He reflects on the negative impacts of excess, Helen of Troy, and fallen soldiers. "Agamemnon: The Oresteia"- Clytemnestra's Announcement (10:18)Ĭlytemnestra joins The Chorus and declares that Troy has fallen. In this opening segment, a Watchman waits for a signal to announce the fall of the city Clytemnestra makes a sacrifice and the Chorus discusses the history of the Trojan War, including omens, the gods, and a virgin sacrifice. This beautifully-spoken original staging makes vivid the poetry and wisdom of "Agamemnon"- and its themes of terror, revenge, and justice. In this production of the first part of Aeschylus's classic trilogy, director James Thomas brings together a talented young cast and Peter Arnott's faithful translation, to unleash the gruesome raw power of the Oresteia. "Agamemnon: The Oresteia"- The Fall of Troy? (13:28) FREE PREVIEW
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YA - for older teens - story of a young woman coming to. I recommend this book to people who also may be able to connect to the tragic events that took place throughout most of Callie's life and readers who can read an entire book in one sitting. I recommend it to more mature readers who are up for a plot twist at any given moment. Many of the characters from Callie's large family seemed unimportant, but did end up moving the story along.This book caught my attention. The story left me with many questions, but I still felt satisfied by the end. The Greek-American background of Tarpon Springs takes her by surprise as this new life is thrown at her, while the previous one is ripped by the seams.Where the Stars Still Shine is a heartbreaking, yet romantic novel. Stolen and on the run for 12 years Callie has no idea what a normal life is supposed to be like. Calllista Catherine Tzorvas, better known as Callie, is about to go back to what her life should've been. Bullough, and Ruth Mazo Karras) and those who have provided usefully focused studies of smaller areas (including but not limited to Mark D. It should be highly recommended for teaching purposes and for those new to the field, and even experienced sexual historians are likely to find at least one unfamiliar reference or fresh interpretation within these pages.Īs his impressive bibliography shows, Linkinen’s work builds on work by scholars who have attempted similarly compendious treatments of the subject (chief among them John Boswell, James Brundage, Vern L. In addition to a wide-ranging engagement with other scholars, the book is particularly valuable as a collation of primary sources relevant to this area of study. Tom Linkinen offers a near-comprehensive overview of what he convincingly demonstrates was “the manifoldness of later medieval English considerations of same-sex sexual deeds and thoughts” (p. Same-Sex Sexuality in Later Medieval English Culture is a rigorous yet warm-hearted book that provides an excellent systematic guide to a variety of possible conceptualizations of, and reactions to, same-sex sexual desire, sexual activity, and love. Reviewed by Kit Heyam (University of Leeds) Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2014. Same-Sex Sexuality in Later Medieval English Culture.Ĭrossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies Series. Mamie then provided support to her nieces, as Drucilla worked her way up from the Jabot mailroom to fashion model. Mamie convinced John to let Drucilla stay with her in the servants quarters for the time being, while Olivia came into town to work as a doctor at Genoa City Memorial Hospital. Drucilla had run away from her home as a teenager and suddenly showed up at Mamie's door. Mamie remained a supporting character to the Abbott family until the 1990 introduction of her nieces Drucilla and Olivia Barber. Mamie also provided support to the Abbott family during John's brief 1988-89 marriage to the AIDS-stricken Jessica Blair Grainger, and when John had a heart attack after learning that Victor Newman had taken over the Abbott's Jabot Cosmetics in 1989. Along with the three Abbott children, Mamie disapproved of John's 1982 marriage to Jill Foster, and tried to keep a sharp eye on his second wife until they divorced in 1986. She served as the nanny to the three Abbott children, Jack, Ashley, Traci, when they were growing up after patriarch John Abbott separated from his first wife Dina. Mamie was introduced in 1982 as the Abbott family's loyal housekeeper. Mamie was the series first regular African American character. Redd departed the series on September 28, 1995, but returned from Apto Septemand again in 2023. The role originated on April 1, 1982, and was portrayed by Marguerite Ray, who was replaced in 1990 by Veronica Redd, who debuted on May 16, 1990. Mamie Johnson is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. Prange Collection: The Allied Presence in Japan, 1945-1952.' Professor Prange continued to teach at the University of Maryland until several months before his death on May 15, 1980. On September 15, 1978, the Board of Regents of the University of Maryland passed a motion to name the collection the 'Gordon W. The materials arrived at the University in 1950. When censorship of the Japanese media by Allied Forces was lifted in 1949 and the Civil Censorship Detachment disestablished, Professor Prange, recognizing the historical significance of the CCD material, arranged for its shipment to the University of Maryland. Sent to Japan in 1945 as a member of the American Occupation Forces, after completing his Navy service he continued in Japan as a civilian from 1946 to 1951 as chief of General Douglas MacArthur's 100-person historical staff. In 1942, he was granted a leave of absence from the University to embark on a wartime career as an officer in the United States Navy. in 1937, Gordon Prange began his teaching career as a professor of history at the University of Maryland. A graduate of the University of Iowa, from where he received his Ph.D. He's stepped over the line before and thiscase could push him over the edge. In the eyes of the law it doesn't matter that the prosecutor'skey piece of evidence proves Marcus Renard's guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt.All that matters is that the evidence was never listed on a search warrant andit was seized by a detective with a questionable past and a nasty reputation.