As well as 'play-makers' and 'poets', playwrights of the early modern period were known as 'play-patchers' because their texts were made from separate documents. This book is the first to consider all the papers created by authors and theatres by the time of the opening performance, recovering types of script not previously known to have existed. With chapters on plot-scenarios, arguments, playbills, prologues and epilogues, songs, staged scrolls, backstage-plots and parts, it shows how textually distinct production was from any single unified book. And, as performance documents were easily lost, relegated or reused, the story of a play's patchy creation also becomes the story of its co-authorship, cuts, revisions and additions. Using a large body of fresh evidence, Documents of Performance in Early Modern England brings a wholly new reading to printed and manuscript playbooks of the Shakespearean period, redefining what a play, and what a playwright, actually is.
Up until now, facts about theatrical rehearsal have been considered irrecoverable. But in this groundbreaking new study, Tiffany Stern gathers together two centuries' worth of historical material which shows how actors received and responded to their parts, and how rehearsal affected thecreation and revision of plays. Plotting theatrical change over time, from the mid-sixteenth to the late eighteenth century, this book will revolutionize the fields of textual and theatre history alike.
This volume offers a lively introduction to the major issues of the stage and print history of the plays, and discusses what a Shakespeare play actually is.
In 1778 Edmond Malone published his first contribution to Shakespeare scholarship, An Attempt to Ascertain the Order in which the Plays Attributed to Shakspeare were Written. He revised and republished it in 1790 and began a further revision of it which was printed posthumously in 1821. This Element will be on the three versions of Malone's Attempt and the way they created, shaped, focused, directed, and misdirected, our idea of the chronology and sequence of Shakespeare's plays. By showing Malone's impressive, fallible choices, adopted or adapted by later editors, it reveals how current Shakespeare editions are, in good and bad ways, Malonian at heart.
A truly groundbreaking collaboration of original theatre history with exciting literary criticism, Shakespeare in Parts is the first book fully to explore the original form in which Shakespeare's drama overwhelmingly circulated. This was not the full play-text; it was not the public performance. It was the actor's part, consisting of the bare cues and speeches of each individual role. With group rehearsals rare or non-existent, the cued part alone had to furnish the actor with his character. But each such part-text was riddled with gaps and uncertainties. The actor knew what he was going to say, but not necessarily when, or why, or to whom; he may have known next to nothing of any other part. It demanded the most sensitive attention to the opportunities inscribed in the script, and to the ongoing dramatic moment. Here is where the young actor Shakespeare learnt his trade; here is where his imagination, verbal and technical, learnt to roam. This is the story of Shakespeare in Parts. As Shakespeare developed his playwriting, the apparent limitations of the medium get transformed into expressive opportunities. Both cue and speech become promise-crammed repositories of meaning and movement, and of individually discoverable space and time. Writing always for the same core group of players, Shakespeare could take - and insist upon - unprecedented risks. The result is onstage drama of astonishing immediacy. Starting with a comprehensive history of the part in early modern theatre, Simon Palfrey and Tiffany Stern's mould-altering work of historical and imaginative recovery provides a unique keyhole onto hitherto forgotten practices and techniques. It not only discovers a newly active, choice-ridden actor, but a new Shakespeare.
This volume offers a lively introduction to the major issues of the stage and print history of the plays, and discusses what a Shakespeare play actually is.
This was the original magnum opus of Earth Manifesto understandings. This book contains entertaining stories, incisive insights, philosophical introspections and biggest picture perspectives of all the great issues that face human beings and our civilizations today.
The Original Earth Manifesto is the first of what has evolved into 12 Books of the Earth Manifesto. Each of the 121 one-page Soliloquies in this original manuscript has been transcribed from the original in this historic version of provocative ideas and insightful understandings. This Book Nine also contains important ideas that were germinating as history unfolded in late 2015.
