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A Kingdom For A Stage
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Author : Heidi Heilig
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2019-10-08
A Kingdom For A Stage written by Heidi Heilig and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-08 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Caught in a war between the rebels and the invading colonizers, Jetta must make an impossible choice—save her people or protect her sanity. The second book in Heidi Heilig’s acclaimed Shadow Players trilogy blends traditional storytelling with ephemera to weave an enthralling fantasy that fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir will sink into. Jetta is a wanted criminal. The army wants her for treason against the crown, for the sabotage of Hell’s Court temple, and for the murder of General Legarde. They also want her for the power in her blood—the magic that captures wandering spirits to give life to puppets, to rocks, to paper . . . to weapons. They’re willing to trade the elixir that treats Jetta’s madness for the use of her blood. The rebels want her, too, to help them reclaim their country. Jetta may be the one who can tip the scales in this war. But Jetta fears using her power will make her too much like Le Trépas, the terrifying and tyrannical necromancer who once held all Chakrana under his thumb—and who is Jetta’s biological father. She’s already raised her brother from the dead, after all. And scared off Leo, the only person who saw her as she truly is. With Le Trépas at large and a clash between the army and the rebels becoming inevitable, Jetta will have to decide if saving her country is worth sacrificing her soul. Acclaimed author Heidi Heilig creates a rich world inspired by Southeast Asian cultures and French colonialism. Told from Jetta’s first-person point-of-view, as well as with chapters written as play scripts and ephemera such as songs, maps, and letters, A Kingdom for a Stage is a vivid, fast-paced journey that weaves magic, simmering romance, and the deep bonds of family with the high stakes of epic adventure. It will thrill fans of Stephanie Garber and Renée Ahdieh.
A Kingdom For A Stage
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Author : Robert Ornstein
language : en
Publisher: Adam Ornstein
Release Date : 1988
A Kingdom For A Stage written by Robert Ornstein and has been published by Adam Ornstein this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Drama categories.
A Kingdom For A Stage
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Author : Tony Diggle
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-02-28
A Kingdom For A Stage written by Tony Diggle and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-28 with Drama categories.
William Shakespeare sits in the heavens with his peers excited by the recreation of his Globe theatre in London and by the four hundredth anniversary of his death. He recalls his going to London in his own lifetime, and how he felt that developments in knowledge and science at that time heralded a bright future.
A Kingdom For A Stage
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Author : Robert Ornstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
A Kingdom For A Stage written by Robert Ornstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with categories.
A Kingdom For A Stage
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Author : Mark W. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Release Date : 2018-03-05
A Kingdom For A Stage written by Mark W. Hamilton and has been published by Mohr Siebeck this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-05 with Religion categories.
The political rhetoric of ancient Israel took several literary, architectural, and graphic forms. Much of the relevant material concerns kingship, but other loci of authority and submission also drew significant attention. Mark W. Hamilton illustrates how these "texts" interacted with other political rhetorics, especially those of the great Mesopotamian empires. By paying close attention to the argumentation of the Israelite literature as well as their function as epideictic oratory building solidarity with hearers he reveals the complexity of Israelite intellectual activity both during and after the period of the monarchy. By doing this he shows that this body of thought lies at the heart of Western political thought even today.
For A Muse Of Fire
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Author : Heidi Heilig
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2018-09-25
For A Muse Of Fire written by Heidi Heilig and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-25 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
“Be prepared to stay up late with this one.”—NPR.org “[A] must-have story.”—School Library Journal (starred review) “Evocative and refreshingly unique.”—Tor A young woman with a dangerous power she barely understands. A smuggler with secrets of his own. A country torn between a merciless colonial army, a terrifying tyrant, and a feared rebel leader. The first book in acclaimed author Heidi Heilig’s Shadow Players trilogy blends traditional storytelling with ephemera for a lush, page-turning tale of escape and rebellion. For a Muse of Fire will captivate fans of Sabaa Tahir, Leigh Bardugo, and Renée Ahdieh. Jetta’s family is famed as the most talented troupe of shadow players in the land. With Jetta behind the scrim, their puppets seem to move without string or stick—a trade secret, they say. In truth, Jetta can see the souls of the recently departed and bind them to the puppets with her blood. But ever since the colonizing army conquered their country, the old ways are forbidden. Jetta must never show, never tell. Her skill and fame are her family’s way to earn a spot aboard the royal ship to Aquitan, where shadow plays are the latest rage, and where rumor has it the Mad King has a spring that cures his ills. Because seeing spirits is not the only thing that plagues Jetta. But as rebellion seethes and as Jetta meets a young smuggler, she will face truths and decisions that she never imagined—and safety will never seem so far away. Heidi Heilig creates a vivid, rich world inspired by Southeast Asian cultures and French colonialism. Told from Jetta’s first-person point-of-view, as well as chapters written as play scripts and ephemera such as telegrams and letters, For a Muse of Fire is an engrossing journey that weaves magic, simmering romance, and the deep bonds of family with the high stakes of epic adventure.
