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REED in Review

Essays in Celebration of the First Twenty-Five Years

Edited by Audrey Douglas, Sally-Beth Maclean ...

Series series Studies in Early English Drama
In 2002, the Records of Early English Drama (REED) project marked its twenty-fifth anniversary with a special series of sessions at the International Medieval Congress at Leeds University. The REED sessions were designed to allow critical reflection on the past, present, and future of the project as it entered the twenty-first century. Thirteen essays amplifying the content of selected conference ... Read more

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In 2002, the Records of Early English Drama (REED) project marked its twenty-fifth anniversary with a special series of sessions at the International Medieval Congress at Leeds University. The REED sessions were designed to allow critical reflection on the past, present, and future of the project as it entered the twenty-first century. Thirteen essays amplifying the content of selected conference
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Lord Strange's Men and Their Plays

by Prof. Lawrence Manley, Prof. Sally-Beth MacLean ...

In this major contribution to theater history and cultural studies, authors Lawrence Manley and Sally-Beth MacLean paint a lively portrait of Lord Strange’s Men, a daring company of players that dominated the London stage for a brief period in the late Elizabethan era. During their short theatrical reign, Lord Strange’s Men helped to define the dramaturgy of the era, performing the works of ... Read more

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In this major contribution to theater history and cultural studies, authors Lawrence Manley and Sally-Beth MacLean paint a lively portrait of Lord Strange’s Men, a daring company of players that dominated the London stage for a brief period in the late Elizabethan era. During their short theatrical reign, Lord Strange’s Men helped to define the dramaturgy of the era, performing the works of
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Allan Quatermain #1: King Solomon's Mines

by H. Rider Haggard ...

Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quartermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer. The Quartermain books have captivated readers for more than a century, spawning more than a dozen movies and a host of imitators. Thrill with Allan as he discovers the mythical King Solomon's Mines and their not-so-mythical curse. These are adventure stories in the grandest tradition ... Read more

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Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quartermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer. The Quartermain books have captivated readers for more than a century, spawning more than a dozen movies and a host of imitators. Thrill with Allan as he discovers the mythical King Solomon's Mines and their not-so-mythical curse. These are adventure stories in the grandest tradition
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Game of Queens

The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe

by Sarah Gristwood ...

"Sarah Gristwood has written a masterpiece that effortlessly and enthrallingly interweaves the amazing stories of women who ruled in Europe during the Renaissance period." -- Alison WeirSixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. From Isabella of Castile, and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor, these women wielded enormous power ... Read more

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"Sarah Gristwood has written a masterpiece that effortlessly and enthrallingly interweaves the amazing stories of women who ruled in Europe during the Renaissance period." -- Alison WeirSixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. From Isabella of Castile, and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor, these women wielded enormous power
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Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition

by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca ...

Translated by Fanny Bandelier ...

The New World story of the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca in his own wordsThis riveting true story is the first major narrative detailing the exploration of North America by Spanish conquistadors (1528-1536). The author, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, was a fortune-seeking Spanish nobleman and the treasurer of an expedition sent to claim for Spain a vast area of today's southern United States. In ... Read more

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The New World story of the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca in his own wordsThis riveting true story is the first major narrative detailing the exploration of North America by Spanish conquistadors (1528-1536). The author, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, was a fortune-seeking Spanish nobleman and the treasurer of an expedition sent to claim for Spain a vast area of today's southern United States. In
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The Complete Euripides

Volume V: Medea and Other Plays

by Euripides ...

Series series Greek Tragedy in New Translations
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. This volume collects Euipides' Alcestis (translated by ... Read more

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Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. This volume collects Euipides' Alcestis (translated by
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Beautiful Burnout

by Bryony Lavery ...

Keep your guard up. Protect yourself at all times. Protect your boy. Keep him safe. Keep him close. That is all that matters.Cameron is going places. He's going to see lights. He's going to make the world take notice and kneel at his feet. He's fighting for his club, his mum, his place in the world. And this boy is a natural. He has an affinity with the violence, the balance, the ritual, the grace ... Read more

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Keep your guard up. Protect yourself at all times. Protect your boy. Keep him safe. Keep him close. That is all that matters.Cameron is going places. He's going to see lights. He's going to make the world take notice and kneel at his feet. He's fighting for his club, his mum, his place in the world. And this boy is a natural. He has an affinity with the violence, the balance, the ritual, the grace
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Two Japanese Christian Heroes

by Johannes Laures Ph.D. ...

