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Book Synopsis The Sidneys of Penshurst and the Monarchy, 1500–1700 by : Michael G. Brennan
Download or read book The Sidneys of Penshurst and the Monarchy, 1500–1700 written by Michael G. Brennan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sidneys rank amongst the most influential families in early modern England, and can count amongst their number many leading lights of the Tudor and Stuart period. From the Elizabethan poet and soldier Philip, to the republican Algernon, the Sidney family were intimately bound up with the political, cultural and courtly life of early modern England. Taking a broadly chronological approach, this volume offers an overview of the Sidneys across several generations. By analysing various individuals and their writings, an intriguing new perspective is offered, not only on the culture of English politics, but also on the self-perception and ambitions of a leading renaissance family. During the Tudor period their long and fruitful (but sometimes problematical) association with the Dudley family in court and royal affairs is reassessed with regard to their relations with Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. During the Stuart period the Sidneys intimacy and loyalty to James I, Queen Anne and Charles I is contrasted to their more neutral (even hostile) attitudes to Charles II and James II. Against the backdrop of this shifting royal favour and religious and political upheaval, the Sidneys' political and domestic tactics used to preserve the family's reputation, estates and property are explored. The first book length study of the Sidney family's relationship with the English monarchy, this work will be welcomed by all those with an interest in English political and cultural history. Drawing upon both historical and literary sources it offers an absorbing insight into the self-perceptions of a leading renaissance family and how they adapted to the vicissitudes of the sixteenth and seventeenth century world.
Book Synopsis The land we live in, a pictorial and literary sketch-book of the British empire by : British empire
Download or read book The land we live in, a pictorial and literary sketch-book of the British empire written by British empire and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tudor & Jacobean Portraits by : Roy Strong
Download or read book Tudor & Jacobean Portraits written by Roy Strong and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Portrait of Mr. W. H by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Portrait of Mr. W. H written by Oscar Wilde and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Portrait of Mr. W. H" by Oscar Wilde. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Book Synopsis The Portrait of Mr. W. H. by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Portrait of Mr. W. H. written by Oscar Wilde and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s been a long-standing argument in literary circles, surrounding Shakespeare’s sonnets. The works are dedicated to ‘Mr W.H.’ and academics have debated as to who this elusive figure might be. Some have even gone as far as to suggest that the initials stand for ‘Willian Himself.’ ‘The Portrait of Mr W.H.’ sees Wilde give these sonnets a witty and wry autopsy, poring through them to find the identity of this shadowy dedicatee. However, this is a speculative fiction rather than an academic exercise, and Wilde creates a superb story in which a young actor might give a clue as to who Mr W.H. actually was. Ideal for fans of Shakespeare and Wilde, alike. Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish novelist, poet, playwright, and wit. He was an advocate of the Aesthetic movement, which extolled the virtues of art for the sake of art. During his career, Wilde wrote nine plays, including ‘The Importance of Being Earnest,’ ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan,’ and ‘A Woman of No Importance,’ many of which are still performed today. His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was adapted for the silver screen, in the film, ‘Dorian Gray,’ starring Ben Barnes and Colin Firth. In addition, Wilde wrote 43 poems, and seven essays. His life was the subject of a film, starring Stephen Fry.
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Book Synopsis The Ashgate Research Companion to The Sidneys, 1500-1700 by : Michael G. Brennan
Download or read book The Ashgate Research Companion to The Sidneys, 1500-1700 written by Michael G. Brennan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few families have contributed as much to English history and literature-indeed, to the arts generally-as the Sidney family. This two-volume Ashgate Research Companion assesses the current state of scholarship on family members and their impact, as historical and literary figures, in the period 1500-1700. Volume 1: Lives, begins with an overview of the Sidneys and politics, providing some links to court events, entertainments, literature, and patronage. The volume gives biographies to prominent high-profile Sidney women and men, as well as sections assessing the influence of the family in the areas of the English court, international politics, patronage, religion, public entertainment, the visual arts, and music. The focus of the second volume is the literary contributions of Sir Philip Sidney; Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; Lady Mary Wroth; Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester; and William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke.
