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Playing God

Medieval Mysteries on the Modern Stage

by John Elliott Jr. ...

Series series Heritage
Religious drama was one of the most vital art forms of the medieval era. In medieval mystery plays, God appeared as one of the characters, along with angels, saints, the devil, and others. Until very recently however, the revival of interest in medieval culture has not included drama, beacuse of a lingering fear of blasphemy associated with the representation of God on the stage. In Britain this ... Read more

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Religious drama was one of the most vital art forms of the medieval era. In medieval mystery plays, God appeared as one of the characters, along with angels, saints, the devil, and others. Until very recently however, the revival of interest in medieval culture has not included drama, beacuse of a lingering fear of blasphemy associated with the representation of God on the stage. In Britain this
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Last Days of Pompeii

by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton ...

TALKING lightly on a thousand matters, the two young men saunteredthrough the streets; they were now in that quarter which was filled withthe gayest shops, their open interiors all and each radiant with thegaudy yet harmonious colors of frescoes, inconceivably varied in fancyand design. The sparkling fountains, that at every vista threw upwardstheir grateful spray in the summer air; the crowd of ... Read more

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TALKING lightly on a thousand matters, the two young men saunteredthrough the streets; they were now in that quarter which was filled withthe gayest shops, their open interiors all and each radiant with thegaudy yet harmonious colors of frescoes, inconceivably varied in fancyand design. The sparkling fountains, that at every vista threw upwardstheir grateful spray in the summer air; the crowd of
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Faustus

by David Mamet ...

Having put his personal stamp on the contemporary theater, David Mamet now performs the supremely audacious feat of reinventing the theater of the past. He does so by telling his own ingenious and eerily moving version of the tragedy of Dr. Faustus.Mamet’s Faustus—like Marlowe’s and Goethe’s before him—is a philosopher whose life’s work has been the pursuit of “the secret engine of the world.” He ... Read more

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Having put his personal stamp on the contemporary theater, David Mamet now performs the supremely audacious feat of reinventing the theater of the past. He does so by telling his own ingenious and eerily moving version of the tragedy of Dr. Faustus.Mamet’s Faustus—like Marlowe’s and Goethe’s before him—is a philosopher whose life’s work has been the pursuit of “the secret engine of the world.” He
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Bacchae

by Euripides, Robin Robertson, Daniel Mendelsohn ...

A bold new translation of Euripides’ shockingly modern classic work, from Forward Prize-winning poet, Robin Robertson, with a new introduction by bestselling and award-winning writer, critic and translator Daniel Mendelsohn.Thebes has been rocked by the arrival of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. Drawn by the god’s power, the women of the city have rushed to worship him on the mountain, ... Read more

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A bold new translation of Euripides’ shockingly modern classic work, from Forward Prize-winning poet, Robin Robertson, with a new introduction by bestselling and award-winning writer, critic and translator Daniel Mendelsohn.Thebes has been rocked by the arrival of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. Drawn by the god’s power, the women of the city have rushed to worship him on the mountain,
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Eunuchus: the Eunuch, a Comedy

by Terence ...

Classic Roman comedy play. With active table of contents. According to Wikipedia, "Restoration poet and playwright Sir Charles Sedley modelled his comedy Bellamira: or, The Mistress (1687) partly on this play. (161 BC) Eunuchus (The Eunuch) is a comedy written by the Roman playwright Terence featuring a complex plot of familial misunderstanding....Publius Terentius Afer (195/185159 BC), better ... Read more

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Classic Roman comedy play. With active table of contents. According to Wikipedia, "Restoration poet and playwright Sir Charles Sedley modelled his comedy Bellamira: or, The Mistress (1687) partly on this play. (161 BC) Eunuchus (The Eunuch) is a comedy written by the Roman playwright Terence featuring a complex plot of familial misunderstanding....Publius Terentius Afer (195/185159 BC), better
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Lucifer

by Joost van den Vondel ...

Translated by Noel Clark ...

