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Book Synopsis The Hermit’s Curse & Other Plays by : N. Maheswari Devi
Download or read book The Hermit’s Curse & Other Plays written by N. Maheswari Devi and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2019-12-30 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often said that the better nature of a man can be best judged by how he treats his inferiors. The Hermit’s Curse puts this to the test from the get-go; how would a proud king treat a humble hermit in a chance meeting? And what consequences do his actions have? This is a story of ripple-effects; whether one girl’s devotion and desperate hope can put a stop to a string of misfortunes, then, remains to be seen. On the other hand, the Last King of Vanni tells a much less personal story. Instead, like an epic of old, it chronicles a heroic king’s struggle to keep his land safe as it is threatened by foes from abroad and home alike. Yet, one cannot help but be drawn by the complex and intense emotions of the princess, the court poet, the various villains, and of course, the king himself. In such tumultuous times, who will find their happiness, and at what cost? Lastly, King Sangili of Jaffna is an exploration of a young man struggling to reconcile his private quest for love and justice with the duties of the throne that have been thrust upon him. Unlike the typically confident ruler of lore, he is troubled by his inexperience and the difficulty of making wise choices. And with conspiracy afoot at each turn, the eponymous character has no time to lose in figuring out for himself what it truly takes to be king.
Book Synopsis The Old Virginia Hermit by : S. G. Bradfield
Download or read book The Old Virginia Hermit written by S. G. Bradfield and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Modern Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Reviews and notices of books".
Download or read book Modern Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Great Sanskrit Plays, in New English Transcreations by : P. Lal
Download or read book Great Sanskrit Plays, in New English Transcreations written by P. Lal and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1964 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Lal has provided an introduction on the history and aesthetic theory of Sanskrit drama, individual prefaces for each play, a phonetic guide to the pronunciation of the Indian names, and a selective bibliography.
Book Synopsis Hansberry's Drama by : Steven R. Carter
Download or read book Hansberry's Drama written by Steven R. Carter and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful study opens with an overview of Hansberry's cultural, social, political, and philosophical views and their relations to her artistic goals.
Book Synopsis Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant by : Dale Peterson
Download or read book Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant written by Dale Peterson and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephants have captivated the human imagination for as long as they have roamed the earth, appearing in writings and cultures from thousands of years ago and still much discussed today. In Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant, veteran scientific writer Dale Peterson has collected thirty-three essential writings about elephants from across history, with geographical perspectives ranging from Africa and Southeast Asia to Europe and the United States. An introductory headnote for each selection provides additional context and insights from Peterson’s substantial knowledge of elephants and natural history. The first section of the anthology, “Cultural and Classical Elephants,” explores the earliest mentions of elephants in African mythology, Hindu theology, and Aristotle and other ancient Greek texts. “Colonial and Industrial Elephants” finds elephants in the crosshairs of colonial exploitation in accounts pulled from memoirs commoditizing African elephants as a source of ivory, novel targets for bloodsport, and occasional export for circuses and zoos. “Working and Performing Elephants” gives firsthand accounts of the often cruel training methods and treatment inflicted on elephants to achieve submission and obedience. As elephants became an object of scientific curiosity in the mid-twentieth century, wildlife biologists explored elephant families and kinship, behaviors around sex and love, language and self-awareness, and enhanced communications with sound and smell. The pieces featured in “Scientific and Social Elephants” give readers a glimpse into major discoveries in elephant behaviors. “Endangered Elephants” points to the future of the elephant, whose numbers continue to be ravaged by ivory poachers. Peterson concludes with a section on fictional and literary elephants and ends on a hopeful note with the 1967 essay “Dear Elephant, Sir,” which argues for the moral imperative to save elephants as an act of redemption for their systematic abuse and mistreatment at human hands. Essential to understanding the history and experience of this beloved and misunderstood creature, Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant is a must for any elephant lover or armchair environmentalist.
Book Synopsis Hoodoo Blues the Role Playing Game by : Brian St.Claire-King
Download or read book Hoodoo Blues the Role Playing Game written by Brian St.Claire-King and published by . This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hoodoo Blues is a Role Playing Game of supernatural beliefs from America's Old South. Players play the ageless, those who have lived through (sometimes suffered through) decades or centuries of Southern history.
