adaptation of "The Kite Runner" *Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel [has] been transformed into a seriously good piece of storytelling theatre that takes flight just as the onstage kites do . . . This stage adaptation . . . is that rare and magnificent thing: a real sleeper hit . . . it feels in the tradition of War horse and could well be the best page-to-stage show since then . . . it has a similar integrity that speaks of a real commitment by its creative team to telling this story with an unforced economy that is also full of emotional weight. Matthew Spangler's adaptation offers a gripping portrait of two young lives that become inextricably linked. * Stage on Matthew Spangler's adaptation of "The Kite Runner" *The touching story of the novel is carried on stage by the turbulent ups and downs, echoing the ducking and diving of a fighting kite that will come up winning. * Independent on Matthew Spangler's adaptation of "The Kite Runner" *Adaptor Matthew Spangler has admirably condensed Hosseini's epic novel . . . there is no sense of constriction . . . Spangler skilfully balances the scenes in Asia with those of the Afghan refugees seeking to maintain their dignity and culture in the West. * Sunday Express on Matthew Spangler's adaptation of "The Kite Runner" *
£14.21
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Venice Saved
Book SynopsisTowards the end of her life, the French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil (1909-43) was working on a tragedy, Venice Saved. Appearing here in English for the first time, this play explores the realisation of Weil's own thoughts on tragedy. A figure of affliction, a central theme in Weil''s religious metaphysics, the central character offers a unique insight into Weil's broader philosophical interest in truth and justice, and provides a fresh perspective on the wider conception of tragedy itself.The play depicts the plot by a group of Spanish mercenaries to sack Venice in 1618 and how it fails when one conspirator, Jaffier, betrays them to the Venetian authorities, because he feels compassion for the city''s beauty. The edition includes notes on the play by the translators as well as introductory material on: the life of Weil; the genesis and purport of the play; Weil and the tragic; the issues raised by translating Venice Saved. With additional suggestions for further rTrade ReviewSimone Weil has long been admired for her reading of The Iliad in which she identified the true hero and subject as force. In Venice Saved, her own attempt at dramaturgy, force once again takes center stage in the form of a conspiracy amongst a band of exiles to topple a city in the service of empire and personal glory. What, if anything, can withstand such force? Beauty? Friendship? Pity? Redemptive suffering? Venice Saved provides new insights to Weil’s moral and political philosophy. -- Lucian Stone, Associate Professor of Philosophy,University of North Dakota, USAThis highly readable translation of Simone Weil’s unfinished and only play, Venise Sauvée, highlights universal themes such as violence, power, friendship, beauty, and affliction. But Weil’s tragedy, written at a time when her native France was being overtaken by Hitler’s Germany, is particularly resonant for the 21st century, as we confront new forms of brutality, the politics of fear, and ever-growing social divisiveness. -- A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of North Dakota, USAThe genealogy of Venice Saved in Weil’s lifework is laid out here with sensitivity and accuracy, exposing her key themes: force, affliction, attention, love, kenosis, void, and the cross. Weil contemplated suffering and redemption at the core of existence, and in Venice Saved she sought to distill their quintessence. -- Lissa McCullough, California State University Dominguez Hills, author of The Religious Philosophy of Simone WeilTable of ContentsTranslators’ Biographies Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Chapter 1 Simone Weil: An Inhabited Philosophy Chapter 2 The Genesis and Purport of Venice Saved Chapter 3 Weil and the Tragic Chapter 4 On the Translation Venice Saved: Tragedy in Three Acts by Simone Weil Translators’ Notes Bibliography Further reading Index
£16.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Lucy Light and Tumble Tuck