Lake Powell Tales-an engaging and entertaining collection of personal stories that span the decades about exploring and enjoying America's most scenic lake, in the heart of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Boaters and hikers far and wide will relate to these adventures and discoveries. Share with the authors the serenity of a calm summer day. Come along on epic outings. Visit remote and amazing places. Learn of new possibilities for your next vacation. Dive down to see one of the world's largest natural bridges. Discover ancient ruins. Mingle with the wildlife. Survive a flood. Fish for lunkers. Hunt for that "perfect" boat. All this and more, as you read along and find out why Lake Powell is such an amazing place. Set amidst the sandstone in the heart of the Colorado Plateau, Lake Powell and the surrounding area contain endless adventure opportunities. Three million visitors per year all have one thing in common-their love for Lake Powell. So come with the authors, as they take you there. Experience Lake Powell, and enjoy your trip.
FROM EXCITING AUTHOR OF YOUNG ADULT FANTASY ROMANCE TIFFANY DAUNE Book one in the Cursed Fates series Everyone has secrets. But Olena's are deadly. Deep within Olena looms a vicious monster destined to one day awaken and demand her sacrifice to the gods. But until that fateful date arrives, she must harness the beast' s power to slay the monsters vying for the magic on the isle. Each spring, the hunters pen secret offerings and cast them into the flames, praying their beasts will slumber another year. This year, Olena went too far to impress the gods. With Olena' s nineteenth birthday nearing and hunter numbers dwindling with each awakening beast, she needed an undeniably perfect offering— a monumental gesture. But if the other hunters ever discovered Olena' s offering, they would turn their crossbows on her. As summer nears, Olena believes her secret is safe until she receives a mysterious text message claiming they possess the supposedly burned book of offerings. At first, she believes the messages are a cruel hoax, but after catching her team captain with her boyfriend, she didn' t stay that night to witness the book ignite. Fearing her fate if the others discover her secret, she must tap into every sense the sleeping beast can grant her to track down the one who seeks to destroy her and recover the cursed book before they reveal her dark offering. Or die trying. Loyalties will be tested. Friendships shattered. And hearts destroyed. Welcome to the Isle of Wolves.
Do family, faith--and fame--go together? In this captivating novel from award-winning author Tiffany L. Warren, two brothers reach for the stars, but are they prepared for a fall'. . . They're handsome, smart, and musically gifted. Brothers Camden and Blaine Drake have put their talents together and founded a gospel group. The quieter one, Camden is the songwriter, while charismatic Blaine is the performer. At first, their Bishop father is against the idea--until Blaine, his favorite, wows the congregation with his performance at a church revival. Sure enough, once the bishop witnesses their effect on the crowd he wants them there every Sunday. But he may have set the stage for trouble. . . As the group's popularity grows, so do the groupies--and promiscuous Blaine is more than happy to share his love. Gigs across the country, meetings with music execs, a chance to sign with a major label, and a sexy new band member bring new connections--and dangerous new temptations. Soon, a slew of rumors and a shocking betrayal threaten to destroy the group--and the brothers' relationship. But one event is going to rock their world forever. Do they have enough faith, forgiveness, and brotherly love left to find harmony once more'...
A young woman who has given up on hope, and an aged lady who has nothing but hope. THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER ...is the heartfelt story of dealing with the loss of great love and holding on to the memorys of the past. This story of the miracle of love will live with you forever. Set in a small Victorian town in Tennessee, The Last Rose Of Summer begins with a torn Elizabeth Frances on her journey to find love again. Her loss of great love has been to much to bear. With her grandfather very ill, she spends a long and stormy night beside her grandmother in a cold hospital. There in the middle of a horrible storm, Elizabeth hears for the first time about the great love between her grandparents. Charlie and Sarah have more passion for life and each other than most could ever dream about. They meet on a cold November night and instantly there lives change. Sarahs parents dont approve of this strange man and with the war around the corner Charlie could leave at a moments notice. There fight to be together engulfs every moment.
This book presents instructions for drawing various boats, ships, and other watercraft, including: Los Angeles Class Submarine, Sailboat, Junk, Aircraft Carrier, Jet Ski, Battleship, Tall Ship, Catamaran, Hydroplane, Yacht, Riverboat, and America's Cup Yacht. An introduction on each subject explains basic facts about it and why it looks the way it does.