Book Synopsis Imagining the Gallery by : Christopher Kent Rovee
Download or read book Imagining the Gallery written by Christopher Kent Rovee and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading portraiture as a national rhetoric during the romantic period, Imagining the Gallery reveals a pervasive cultural discourse that reflects and propels sociopolitical shifts taking place in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain.
Book Synopsis Collected Works of Oscar Wilde by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book Collected Works of Oscar Wilde written by Oscar Wilde and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1997 with total page 1126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a collection of this witty and irreverent author's works--all in their most authoritative texts. Includes The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, and other stories and essays.
Book Synopsis The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde written by Oscar Wilde and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilde's works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. He wrote tender fairy stories for children employing all his grace, artistry and wit, of which the best-known is The Happy Prince. Counterpoints to this were his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, which shocked and outraged many readers of his day, and his stories for adults which exhibited his fascination with the relations between serene art and decadent life. Wilde took London by storm with his plays, particularly his masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest. His essays - in particular De Profundis- and his Ballad of Reading Gaol, both written after his release from prison, strikingly break the bounds of his usual expressive range. His other essays and poems are all included in this comprehensive collection of the works of one of the most exciting writers of the late nineteenth century.
Book Synopsis The Complete Short Stories of Oscar Wilde by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Complete Short Stories of Oscar Wilde written by Oscar Wilde and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete texts of "The Happy Prince and Other Tales," "A House of Pomegranates," "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories," "Poems in Prose," and "The Portrait of Mr. W. H."
Book Synopsis Lord Arthur Saville's Crime by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book Lord Arthur Saville's Crime written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lord Arthur Savile's crime. The sphinx without a secret. The Canterville ghost. The model millionaire. The portrait of Mr. W. H. A Florentine tragedy by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book Lord Arthur Savile's crime. The sphinx without a secret. The Canterville ghost. The model millionaire. The portrait of Mr. W. H. A Florentine tragedy written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The ... Volume of the Walpole Society by : Walpole Society (Great Britain)
Download or read book The ... Volume of the Walpole Society written by Walpole Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories written by Oscar Wilde and published by WordFire +ORM. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biting wit and lush descriptions combine in this striking new edition of Oscar Wilde’s short story collection, which contains Wilde’s most famous story, “The Canterville Ghost.” Originally published in 1887 in the British literary magazine, The Court and Society Review. “Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime: A Study of Duty” headlines this anthology, first published in 1891. In addition to the title work, Wilde added “The Canterville Ghost,” “The Model Millionaire,” and “The Sphinx Without a Secret.” Editions dated after 1900 (including this one) also contain “The Portrait of Mr. W. H.” In the 132 years since the publication of this collection, numerous actors, writers, and even musicians wrote adaptations of “The Canterville Ghost,” the most popular of the stories in this volume. But those adaptations also made significant changes in the plot. Now with a foreword by Hugo-award nominee Paul Di Filippo, go back to the original. Read “The Canterville Ghost,” and the other stories as Oscar Wilde wrote them.
Book Synopsis Best of Oscar Wilde by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book Best of Oscar Wilde written by Oscar Wilde and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely known for his wit and flamboyance, Oscar Wilde was a great advocate of art for art’s sake. This charming collection of his prose and drama includes his most evocative works complete with his first, and only, novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, a tale of pure beauty and unadulterated decadence. Also included are his fascinating short stories, like the delightful tale of The Happy Prince and the poignant satire, The Birthday of the Infanta with its much darker overtones. Among his plays are comedies such as Lady Windermere’s Fan and A Woman of No Importance, seemingly trivial but mercilessly exposing Victorian hypocrisies. The book also includes the controversial and macabre tragedy, Salomé which was designed to make his audience shudder by its depiction of unnatural passion. Vividly engaging and beautifully illustrated, Jaico Classics’ edition of Oscar Wilde’s timeless work is musthave for a true lover of literature and art.
Book Synopsis London and Its Neighbourhood, Kent and the South Coast and South Wales by :
Download or read book London and Its Neighbourhood, Kent and the South Coast and South Wales written by and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