Book SynopsisDo you get to design your boobs? Is it like Build-A-Bear?Meet Lucy and Jess; two best friends who obsess over boys, booze and their boobs. But when her mother dies of breast cancer, Lucy is forced to make a decision that will change her body forever. A story that spans ten years, Lucy Light is a powerful duologue between two women that offers a nostalgic look at our relationship with our bodies, the hereditary nature of cancer, and the strength of female friendships.My front crawl is a bit f***ing feminineTumble Tuck is a funny, brutal and honest one person piece about body image, mental health and relationships, that seeks to examine what it means to be successful in a world where medals matter.In these two complementary new plays, Sarah Milton offers up two strong female led narratives with dynamic, complex characters.This edition was published to coincide with the London production of Lucy Light at The Vault Festival 2019.Trade Review4 Stars This is an absorbing and important hour of theatre. * The Stage on Lucy Light *5 Stars Lucy Light is an absorbing, truthful, and poignant hour of theatre. Sarah Milton's writing is raw and incredibly important * The National Student *With an admirable lightness of touch, Milton steers her characters into darker psychological terrain...compelling story, deftly told. * The Stage on Tumble Tuck *5 Stars Milton’s physicality takes us to the pool and beyond...Energetic and engaging * Theatre Full Stop on Tumble Tuck *
£13.93
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Early Modern German Shakespeare Titus Andronicus
Book SynopsisThis open access book provides translations of early German versions of Titus Andronicus and The Taming of the Shrew. The introductory material situates these plays in their German context and discusses the insights they offer into the original English texts.English itinerant players toured in northern Continental Europe from the 1580s. Their repertories initially consisted of plays from the London theatre, but over time the players learnt German, and German players joined the companies, meaning the dramatic texts were adapted and translated into German. There are four plays that can legitimately be considered as versions of Shakespeare's plays. The present volume (volume 2) offers fully-edited translations of two of them: Tito Andronico (Titus Andronicus) and Kunst über alle Künste, ein bös Weib gut zu machen / An Art beyond All Arts, to Make a Bad Wife Good (The Taming of the Shrew). For the other two plays, Der Bestrafte BrudermordTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Introduction to Tito Andronico (Titus Andronicus) The Relationship of Tito Andronico to Titus Andronicus Issues of Race in Tito Andronico The Source of Tito Andronico The Peacham Drawing Titus and Vespasian and the Ur-Titus The Chapbook Prose History and the Ballad German Titus Plays in the Seventeenth Century Textual Introduction The Engelische Comedien vnd Tragedien of 1620 and 1624 Friedrich Menius and the 1620 Engelische Comedien vnd Tragedien The 1620 Engelische Comedien vnd Tragedien and Their Theatrical Origins Conclusion The 1620/1624 Engelische Comedien vnd Tragedien: Extant Copies Editorial History Introduction to Kunst über alle Künste, ein bös Weib gut zu machen (The Taming of the Shrew) The Relationship of Kunst über alle Künste to The Taming of the Shrew Characters and Plot: Correspondences and Differences Adapting the Plot of The Taming of the Shrew Soliloquies and Asides Verbal, Cultural and Dramatic Language The Taming of the Shrew in German in the Seventeenth Century Textual Introduction The Early Editions and Their Contexts: Publication, Paratext and Authorship The Order of Publication of the Two Editions of 1672 Extant Copies of the Early Editions Editorial History A note on the translations A note on the commentary and collation TITO ANDRONICO IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION KUNST ÜBER ALLE KÜNSTE, EIN BÖS WEIB GUT ZU MACHEN IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION Appendix: Doubling charts for Tito Andronico and Kunst über alle Künste, ein bös Weib gut zu machen Abbreviations and references Index
£82.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ERIS
Book SynopsisYou know what would really fuck them off? If you went out there and found the least suitable, most inappropriate, most outrageous hunk of a man that this fine city has to offer, and the pair of you rock up to that church service in May, arm in arm. Seán is feeling wronged because his boyfriend Tim has been excluded from a family wedding back home in Ireland. What does it matter that they've just broken up? The problem for his family is that Tim is femme, fabulous and worst of all, English. Spurred on by righteous anger, Seán is determined to do something about it. As Greek myths, hook-up apps, and the musical stylings of Sinéad O'Connor collide, Seán launches into his hunt for the most disruptive plus-one possible.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Cheviot the Stag and the Black Black Oil
