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Hecuba, Trojan Women, Andromache (Hardcover): Euripides Hecuba, Trojan Women, Andromache (Hardcover)
Euripides; Edited by James Morwood; Introduction by Edith Hall
R5,552 Discovery Miles 55 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the final in a series of three volumes of a new prose translation of Euripides' most popular plays. In the three great war plays contained in this volume Euripides subjects the sufferings of Troy's survivors to a harrowing examination. The horrific brutality which both women and children undergo evokes a response of unparalleled intensity in the playwright whom Aristotle called the most tragic of the poets.

Crime and Redemption (Hardcover): Edward J. Murray Crime and Redemption (Hardcover)
Edward J. Murray
R753 Discovery Miles 7 530 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Oedipus Trilogy (Hardcover): Sophocles Oedipus Trilogy (Hardcover)
Sophocles
R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Letters From A Woman Who Loved The Wrong Man (Hardcover): J. Lori Morgan Letters From A Woman Who Loved The Wrong Man (Hardcover)
J. Lori Morgan
R710 Discovery Miles 7 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Heartbreak House (Hardcover): George Bernard Shaw Heartbreak House (Hardcover)
George Bernard Shaw
R622 Discovery Miles 6 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Heartbreak House, by Shaw, George Bernard - Akasha Classics, AkashaPublishing.Com - A savage and witty critique of European civilization on the brink of the First World War, Heartbreak House is Shaw, George Bernard's favorite among his own works. The play chronicles a dinner party at a British country house, and centers on Ellie, who is engaged to be married to an unscrupulous businessman. Hesione, the party's hostess, is eager to prevent this match, but what can be done when Ellie falls for another unsuitable man - Hesione's husband? The various inhabitants and guests of Heartbreak House are either blissfully ignorant or idealistic but ineffectual, and for Shaw represent those who could have prevented the First World War but were too wrapped up in their own privileged lives to make a difference.

Once in an Island (Hardcover): Alvin Glen Edwards Once in an Island (Hardcover)
Alvin Glen Edwards
R625 Discovery Miles 6 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
You're Lucky If You're Killed (Hardcover): J. Marshall Craig You're Lucky If You're Killed (Hardcover)
J. Marshall Craig
R599 R548 Discovery Miles 5 480 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Fergus, Ontario-born medical student Norman Craig wasn't yet 20 when he went to Egypt in 1915 with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He soon transferred, however, to the Royal Naval Air Service, finishing the war as a flight commander, leading a squadron of Sopwith Camels stationed in Mudros. By war's end, most of his boyhood friends had been killed. In 1932, after the town council he described as "a group of unreasoning pacifists" had again put off the construction of a war memorial in Fergus, Craig took matters into his own hands. He wrote "You're Lucky If You're Killed," and produced it in June, 1933, using a local cast and crew. It took another two years but finally came Craig's Dawn Parade unveiling the monument--which represents "any small town in Canada."

The play itself--one of Canada's first--has never been seen again, despite some attempts in the early 1950s to resurrect & publish the work. Craig wanted people to remember the war dead, not his own actions, which he described as a "a small, overdue payment on a large debt."

In this book, Dr. Craig's grandson--a Hollywood-based writer and film director--makes public for the first time in 70 years the original text &music of the play, as well as an overview of the events that sparked its creation.

Wildest Dreams of a Chandelier Mansion (Hardcover): Jonathan Jacobs Wildest Dreams of a Chandelier Mansion (Hardcover)
Jonathan Jacobs
R589 Discovery Miles 5 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

I have written this play and these poems for countless reasons. May it serve as a guide to the direction less and as a companion to all of those who suffered the same feelings as I had. Academics who are unique and struggling to fit into the modern mould ideally will treasure "Wildest Dreams of a Chandelier Mansion" as though my story is also their own. Undoubtedly, the story is my finest brainstorming about older days coming led with the painful concessions of modernity. This play should provide an intense enjoyment. Truly I champion the cause of students who are impressionable. May they remain true to themselves and may they remain kindhearted and untainted by social pressures. This play offers a tantalyzing mixture of romance, suspicion, conflict without peaceful resolution, and a radical new perspective on the state of "Generation X."

Solamente Tu y Yo (English, Spanish, Hardcover): Lynette Cruz Solamente Tu y Yo (English, Spanish, Hardcover)
Lynette Cruz
R718 Discovery Miles 7 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Solamente tu y yo - Narrativa que consta de 11 partes y relata la vida de una mujer que decide enfocarse hacia el exito personal y profesional, pero atraviesa una serie de circunstancias dificiles que giran a su alrededor y le obstaculizan sus metas. Serena Krystal con la intencion de ser feliz contrae nupcias con Ryan Mauricio. Tras algunos anos de matrimonio ella decide re-inventarse, entonces tendra como prioridad cambiar la manera de ganarse la vida. Cuando conoce al periodista Alejandro Rey sus dias comienzan a tener sentido, pero por que el mundo conspira contra esta relacion? Por que no puede desatar las cadenas de un viejo amor que sigue latente en su corazon? Esta es una dramatica historia que presenta a traves de sus personajes parte de la problematica social que padecen estos tiempos: dificultad economica, violencia domestica, enfermedades terminales, adulterio, secuestro y otros.