īut the investigation isn't over-not for Cajun cop Nick Fourcade, who standsaccused of planting the evidence. Pamela Bichon's killer is free, the case against him dismissed on atechnicality. How far would you go to see justice done?įrom "New York Times" bestselling author Tami Hoag comes a taut, terrifying thriller as chilling as "Night Sins," as nerve-shattering as "Guilty as Sin." When murder erupts in a small Southern town, Tami Hoagleads readers on a frightening journey to the shadowy boundary betweenattraction and obsession, law and justice-and exposes the rage that lurespeople over. When a taintedpiece of evidence lets her killer walk. When a sadistic act of violence leaves a woman dead. “Generally brisk and without a hint of the camp that often accompanies Earnest, the staging gives the abundant epigrams of Oscar Wilde their full due, in no small part thanks to several terrific performances. This play is a satire that functions within Victorian social customs in order to criticize the very institutions it depicts. Chasuble to be christened myself at 5.30, and I naturally will take the name of Ernest. I made arrangements this morning with Dr. My dear fellow, the sooner you give up that nonsense the better. Chasuble to be christened at a quarter to six under the name of Ernest. Things start to go awry when they end up together in the country, and their deceptions are discovered – threatening to spoil their romantic pursuits. Besides I have just made arrangements with Dr. Algy Montcrieff decides to take the name ‘Earnest’ when visiting Worthing’s young and beautiful ward, Cecily at the country manor. Jack Worthing has invented a brother, Earnest, who he uses as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind to visit the ravishing Gwendolen. Two young gentlemen living in 1890’s England have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Drama Desk Nom., “Best Actress” – Melissa Errico, The Importance of Being Earnest She also talks about the visitors on the farm: people from every European country who went to that part of the world and couldn’t go back because they fell in love with Africa. People from two tribes, the Kikuyu and the Masai, worked for her in the coffee plantation and baroness Blixen (Isak Dinesen is the pseudonym of baroness Karen Blixen) talks a lot about their different points of view about almost everything, so difficult but so necessary to understand for Europeans if they wanted to make things work and succeed there on the farms. In the book, the author narrates her experience on her farm in Kenya, especially the issues that came from living together with the local people. I haven’t watched the film, but I know it is a love story, and the book is included in collections of romantic novels year after year, so I was really surprised when I realized that Out of Africa was very far from the story that I had expected. I have always had the idea that this book was a love story between two Europeans who move to Africa. Shortly Killashandra discovers the organ was deliberately sabotaged, and begins to suspect that Optherian officials are concealing the full truth about both the organ and the happiness of its citizens.Īttacked on arrival, later Killashandra is kidnapped before she can even begin to investigate, regaining consciousness to find herself marooned alone on a small tropical island. She is also to gather information on Optheria, a 'peacful' planet alleged to be so perfect that none of its citizens ever desire to travel elsewhere. The Guildmaster offers her an opportunity to travel to the music-loving planet of Optheria to install a set of Crystals on their damaged Crystal-powered organ in time for their upcoming Music Festival, an easy task that will allow Killashandra to clear her debt and escape the storms. Killashandra Ree is in debt to the Heptite Guild and desperate to make enough money to escape Ballybran before the seasonal sonic storms. Killashandra is a novel by Anne McCaffrey published in 1985, the second novel in the Crystal Singer trilogy. Mastering the Process offers writers practical, prescriptive, and achievable tools to creating a novel, to editing a novel, and to problem solve when in the midst of a novel, from a master storyteller writing at the top of her game. George offers us an intimate look at the process she follows, while also providing invaluable advice for writers about what's worked for her-and what hasn't. In these pages, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George takes us behind the scenes and into each step of her writing process, revealing exactly what it takes to craft a novel.ĭrawing from her personal photos, early notes, character analyses, and rough drafts, George shows us every step of how she wrote her novel Careless in Red, from researching location to imagining plot to creating characters to the actual writing and revision process itself. How do you even begin to transform a single idea to a complete book? In Mastering the Process, George offers readers a master class in the art and science of crafting a novelįor many writers, the biggest challenge is figuring out how to take that earliest glimmer of inspiration and shape it into a full-length novel. As the author of twenty-four novels, Elizabeth George is one of the most successful-and prolific-novelists today. |