Book SynopsisJohn McGrath was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, in 1935. After national service and Oxford University, he wrote and directed for theatre and television, as well as writing for cinema. Early work included Z-Cars for BBC-TV (1962), Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun (1966) and the screenplay for Billion Dollar Brain (1976). In 1971, together with Elizabeth MacLennan, he co-founded the 7:84 Theatre Company, which divided into Scottish and English companies in 1973 with McGrath remaining as Artistic Director of both. During his career McGrath wrote over 60 plays, including Fish in the Sea(1972), The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1973), Blood Red Roses (1980), Border Warfare (1989), Watching for Dolphins (1992) and, most recently, HyperLynx (2001). He was twice Visiting Fellow in Theatre at Cambridge University. His previous books include A Good Night Out(1981), The Bone Won't Break (1990) andTrade ReviewArguably the single most important show in the whole history of Scottish theatre. * Scotsman *As play it has everything, and it throws it at you in generous handfuls; laughter, farce, drama, live song and dance, finely researched political intent. . . . a love song to a beautiful, damaged culture and a warning of the dangers of unchecked capitalism it still rings astonishingly true. * Independent *[McGrath] was Britain's Brecht, Scotland's Dario Fo . . . A creative powerhouse who was often out of fashion, but never out of action . . . Today, few speak, far less make theatre, with such ideological intent. * Guardian *Table of ContentsForeword by Kate McGrath The Play
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Red Velvet
Book SynopsisChakrabarti has crafted a rich psychological study that's also a shrewd portrait of the theatre as an institution its vanities and strange conventions, its politics and sense of community, the opportunities it presents for both progress and blinkered traditionalism. Evening StandardTheatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has collapsed on stage while playing Othello. A young Black American actor has been asked to take over the role. But as the public riot in the streets over the abolition of slavery, how will the cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place in the theatre?Based on the true story of Ira Aldridge, an African-American actor who, in the 19th century, built an incredible reputation around the world. Red Velvet premiered at the Tricycle Theatre, London, in October 2012. This new Modern Classics edition features an introduction by Kenneth Branagh.Trade ReviewChakrabarti's writing is funny and fierce . . . the issues 'Red Velvet' deals with are far from past tense. * Time Out London *Chakrabarti smartly draws parallels between the world of Shakespeare's Othello, the 1830s and our own society. She writes shrewdly about the theatre's role as an instrument of both social progress and conservatism . . . an arresting and sometimes very funny play. * Evening Standard *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC National Theatre Connections 2020
Book SynopsisNational Theatre Connections is an annual festival which brings new plays for young people to schools and youth theatres across the UK and Ireland. Commissioning exciting work from leading playwrights, the festival exposes actors aged 13-19 to the world of professional theatre-making, giving them full control of a theatrical production - from costume and set design to stage management and marketing campaigns. NT Connections have published over 150 original plays and regularly works with 500 theatre companies and 10,000 young people each year.This anthology brings together 9 new plays by some of the UK''s most prolific and current writers and artists alongside notes on each of the texts exploring performance for schools and youth groups. Wind / Rush Generation(s) by Mojisola Adebayo This is a play about the British Isles, its past and its present. Set in a senior common room, in a prominent university, a group of 1st year undergraduates are troubled, not by the weight ofTable of Contents1. Introduction to National Theatre Connections 2. Wind / Rush Generation(s) by Mojisola Adebayo 3. Directors Notes on The Changing Room by Chris Bush 4. Tuesday by Alison Carr 5. A series of public apologies (in response to an unfortunate incident in the school lavatories) by John Donnelly 6. THE IT by Vivienne Franzmann 7. The Marxist in Heaven by Hattie Naylor 8. Look Up by Andrew Muir 9. Crusaders by Frances Poet 10. Witches Can’t Be Burned by Silva Semerciyan 11. Dungeness by Chris Thompson Directors notes follow each of the 10 plays.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Cape
