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The Death of Comedy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Segal, Erich, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, In a grand tour of comic theater over the centuries, Erich Segal traces the evolution of the classical form from its early origins in a misogynistic quip by the sixth-century B.C. Susarion, through countless weddings and happy endings, to the exasperated monosyllables of Samuel Beckett. With fitting wit, profound erudition lightly worn, and instructive examples from the mildly amusing to the uproarious, his book fully illustrates comedy's glorious life cycle from its first breath to its death in the Theater of the Absurd. An exploration of various landmarks in the history of a genre that flourished almost unchanged for two millennia, "The Death of Comedy" revisits the obscenities and raucous twists of Aristophanes, the neighborly pleasantries of Menander, the tomfoolery and farce of Plautus. Segal shows how the ribaldry of foiled adultery, a staple of Roman comedy, reappears in force on the stages of Restoration England. And he gives us a closer look at the "schadenfreude"--delight in someone else's misfortune--that marks Machiavelli's and Marlowe's works. At every turn in Segal's analysis--from Shakespeare to Moliere to Shaw--another facet of the comic art emerges, until finally, he argues, "the head conquers and the heart dies": Letting the intellect take the lead, Cocteau, Ionesco, and Beckett smother comedy as we know it. The book is a "tour de force," a sweeping panorama of the art and history of comedy, as insightful as it is delightful to read.

The Doctoral Examination Process: A Handbook for Students,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tinkler, Penny / Tinkler, Carolyn / Jackson, Carolyn, PUBLISHER: Open University Press, The Ph.D. examination process has been "secret" and "mystifying"--but this book sheds light on the process. The authors provide students, supervisors, and examiners with constructive ways of understanding, preparing for, and undertaking the Ph.D. examination. This book is informed by four years of research on the experiences and practices of academics and candidates across disciplines and from across Britain. Valuable for everyone involved in Ph.D. examinations.

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DESCRIZIONE THE World Book Encyclopedia 22 Volumi Enciclopedia Autore:Vari Editore:Field Educational Corporation Anno di stampa: Lingua: inglese Prezzo: E(per mancanza di due volumi) 22 volumi misurano cm 25.5 x cm 19 brossura rigida

Who Was Who in the American Revolution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Purcell, L. Edward, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Containing over entries, this is the first one-volume reference to examine the lives and careers of the men and women of the Revolution. The book covers the full spectrum of historical figures, including regular army and military generals, naval commanders, significant civilians, Loyalists, French allies, diplomats, and more.

To the Planets

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Nicholas / di Gaudesi, Andrea Ricciardi / Rabatti, Alessandro, PUBLISHER: Peter Bedrick Books, This fantastic book takes young readers on an adventure through the wonders and mysteries of our solar system. It is filled with the knowledge of experts in their fields, and it is designed for easy reference. This beautifully illustrated book are a wonderful addition to any home or school library.

Serious Play: Modern Clown Performance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Peacock, Louise, PUBLISHER: Intellect (UK), Slapstick comedy is the primary mode of performance for clowns, and in "Serious Play, "drama scholar Louise Peacock explores the evolution over the past fifty years of this unique brand of physical comedy. Though an analysis of clowning in a range of settings--theaters, circuses, hospitals, refugee camps, and churches--Peacock offers a framework for the evaluation of clowning, and she examines the therapeutic potential of the comedic performance. This is the first book to consider clowning venues and styles in light of play theory, including comparisons of traditional clown comedy and contemporary circuses like Cirque du Soleil. A distinctive study, "Serious Play" also provides authoritative definitions of clowns and clown performance styles that establishes a critical vocabulary for clowning performance.

The Great Book of Mediterranean Cuisine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Book Sales, Inc., PUBLISHER: Booksales, From Zuppa di cime di ortica to Fricassea di pesce, this cookbook contains more than 400 recipes. With such a variety of tastes to choose from, these recipes are bound to satiate even the most discriminating palates.

I Ching

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Huang, Kerson / Huang, Rosemary, PUBLISHER: Workman Publishing, For three thousand years, people have sought personal insight and a window on the future from the I Ching, or the Book of Changes, the classic Chinese oracle and book of wisdom. Drawing on archeological findings, previously published only in Chinese, indicating how the I Ching was actually used by those who created it, and motivated by a lifetime of personal use and fascination, Kerson Huang has created a new translation of great significance. Restoring the I Ching to its original form, Huang underscores its first use as a practical oracle by Chinese farmers. His translation beautifully preserves the starkly poetic voice of the original, while his comments clearly and simply explain the images and detail the historical references buried within the verse. Huang reveals the I Ching as an epic poem equivalent to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"--one hexagram recalls the dethroning of Feng Feng; a series of lines portray Wang Hai, one of the three High Ancestors of the Shang dynasty; a third contains a sage proclamation of Lord Tang. Each hexagram and its corresponding interpretation is presented on a two-page spread, making this version unusually easy to use and understand. Introductory chapters detail the evolution of the I Ching, from the philosophical reinterpretations of Confucius to the modern musings of Carl Jung, and clearly explain both the coin method and yarrow-stalk method for consulting the oracle. Over copies in print.