Book Synopsis The theatre in history by : George Riley Kernodle
Download or read book The theatre in history written by George Riley Kernodle and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Renaissance Drama by : Arthur F. Kinney
Download or read book Renaissance Drama written by Arthur F. Kinney and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 1172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RENAISSANCE DRAMA Experience the best and most noteworthy works of Renaissance drama This Third Edition of Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments is the latest installment of a groundbreaking collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. Covering not only the popular drama of the period, Renaissance Drama includes masques, Lord Mayor shows, royal performances, and the popular mystery plays of the time. The selections fairly represent the variety and quality of Renaissance drama and they include works of scholarly and literary interest. Each work included in this edition comes with an insightful and illuminating introduction that places the piece in its historical and cultural context, with accompanying text explaining the significance of each piece and the ways in which it interacts with other works. New to this edition are: The famous entertainment for Elizabeth at Kenilworth George Peele’s remarkably inventive The Old Wives’ Tale The oft-forgotten history of Thomas of Woodstock, predecessor to Shakespeare’s Richard II John Lyly’s Gallathea, a work which explores gender and love, written for the Children’s Company at Saint Paul’s Ben Johnson’s Volpone and the controversial Epicoene Perfect for scholars, teachers, and readers of the English Renaissance, Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even a passing interest in the drama of its time.
Book Synopsis The Sanskrit Drama in Its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice by : Arthur Berriedale Keith
Download or read book The Sanskrit Drama in Its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice written by Arthur Berriedale Keith and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Puranic Encyclopedia by : Vettam Mani
Download or read book Puranic Encyclopedia written by Vettam Mani and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This voluminous work, a store house of information about the Epics, Puranas and allied literature, was originally composed and published in Malayalam. It constituted the results of the author's devoted study and research extending over fourteen years. This English version of the same is to meet the growing demand of scholars interested in the study of Puranas. This stupendous work, in the form of an exhaustive descriptive index, covers the vast and varied field of ancient Indian culture in all aspects-history geography, religion, philosophy, myths, beliefs and practices as depicted in the Epics and Puranas. The work is planned on scientific lines. The material compiled is arranged systematically. Citations have been inserted in support of stated facts; at places they have been substituted by reference. Obsolete and obscure words, denoting objects such as a particular tree or plant have been explained by their scientific or vernacular equivalents. All modern critical apparatus has been utilized in the preparation of this comprehensive work.
Book Synopsis India: The Ancient Past by : Burjor Avari
Download or read book India: The Ancient Past written by Burjor Avari and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India: The Ancient Past provides a clear and systematic introduction to the cultural, political, economic, social and geographical history of ancient India from the time of the pre-Harappan culture nine thousand years ago up until the beginning of the second millennium of the Common Era. The book engages with methodological and controversial issues by examining key themes such as the Indus-Sarasvati civilization, the Aryan controversy, the development of Vedic and heterodox religions, and the political economy and social life of ancient Indian kingdoms. This fully revised and updated second edition includes: Three new chapters examining the differences and commonalities between the north and south of India; Extended discussion on contested issues, such as the origins of the Aryans and the role of feudalism in ancient India; New source excerpts to introduce students to the most significant works in the historiography of India, and questions for discussion; Study guides, including a list of key issues, suggested readings and a selection of internet sources for each chapter; Specially designed maps to illustrate different time periods and geographical regions This richly illustrated guide provides a fascinating account of the early development of Indian culture and civilization that will appeal to all students of Indian history.
Book Synopsis The Abhijnanasakuntalam of Kalidasa by : M. R. Kale
Download or read book The Abhijnanasakuntalam of Kalidasa written by M. R. Kale and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Abhijnanasakuntalam is an unparalleled work of the great poet and playwright Kalidasa, the brightest star in the firmament of Indian poetry. No other component of this poet displays more the richness of poetical genius, the warmth and play of fancy, the profound knowledge of the human heart that this masterly production. The present edition is unique in several essentials. The editor has adopted the most popular and appropriate version of the text. He has put the variants in the footnotes. He has added a short Sanskrit commentary, copious notes, an exhaustive introduction and several useful appendices. The English translation of the text is literal as well as idiomatic. It is hoped that this edition will meet the long-felt requirement of university students and the general reader alike.
Book Synopsis The Routledge Anthology of Early Modern Drama by : Jeremy Lopez
Download or read book The Routledge Anthology of Early Modern Drama written by Jeremy Lopez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Anthology of Early Modern Drama is the first new collection of the drama of Shakespeare’s contemporaries in over a century. This volume comprises seventeen accessible, thoroughly glossed, modernized play-texts, intermingling a wide range of unfamiliar works—including the anonymous Look About You, Massinger’s The Picture, Heminge’s The Fatal Contract, Heywood’s The Four Prentices of London, and Greene’s James IV—with more familiar works such as Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi, and Middleton’s Women Beware Women. Each play is edited by a different leading scholar in the field of early modern studies, bringing specific expertise and context to the chosen play-text. With an unprecedented variety of plays, and critical introductions that focus on the diversity and strangeness of different early modern approaches to the artistic and commercial enterprise of play-making, The Routledge Anthology of Early Modern Drama will offer vital new perspectives on early modern drama for scholars, students, and performers alike.
Book Synopsis Stanley: Or, Playing for Amusement and Betting to Count the Game by : Demosthenes Walker
Download or read book Stanley: Or, Playing for Amusement and Betting to Count the Game written by Demosthenes Walker and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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