Book SynopsisInua Ellams: Born in Nigeria in 1984, Inua is an internationally touring poet, playwright, performer, graphic artist & designer. He is an ambassador for the Ministry of Stories and has published four books of poetry: Candy Coated Unicorns and Converse All Stars', Thirteen Fairy Negro Tales' 'The Wire-Headed Heathen' and '#Afterhours'. His first play The 14th Tale was awarded a Fringe First at the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival and his fourth Barber Shop Chronicles sold out its run at England's National Theatre. He is currently touring 'An Evening With An Immigrant' and working on The Half God of Rainfall a new play in verse. In graphic art & design, online and in print, he tries to mix the old with the new, juxtaposing texture and pigment with flat shades of colour and vector images. He lives and works from London, where he founded the Midnight Run, a nocturnal urban excursion. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.Trade ReviewIt feels like a very contemporary piece which will resonate with young people and which could easily be linked to current events and news for literacy events. * Teaching English *Table of Contents1. Introduction and Teacher Resources by Synergy Theatre Project 2. Cape Playtext
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Reimagining Shakespeare in Contemporary Japan
Book SynopsisAn anthology of three exciting Japanese adaptations of Shakespeare that engage with issues such as changing family values, racial diversity, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and terrorism, together with a contextualizing introduction.The anthology makes contemporary Japanese adaptations of Shakespeare by three independent theatre companies available to a wider English language audience. The three texts are concerned with the social issues Japan faces today and Japan's perception of its cultural history. This unique collection is thus both a valuable resource for the fields of Shakespeare and adaptation studies as well as for a better understanding of contemporary Japanese theatre.Trade ReviewThe vibrancy of contemporary Japanese theatre is nowhere more evident than in this collection of three plays, all related to Shakespeare, whose texts now serve as a ubiquitous “data base” for Japanese dramatists seeking new creative possibilities, from homage to burlesque. King Lear, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet, here brilliantly expanded and transposed, appear in eloquent translations, accompanied by superlative background essays and interviews. A delight for readers or potential performers. * J. Thomas Rimer, University of Pittsburgh, USA *The history of Shakespeare in Japan is one of the most unique, idiosyncratic and interesting branches of ‘global Shakespeare’. Hitherto scholars have focused mainly on Japanese translation, cultural reception and performance. This book takes the discipline to the next level, providing translated examples of free adaptations, together with substantial critical explication and contextualisation. An invaluable resource for the expanding study of a fascinating cultural field. * Graham Holderness, writer and critic *Table of ContentsList of Images Preface General Introduction Shakespeare and Adaptation Shakespeare's Reception in Japan Early Shakespearean Translations and Adaptations Post-Meiji Performance and Translation The Tokyo Shakespeare Company Kakushinhan Theatre Company The Shakespeare Company Japan The Three Daughters of Lear Introduction to The Three Daughters of Lear Interview: Edo Kaoru The Three Daughters of Lear Hamlet x Shibuya ~ Light, Was Our Revenge Tarnished? Introduction to Hamlet x Shibuya ~ Light, Was Our Revenge Tarnished? Interview: Kimura Ryunosuke Hamlet x Shibuya ~ Light, Was Our Revenge Tarnished? The New Romeo and Juliet Introduction to The New Romeo and Juliet Interview: Shimodate Kazumi The New Romeo and Juliet Appendix 1: A List of Stage Productions by the Three Theatre Companies Appendix 2: A List of Shakespeare Productions in the Tokyo Area in 2019 Bibliography
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Advanced Poetry