Series series Oberon Classics
An influential and controversial work by Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), the colossus of Dutch literature, regarded as a major influence on Milton's Paradise Lost. An angel returns from Eden, his wings singed by the beauty of Adam and Eve's world, longing for the pleasures of their flesh. ... Read more

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An influential and controversial work by Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), the colossus of Dutch literature, regarded as a major influence on Milton's Paradise Lost. An angel returns from Eden, his wings singed by the beauty of Adam and Eve's world, longing for the pleasures of their flesh.
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The Birds

by Aristophanes ...

This portrayal of a flawed utopia called Cloudcuckooland is an enchanting escape into the world of free-flying fantasy that explores the eternal dilemmas of man on earth. ... Read more

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This portrayal of a flawed utopia called Cloudcuckooland is an enchanting escape into the world of free-flying fantasy that explores the eternal dilemmas of man on earth.
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The Exotic Messiah

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Looking at Lysistrata

Eight Essays and a New Version of Aristophanes' Provocative Comedy

by David Stuttard ...

In Aristophanes' Lysistrata, the women of Athens, fed up with the war against Sparta, go on a sex strike and barricade themselves into the acropolis to persuade their husbands to vote against the war. It is the most often performed of all Aristophanes' comedies. It is also, perhaps, the most misunderstood. This collection of essays by eight leading academics - written for sixth-form students and ... Read more

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In Aristophanes' Lysistrata, the women of Athens, fed up with the war against Sparta, go on a sex strike and barricade themselves into the acropolis to persuade their husbands to vote against the war. It is the most often performed of all Aristophanes' comedies. It is also, perhaps, the most misunderstood. This collection of essays by eight leading academics - written for sixth-form students and
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The City and the Stage

Performance, Genre, and Gender in Plato's Laws

by Marcus Folch ...

What role did poetry, music, song, and dance play in the social and political life of the ancient Greek city? How did philosophy respond to, position itself against, and articulate its own ambitions in relation to the poetic tradition? How did ancient philosophers theorize and envision alternatives to fourth-century Athenian democracy? The City and the Stage poses such questions in a study of the ... Read more

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What role did poetry, music, song, and dance play in the social and political life of the ancient Greek city? How did philosophy respond to, position itself against, and articulate its own ambitions in relation to the poetic tradition? How did ancient philosophers theorize and envision alternatives to fourth-century Athenian democracy? The City and the Stage poses such questions in a study of the
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The Song of Songs: A Rendering of Scripture's Canticles as Theatrical Pageant

by Becca Menon ...

The divine work of supreme love.Wise King Solomon has created a commune for unmarriageable Jewish women. Those Daughters of Jerusalem perform this dramatic pastiche of his poetry and music for him and his sublime beloved, The Queen of Sheba.Like all true lovers, they have their private language and their secret code.Their intimate rapture became a book of Scripture; "Canticles," or "The Song of ... Read more

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The divine work of supreme love.Wise King Solomon has created a commune for unmarriageable Jewish women. Those Daughters of Jerusalem perform this dramatic pastiche of his poetry and music for him and his sublime beloved, The Queen of Sheba.Like all true lovers, they have their private language and their secret code.Their intimate rapture became a book of Scripture; "Canticles," or "The Song of
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Gilgamesh

by Derrek Hines ...

Series series Oberon Modern Plays
Gilgamesh is one of the most powerful men in Iraq. A king, a demi-God and a fearsome tyrant, he thrives on the shame and suffering of his subjects, robbing them of their innocence to fuel his lust. But when the Gods turn against him, an almighty battle of will ensues, and a defiant Gilgamesh is forced to learn love, friendship, empathy and, in the end, mortality.Gilgamesh is the world's first ... Read more

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Gilgamesh is one of the most powerful men in Iraq. A king, a demi-God and a fearsome tyrant, he thrives on the shame and suffering of his subjects, robbing them of their innocence to fuel his lust. But when the Gods turn against him, an almighty battle of will ensues, and a defiant Gilgamesh is forced to learn love, friendship, empathy and, in the end, mortality.Gilgamesh is the world's first
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