Many books are available for specific tests such as the MCAT, GRE, and PCAT, but how do you study for your everyday classes to make the good grades on your report card and transcript? Many schools teach time management and the subject matter, but you are on your own when you get home. This book has 10 great tips on how to study at home to make the grades you need to be successful in school, your job, grocery shopping, and more! If you never learned study skills, you will gain insight from reading this book. Build your confidence and help your future. There are also bonus tips on how to be a great student in 10 Tactics to Tackle Studying!
Our sacred texts have the potential to become texts of torture or texts of liberation. History through Trauma explores the symbolic function of religious, political, and national symbols that aid in the construction of historical narratives, and the psychological effects of trauma on their creation and dissolution. The Deuteronomic Covenant, paramount in the construction of a biblical history of Israel, is analyzed with regard to Israel’s history of exile. What is proffered is the book of Job as a symbolic history of Israel that stands as a counter-history beside the dominant history constructed in the canon’s historical books—a counter-history whose function works to re-enliven the symbol of covenant. History through Trauma brings consciousness to the effects of exile on the dominant historical narratives in the Hebrew canon and to the eradicated affective experiences of trauma that surface in counter-texts such as the book of Job. This work offers a valuable new understanding of the impact of trauma on history-making in general—an understanding that brings light to biblical studies, practical theology, pastoral psychology, and psychoanalysis.
After years of dealing with her past of physical and sexual abuse Simone is finally coming into her own. A successful career in real estate, amazing friends, and a past she would like to forget. As she takes on this new attitude on life, falling in love was not on her to do list. She didn't believe in love, until she met Jackson Pierce, the soon-to-be well known smooth, sexy, urban artist of Houston. Jackson could connect with the feeling of love. He didn't think he could find true love, until he found her. After letting down the wire fences that guarded their hearts, Simone finds herself opening up about her past. But soon regrets her decision after discovering Jackson had a past of his own. Questioning who Jackson really was Simone wonders if love really conquers all. By the time she finds out for her self, tragedy strikes. She asks herself love may conquer all but does it save the one that holds your heart?
A pathbreaking history of the development of scientific racism, white nationalism, and segregationist philanthropy in the U.S. and South Africa in the early twentieth century, Waste of a White Skin focuses on the American Carnegie Corporation’s study of race in South Africa, the Poor White Study, and its influence on the creation of apartheid. This book demonstrates the ways in which U.S. elites supported apartheid and Afrikaner Nationalism in the critical period prior to 1948 through philanthropic interventions and shaping scholarly knowledge production. Rather than comparing racial democracies and their engagement with scientific racism, Willoughby-Herard outlines the ways in which a racial regime of global whiteness constitutes domestic racial policies and in part animates black consciousness in seemingly disparate and discontinuous racial democracies. This book uses key paradigms in black political thought—black feminism, black internationalism, and the black radical tradition—to provide a rich account of poverty and work. Much of the scholarship on whiteness in South Africa overlooks the complex politics of white poverty and what they mean for the making of black political action and black people’s presence in the economic system. Ideal for students, scholars, and interested readers in areas related to U.S. History, African History, World History, Diaspora Studies, Race and Ethnicity, Sociology, Anthropology, and Political Science.
World-renowned medium Carmel Joy Baird shares the powerful story of how she overcame extreme panic and anxiety to break a cycle of abuse and find a life of freedom, forgiveness, and love. From childhood Carmel heard and saw things that nobody else did. Full of fear and shame for what she thought made her "crazy," she justified being abused and began to lose all believe in her own self-worth. When Carmel finally accepted the truth of spirits, she was able to use her gift of speaking to the dead to help thousands of people worldwide—but first she had to help herself. Join Carmel on the roller-coaster journey that made her the person and healer that she is today, and learn how you, too, can turn your shame into power and love. By embarking on this path, you will gain a better grasp on what lies behind your shame, as well as a firmer understanding of yourself and your own truth, and how to live in love and in light.
Bobbi Snow is more at home behind an easel than on the golf green. After all, being a pro golfer was her twin brother's goal and her father's obsession. But when Bobbi's careless accident causes a fire that leaves her brother crippled, she's determined to dust off her clubs and follow his dream. Playing the hero might be the only way to save her splintering family. Maybe then her father will forgive her. But can she ever forgive herself?
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