Book SynopsisA text for practiced poets, this book offers a springboard beyond the basics into more daring poetic traditions, experimentation and methods. It lays out the myriad conversations influencing contemporary poetics, paying attention to its roots in historical and theoretical thinking. With a focus on innovation and breaking established boundaries, Advanced Poetry introduces you to the poetics shaping the contemporary literary moment, first guiding you through the contexts and principles of these forms using a range of practical examples, before prompting you to pick up the pen yourself. Spanning decades and continents, and covering the rich field of poets writing today, this book shows how to read, explicate, and write poetry and includes discussion of: - received traditions and innovative forms- confessional and epistolary poetry - aesthetic experimentation with voice - methods and theories developed by early Surrealists-deep image and the poeticTrade ReviewIn the charged intimacy of whispered dish or conspiracy, Nuernberger and Zeller geek with robust gusto and gleeful rigor over poetry: its making and what it makes of us. Here’s a fleet textbook that inspires possibility, offers generous guidance with a light-touch, and in the process, sneaks in a sly, keen, and often subversive anthology of poems gathered from a wide view of time and place. This is more than a textbook; it’s a compelling invitation. * Douglas Kearney *Advanced Poetry “offers readers a radical methodology to studying poetics, one that simultaneously breaks boundaries for what textbooks might achieve (similar, perhaps, to Mary Ruefle's Madness, Rack, and Honey), while also harkening back to formal and historical poetics.” It is “conversational, and it somehow simultaneously introduces you to new poets and traditions without ever making you feel inadequate for not knowing something.” I “love that it starts each chapter with poems” and that these poems are “diverse and contemporary.” And “while some craft books feel technical and dry, this one never loses its focus on poetry’s magic.” * From Laura Read’s M.F.A. Poetry Workshop students (Laura Read, Professor of Poetry, MFA program at Eastern Washington University, USA) *Advanced Poetry: A Writer's Guide and Anthology authored by Kathryn Nuernberger and Maya Jewell Zeller offers readers a way to think about our own work in the context of our collective lineage as poets. I love the way each chapter opens with a diverse selection of poems, which allows the reader the chance to experience the poems before reading the editors’ discussion of them. And I also loved the writing in this book: it is both scholarly and accessible, poetic and sometimes personal. I will read and teach this book for the rest of my career. * Laura Read, Professor of Poetry, MFA program at Eastern Washington University, USA *Table of ContentsCONTENTS PATHWAYS INTO POETIC LINEAGES Foreword: The End and the Beginning An Invitation to Compose an Ars Poetica Before Reading Introduction and Notes to Readers, Writers, and Teachers Who is this book for? How is this book organized? Why begin each chapter with poems . . . ? Do I need to read the book in order? What pedagogical principles guide this textbook? Some Notes on Teaching This Book Chapter 1: Sound, Shape, & Space: Received and Invented Forms Chapter 2: Telling Secrets: Confessions, Epistolaries, & the Lyric I Chapter 3: The Poem in Telephone Lines & Other Thoughts on Tone, Talk, and Voice in Poetry Chapter 4: Writing Out of Surrealism Chapter 5: Duende, Deep Image, & The Poetics of Spells Chapter 6: The Poetics of Liberation Chapter 7: Writing the Body Chapter 8: The Racial Imaginary Chapter 9: Writing in the Field Chapter 10: Docupoetics & Other Forms of Lyric Research APPENDICES: MAPPING YOUR WRITING LIFE Practical Matters Creating an Inspiring and Supportive Workshop Community Strategies for Revision Some Notes on Assembling a Collection Potential Assignments & Professional Materials Submitting Poems for Publication Writing an Artist Statement Acknowledgements Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC All My Sons
Book SynopsisHis drama is a piece of expert dramatic construction. Mr. Miller has woven his characters into a tangle of plot that springs naturally out of the circumstances of life today.' NEW YORK TIMESThree years on from the disappearance of his son, successful businessman Joe Keller has made a comfortable life for his family in America's Midwest: despite being accused of supplying defective aircraft equipment in World War 2, he is altogether happy. But, when a shadowy figure from Joe's past returns, his hidden truths are revealed, and the price of the American Dream is laid bare.Miller''s first successful play on Broadway, All My Sons launched his career and established him as one of America's greatest dramatists, also winning him the 1946 Tony Award for Best Author. An incisive indictment of greed, capitalism and self-interest, All My Sons is remembered as one of the playwright's greatest works.This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Clare GleitTable of ContentsCHRONOLOGY COMMENTARY Historical, social and cultural contexts Genre and themes Play as performance Production history Academic debate Behind the scenes Further study PLAY TEXT NOTES
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Riots