This true story of Christian martyrdom takes place in feudal Japan.The Christian world will always marvel how in less than two generations the Gospel seed struck such deep roots in Japan that thousands of coverts were ready to lay down their lives for Christ. True it is that many Japanese martyrs died for their faith are now canonized and beatified. Among many who did not obtain the crown of ... Read more

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This true story of Christian martyrdom takes place in feudal Japan.The Christian world will always marvel how in less than two generations the Gospel seed struck such deep roots in Japan that thousands of coverts were ready to lay down their lives for Christ. True it is that many Japanese martyrs died for their faith are now canonized and beatified. Among many who did not obtain the crown of
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The Georgics

by Virgil ...

Series series Epic Story
"The Georgics" by Virgil, a poetic masterpiece of ancient Rome, extolls the virtues of farming, nature, and the land's divine bounty. Comprising four books, it delves into agricultural practices, the cultivation of crops, the care of livestock, and the art of beekeeping, weaving practical guidance with rich allegory and mythology. Beyond its surface, Virgil celebrates the timeless connection ... Read more

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"The Georgics" by Virgil, a poetic masterpiece of ancient Rome, extolls the virtues of farming, nature, and the land's divine bounty. Comprising four books, it delves into agricultural practices, the cultivation of crops, the care of livestock, and the art of beekeeping, weaving practical guidance with rich allegory and mythology. Beyond its surface, Virgil celebrates the timeless connection
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The Cambridge Companion to Ben Jonson

Edited by Richard Harp, Stanley Stewart ...

Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
Ben Jonson is, in many ways, the figure of greatest centrality to literary study of the Elizabethan and Jacobean period. He wrote in virtually every literary genre: in drama, comedy, tragedy and masque; in poetry, epigram, epistle and lyric; in prose, literary criticism and English grammar. He became the most visible poet of his age, honored more than even William Shakespeare, and his dramatic ... Read more

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Ben Jonson is, in many ways, the figure of greatest centrality to literary study of the Elizabethan and Jacobean period. He wrote in virtually every literary genre: in drama, comedy, tragedy and masque; in poetry, epigram, epistle and lyric; in prose, literary criticism and English grammar. He became the most visible poet of his age, honored more than even William Shakespeare, and his dramatic
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Waiting for Godot

Character Studies

by Dr Paul Lawley ...

Series series Character Studies
This book provides an introductory study of Beckett'smost famous play, dealing not just with the four maincharacters but with the pairings that they form, andthe implications of these pairings for the very idea ofcharacter in the play. After locating Godot within thecontext of Beckett's work, Lawley discusses some ofthe play's puzzles and difficulties-including theabsent "fifth character", Godot ... Read more

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This book provides an introductory study of Beckett'smost famous play, dealing not just with the four maincharacters but with the pairings that they form, andthe implications of these pairings for the very idea ofcharacter in the play. After locating Godot within thecontext of Beckett's work, Lawley discusses some ofthe play's puzzles and difficulties-including theabsent "fifth character", Godot
... Read more
Religion Around Shakespeare

by Peter Iver Kaufman ...

Series series Religion Around
For years scholars and others have been trying to out Shakespeare as an ardent Calvinist, a crypto-Catholic, a Puritan-baiter, a secularist, or a devotee of some hybrid faith. In Religion Around Shakespeare, Peter Kaufman sets aside such speculation in favor of considering the historical and religious context surrounding his work. Employing extensive archival research, he aims to assist literary ... Read more

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For years scholars and others have been trying to out Shakespeare as an ardent Calvinist, a crypto-Catholic, a Puritan-baiter, a secularist, or a devotee of some hybrid faith. In Religion Around Shakespeare, Peter Kaufman sets aside such speculation in favor of considering the historical and religious context surrounding his work. Employing extensive archival research, he aims to assist literary
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