Kingdom For A Stage
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Author : Joy Hancox
language : en
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Release Date : 2001
Kingdom For A Stage written by Joy Hancox and has been published by Sutton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Joy Hancox enlightens the concepts underlying the design of theaters in Elizabethan London, how they related to Renaissance notions of proportion and alchemy, and contributes to ongoing and passionate debate regarding the size and shape of the theaters.
A Kingdom For A Stage
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Author : Robert Ornstein
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1972
A Kingdom For A Stage written by Robert Ornstein and has been published by Cambridge : Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Literary Criticism categories.
Henry V
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-10
Henry V written by William Shakespeare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-10 with categories.
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written near 1599. It tells the story of King Henry V of England, focusing on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War. In the First Quarto text, it was titled The Cronicle History of Henry the fift,p.6 which became The Life of Henry the Fifth in the First Folio text. The play is the final part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry IV, Part 2. The original audiences would thus have already been familiar with the title character, who was depicted in the Henry IV plays as a wild, undisciplined young man. In Henry V, the young prince has matured. He embarks on an expedition to France and, his army badly outnumbered, defeats the French at Agincourt. The Elizabethan stage lacked scenery. It begins with a Prologue, in which the Chorus (a lone speaker addressing the audience) apologizes for the limitations of the theatre, wishing there were "a Muse of fire", with real princes and a kingdom for a stage, to do justice to King Henry's story. Then, says the Chorus, King Henry would "[a]ssume the port [bearing] of Mars". The Chorus encourages the audience to use their "imaginary forces" to overcome the limitations of the stage: "Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts ... turning the accomplishment of many years / Into an hour-glass". Shakespeare's plays are in five acts. In Henry V, the first two deal largely with the king and his decision to invade France, persuaded that through ancestry, he is the rightful heir to the French throne. The French Dauphin, son of King Charles VI, answers Henry's claims with a condescending and insulting gift of tennis balls, "as matching to his youth and vanity." The Chorus reappears at the beginning of each act to advance the story. At the beginning of Act II, he describes the country's dedication to the war effort: "Now all the youth of England are on fire... They sell the pasture now to buy the horse, / Following the mirror of all Christian kings ...." Act II includes a plot by the Earl of Cambridge and two comrades to assassinate Henry at Southampton. Henry's clever uncovering of the plot and his ruthless treatment of the conspirators show that he has changed from the earlier plays in which he appeared. In Act III Henry and his troops cross the English Channel to attack the French port of Harfleur. The Chorus appears again: "Grapple your minds to sternage of this navy/And leave your England, as dead midnight still". The French king, says the Chorus, "doth offer him / Catharine his daughter, and with her, to dowry, / Some petty and unprofitable dukedoms." Henry is not satisfied. At the siege of Harfleur, the English are beaten back at first, but Henry urges them on with one of Shakespeare's best-known speeches. "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; / Or close the wall up with our English dead...." After a bloody siege, the English take Harfleur, but Henry's forces are so depleted that he decides not to go on to Paris. Instead, he decides to move up the coast to Calais. The French assemble a powerful army and pursue him.
A Stage For A Kingdom
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Author : Tony Church
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-12-03
A Stage For A Kingdom written by Tony Church and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-03 with Performing Arts categories.
With an introduction by Sir Patrick Stewart. Tony Church, actor, director and teacher was a founder member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, head of drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Dean of the National Conservatory in Denver, Colorado. In a career spanning six decades, starting with the part of Grumpy in Snow White and culminating in a one-man show, he performed on a variety of stages worldwide: from the Vatican to a field in Greece, from Windsor Castle to a table top in California. This warm and entertaining memoir takes the reader on a lively journey through the world of twentieth century theatre. Concluding the book is a description by Geoffrey Church, Tony's son, of the last ever performance on the old stage at the Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Featuring a star-studded cast this was also Tony's farewell to the stage.