Book SynopsisThe Government has so far refused a Public Inquiry into the riots that shook our cities this Summer, so the Tricycle is mounting its own.This verbatim play builds a real-time picture of the riots as they unfolded. And then, from interviews with politicians, police, teachers, lawyers, community leaders, as well as victims and on-lookers, The Riots analyses what happened, why it happened, and what we should do towards making a better future for ourselves and our city. Astonishing stories and equally astonishing conclusions told by the many voices that have been stirred up by the riots.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Black Men Walking
Book SynopsisA compelling, surprising new show that turns a spotlight onto Britain's missing histories. Dedicated to the Black Men's Walking Group.Thomas, Matthew and Richard walk.They walk the first Saturday of every month. Walking and talking.But this walkMaybe they should have cancelled, but they needed the walk today. Out in the Peaks, they find themselves forced to walk backwards through two thousand years before they can move forwards.Trade ReviewMixing poetry and politics, this is a stirring piece that suggests there is no situation that cannot be changed * Guardian *…this is an original and penetrating piece * Financial Times *Powerful, political, lyrical… Testament’s writing is linguistically dazzling, full of punchy humour and poetic charm * The Stage *As poetic as it is potent * WhatsOnStage *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.
Book SynopsisAlice Birch has written for the Royal Court Theatre, BBC Radio 4, Old Vic, Comedie de Valence and the Almeida Festival. She has been on attachment to the National Theatre Studio, the Royal Court Theatre, Paines Plough and Channel 4. Her play, Many Moons was shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award and is published by Oberon. She was Winner of the George Devine Award for Most Promising New Playwright 2014. She is currently under commission to Clean Break and the RSC and has been working with RashDash on two projects. She is a Creative Associate at Watford Palace Theatre and was a member of the Royal Court Super Group in 2012.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Inequalities
Book SynopsisHe is a Chekhov of our time: holding his characters with as much humanity, compassion, humor and love - but without holding back his scathing indictment of deeply entrenched, systemic injustices and inequities.' - David SchwimmerThe Inequalities combines three plays from British author and director Alexander Zeldin into a trilogy that tells new stories of love, compassion and resilience for our time of austerity.Contextualised with an essay before each play and an in-depth interview with the author, Zeldin's three pieces present intimate stories of work, home and community in a radical form of realism. Written after extensive research across the United Kingdom, and involving people affected by the central themes of the plays, The Inequalities goes beyond social chronicle, achieving a timeless portrait of humanity under duress. This is theatre that goes behind the mirror of our time to reveTrade ReviewThis is the National's play of the year - and then some * Evening Standard on LOVE *This desolate, quietly intense devised drama gets under your skin and into your bones... unforgettable * The Times on Beyond Caring *Gripping, amusing, uncomfortable, desperately moving. Zeldin shows us friction…but also kindness and dignity and lots of love without turning sugary * The Times (on Love) *Table of Contents1. Foreword by Rufus Norris 2. Introductory essay to Beyond Caring 3. BEYOND CARING 4. The Beyond Caring Bookshelf 5. Introductory essay to LOVE 6. LOVE 7. The LOVE Bookshelf [1pp] 8. Introductory essay to FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY 9. FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY [96pp] 10. The FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY Bookshelf [1pp] 11. Interview with Alexander Zeldin on Process, edited by Faye Merralls
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Methuen Drama Book of Modern Monologues for
Book SynopsisDee Cannon was Senior Acting Tutor at RADA for 17 years and is now a full-time freelance acting coach in TV, film, theatre and musical theatre. She coaches actors on a daily basis on their monologues for drama school auditions, training, showcases, and theatre auditions. One of the top acting teachers in the country specialising in Stanislavski technique, she gives masterclasses all over the world. Her work as an acting coach was featured in Channel 4's award-winning series Faking It and BBC's Blue Peter.
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