The Siege of Derry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Macrory, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book traces the events surrounding the siege of Londonderry by Catholic soldiers, the siege that Macaulay was to call "the most memorable in the annals of the British Isles." Macrory draws on a wide range of sources to chart the origins of the conflict--the Tyrone wars, the Plantation of Ulster, the Catholic rising of , and Cromwell's retribution at Brogheda and Wexford--and vividly recounts the siege itself, stressing throughout how many of the problems Ulster faces today have their roots in the 17th century and before.

Rescued by C#

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Charles, PUBLISHER: OnWord Press, Learn the basics and gain the ability to master the new C# programming language with this complete book. The new C# programming language from Microsoft combines many of the object-oriented programming concepts and syntax of C++ with the ease of programming offered by Visual Basic. This book will teach you to master C# programming in the.Net programming environment and the new Common Language Runtime. No programming experience is needed to get started with Rescued by C#, as this book teaches C# as a first programming language without using the parallels to C++ and Visual Basic to explain the constructs. You will first get an introduction to programming concepts and then jump into C# class early in the book. After learning about classes, readers then explore other C# programming concepts such as functions, structures, exceptions, and arrays. Whether you are new to programming or have some background in program and application development, C# is a new world of programming just waiting for you

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12th Planet: Book I of the Earth Chronicles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sitchin, Zecharia, PUBLISHER: Harper, Over the years, startling evidence has been uncovered, challenging established notions of the origins of life on Earth--evidence that suggests the existence of an advanced group of extraterrestrials who once inhabited our world. The first book of the revolutionary "Earth Chronicles" series offers indisputable documentary evidence of the existence of the mysterious planet Nibiru and tells why its astronauts came to Earth eons ago to fashion mankind in their image. The product of more than thirty years of meticulous research, "The 12th Planet" treats as fact, not myth, the tales of Creation, the Deluge, the Tower of Babel, and the Nefilim who married the daughters of man. By weaving together the biblical narrative with Sumerian and Babylonian clay-tablet texts, it challenges the established notions of the origins of Earth and mankind, and offers a compelling alternative history and prehistory of both.

Deeley, Motorcycle Millionaire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hilliard, Frank, PUBLISHER: Orca Book Publishers, The exciting story of a punch-em-up dirt-track racer who weathered personal tragedy to become the first Honda distributor in the English-speaking world and the first Harley-Davidson distributor anywhere.

Driving Into the Storm: Selected Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wedde, Ian, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, One of the major young New Zealand poets, Ian Wedde has published nine volumes of poetry, winning the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry in for his first book. Intended as an introduction to his writing, this volume contains a selection of his poetry published between and .

The Holy Spirit Unleashed in You: Acts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arthur, Kay, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, A 13-week study of the book of Acts from the International Inductive Study Series. Explores the dynamic working of God's Spirit in the lives of early believers -- and in the lives of believers today.

Libro The Creative Black Book

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Dynamic Teachers: Leaders of Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rallis, Sharon F. / Rossman, Gretchen B. / Brackett, Ann, PUBLISHER: Corwin Press, The role of the teacher is no longer confined to the classroom or to interactions with students. The authors of this book illustrate through case studies the emerging roles of dynamic' teachers.

Star Wars: The Complete Vader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Windham, Ryder / Vilmur, Peter, PUBLISHER: Lucas Books, Star Wars: The Complete Vader is the definitive book on the history, myth, and cultural impact of Darth Vader. From his early development in the first "Star Wars" film by George Lucas, to the new legends created in comics, videogames, and novels, to his ongoing appearances on everything from television commercials to bedspreads, Vader presents a complete view in all his incarnations as the Dark Lord of the Sith. Going beyond the films to cover his further adventures in the "Star Wars" Expanded Universe, the book combines new insight with exclusive interviews and photographs from the Lucasfilm Archives. Interactive reproductions of rare memorabilia fire the imagination, while pages packed with never-seen-before images explore the world's endless fascination with the notorious Darth Vader.

Nature's Fireworks: A Book about Lightning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sherman, Josepha / Wesley, Omarr, PUBLISHER: Picture Window Books, The dance of snowflakes. The patter of rain. Find out why the sky acts as it does in these eye-pleasing books that are perfect for the emergent reader. This series is aligned with the standard, "The Physical Setting: The Earth" as required by Benchmarks for Science Literacy: Project .

The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walter Brueggemann, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, NA

Primary Sources, Historical Collections: Diary of a Tour in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mary Georgina Emma Dawson Damer, Hon, PUBLISHER: Primary Sources, Historical Collections, This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian continent to significant time periods spanning centuries, the book was made in an effort to preserve the work of previous generations.

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Theater Yearbook : The Applause Best Plays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Guernsey, Otis L. / Sweet, Jeffrey / Hirschfeld, Al, PUBLISHER: Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers, The Applause Best Plays Yearbook was started in and has appeared every year since then, becoming the standard reference book for the American Theater. This edition includes the plays: Conversations with My Father * Crazy for You * Dancing at Lughnasa * The Extra Man * Fires in the Mirror * Lips Together, Teeth Apart * Mad Forest * Marvin's Room * Sight Unseen * Two Trains Running. Also includes Al Hirschfield's complete gallery of the theater season as well as essays, articles and photos covering the Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway season. Hardcover.

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