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The Praise Singer
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-08-06
The Praise Singer written by Mary Renault and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-06 with Fiction categories.
'Mary Renault's portraits of the ancient world are fierce, complex and eloquent, infused at every turn with her life-long passion for the Classics. Her characters live vividly both in their own time, and in ours' MADELINE MILLER Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us' HILARY MANTEL In the story of the great lyric poet Simonides, Mary Renault brings alive a time in Greece when tyrants kept an unsteady rule and poetry, music, and royal patronage combined to produce a flowering of the arts. Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th century B.C. Greece, Simonides learns not only how to play the kithara and compose poetry, but also how to navigate the shifting alliances surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia, to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates, and to the fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way, he encounters artists, statesmen, athletes, thinkers, and lovers, including the likes of Pythagoras and Aischylos. Using the singer's unique perspective, Renault combines her vibrant imagination and her formidable knowledge of history to establish a sweeping, resilient vision of a golden century. 'There's much to say about her interweaving of myth and history and, just as interestingly, there's much to wonder at in the way she fills in the large dark spaces where we know next to nothing about the times she describes . . . an important and wonderful writer . . . she set a course into serious-minded, psychologically intense historical fiction that today seems more important than ever' - Sam Jordison, Guardian
The Praise Singer
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1988
The Praise Singer written by Mary Renault and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Fiction categories.
Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th century B.C. Greece, Simonides learns not only how to play the kithara and compose poetry, but also how to navigate the shifting alliances surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia, to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates, and to the fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way, he encounters artists, statesmen, athletes, thinkers, and lovers, including the likes of Pythagoras and Aischylos.
Praise Singer
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Ed Stephan presents a synopsis of "The Praise Singer," written by English author Mary Renault and originally published by Pantheon. The resource describes the people, animals, places, coins, and art used in ancient Greece, as well as provides maps of areas discussed in the novel.
The Praise Singer
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2013-09-10
The Praise Singer written by Mary Renault and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-10 with Fiction categories.
The New York Times–bestselling portrayal of the life of ancient Greece’s lyric poet. “[Renault's] historical novels . . . are among the finest ever written” (The Washington Post Book World). Simonides of Keos lived during the fifth and sixth centuries BC, a fertile period for the arts, when myths were being acted out and verse had just begun to be written down. In this evocative portrayal of Simonides, the poet is learning to master his craft and secure fickle patrons, and his travels place him at the scene of many central historical events. This fact, along with his friendship with gallivanting, brilliant Anakreon, makes him a perfect guide to the age. The Praise Singer is faithfully grounded in history, with all the immediacy of Mary Renault’s acclaimed novels of the ancient world, offering an unforgettable portrait of such events as the Persian invasion of Ionia, the reign of Pisistratos in Athens, and the fall of Hippias and Hipparchos. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author.
The Praise Singer
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher: Bantam Books
Release Date : 1979-12-01
The Praise Singer written by Mary Renault and has been published by Bantam Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-12-01 with Fiction categories.
In the story of the great lyric poet Simonides, Mary Renault brings alive a time in Greece when tyrants kept an unsteady rule and poetry, music, and royal patronage combined to produce a flowering of the arts. Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th century B.C. Greece, Simonides learns not only how to play the kithara and compose poetry, but also how to navigate the shifting alliances surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia, to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates, and to the fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way, he encounters artists, statesmen, athletes, thinkers, and lovers, including the likes of Pythagoras and Aischylos. Using the singer's unique perspective, Renault combines her vibrant imagination and her formidable knowledge of history to establish a sweeping, resilient vision of a golden century.
The Praise Singer
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Author : David Martyn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-06
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Jael is an orphaned slave, tending the village flocks and seeing the revelation of God all around him. After learning that the rainbow is a sign of God's covenant, Jael strikes out to find Noah's son, Shem. His journey takes him to Salem and King Melchizedek then all the way back home to face personal tragedy and doubt in his new flock. In King Melchizedek's garden, Jael encounters the Lord but will this be a solid enough foundation to guide and inform him? His journey, like ours, is a lifelong struggle to keep his promise to God.
The Praise Singers And Other Plays
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Author : Pierre Eugène Meunier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Praise Singers And Other Plays written by Pierre Eugène Meunier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Nigeria categories.
Grio
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Author : Charyn D. Sutton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Grio written by Charyn D. Sutton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with African Americans categories.
The Praise Singer
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Author : David Martyn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-12-19
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A New Testament story lived in Old Testament times. An orphaned and nameless slave called only Jael, meaning "mountain goat," is left to tend the village flocks. He sees the revelation of God all around him. After learning that the rainbow is a sign of God's covenant spoken to Noah, Jael runs off to find Shem, a son of Noah, who confirms that Jael's new gift of praising God in song is the sign of his calling to God. His journey takes him to Salem where King Melchizedek disciples him and confides that God has one thing against him and Jael must confront God's indictment. After Melchizedek sends him home to shepherd his village masters, Jael faces personal tragedy and doubt in his new flock. Through it all, his encounter with God in Melchizedek's garden is his solid foundation of faith. Jael's journey, like ours, is a lifelong struggle to keep his promise to God; to first love God and then love all men. Published by Blue Forge Press.
Grio The Praise Singer
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Author : Charyn Sutton
language : en
Publisher: Enteracom, Incorporated
Release Date : 1989-12-01
Grio The Praise Singer written by Charyn Sutton and has been published by Enteracom, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-12-01 with African Americans categories.