Ordinary People - Part III (Hardcover): Phil Boast Ordinary People - Part III (Hardcover)
Phil Boast
R981 Discovery Miles 9 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Book III of the series of 'Ordinary People' follows the mixed fortunes of our already established characters, from the financial affairs of Lord and Lady Tillington to the performance of the village cricket team. In this part of our saga, Daphne will form an unlikely alliance, as will Will Tucker and Victoria; an alliance which leads them to a most terrible discovery in Victoria's quest to further understand the past life of her beloved Rebecca. Meadow will also make a discovery of a most fundamental nature; something which has been close to her but which she has not seen, and Percival delves deeper into matters which he had perhaps better have left well alone. For there are dark forces at work, and slowly these forces come to bear on the residents of the seemingly quiet village of Middlewapping.

Way of the World - a Comedy (Hardcover): William Congreve Way of the World - a Comedy (Hardcover)
William Congreve
R766 Discovery Miles 7 660 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Ben Jonson - Plays - Complete Collection - Vol I (Hardcover): Ben Jonson Ben Jonson - Plays - Complete Collection - Vol I (Hardcover)
Ben Jonson
R971 Discovery Miles 9 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edition of Ben Jonson's Plays is complete in two volumes. This is Volume One. Contents: Vol 1: Cynthia's Revels (1600) Epicoene (1609) Every Man in His Humour, first version (1598) second version (1601) Every Man out of His Humour (1599) The Poetaster (1601) Sejanus (1603) Vulpine (1605). At the end of each volume is a glossary.Keywords: Bartholomew Fair Every Man Humour Sejanus Sad Shepherd Ben Jonson Magnetic Lady Vulpine Revels Alchemist Staple Cynthia Vol 1 Conspiracy Devil Glossary

Best Served on a Cold Dish (Hardcover): Amer W. Awad Best Served on a Cold Dish (Hardcover)
Amer W. Awad
R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
American Theatre in the Twenty-First Century - Absurd, Symbolic & Poetic Short Plays (Hardcover): Alexander Scally, Melanie... American Theatre in the Twenty-First Century - Absurd, Symbolic & Poetic Short Plays (Hardcover)
Alexander Scally, Melanie Coffey, John Joseph Enright
R1,192 Discovery Miles 11 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
'And So Ad Infinitum' (the Life of the Insects) - An Entomological Review, in Three Acts a Prologue and an Epilogue... 'And So Ad Infinitum' (the Life of the Insects) - An Entomological Review, in Three Acts a Prologue and an Epilogue (Hardcover)
The Brothers Capek
R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Slippery Gift - A Play (Hardcover): Gesiere Brisibe-Dorgu A Slippery Gift - A Play (Hardcover)
Gesiere Brisibe-Dorgu
R655 Discovery Miles 6 550 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Finding (Hardcover): Eugene Fornea The Finding (Hardcover)
Eugene Fornea
R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
That's The American Way II (Hardcover): Cora Morrissette That's The American Way II (Hardcover)
Cora Morrissette
R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Life changing information for the American Public.
That's The American Way II is like a pot of chicken soup. You take a big pot, (America) and throw in chicken, vegetables (American People) and seasoning. Cook over a low flame and stir frequently.

Cup Final (Paperback): Charles Mander Cup Final (Paperback)
Charles Mander
R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Androcles and The Lion (Hardcover): George Bernard Shaw Androcles and The Lion (Hardcover)
George Bernard Shaw
R574 Discovery Miles 5 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Androcles and The Lion, by George Bernard Shaw - Akasha Classics, AkashaPublishing.Com - Overture; forest sounds, roaring of lions, Christian hymn faintly. A jungle path. A lion's roar, a melancholy suffering roar, comes from the jungle. It is repeated nearer. The lion limps from the jungle on three legs, holding up his right forepaw, in which a huge thorn sticks. He sits down and contemplates it. He licks it. He shakes it. He tries to extract it by scraping it along the ground, and hurts himself worse. He roars piteously. He licks it again. Tears drop from his eyes. He limps painfully off the path and lies down under the trees, exhausted with pain. Heaving a long sigh, like wind in a trombone, he goes to sleep.

The Complete Euripides Volume II Electra and Other Plays (Hardcover, Critical): Peter Burian, Alan Shapiro The Complete Euripides Volume II Electra and Other Plays (Hardcover, Critical)
Peter Burian, Alan Shapiro
R3,450 Discovery Miles 34 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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 Euripides' Electra (translated by Janet Lembke and Kenneth J. Reckford), an exciting story of vengeance that counterposes suspense and horror with comic realism; Orestes (John Peck and Frank Nisetich), the tragedy of a young man who kills his mother to avenge her murder of his father; Iphigenia in Tauris (Richmond Lattimore), a delicately written and beautifully contrived Euripidean "romance"; and Iphigeneia at Aulis (W. S. Merwin and George E. Dimock, Jr.), a compelling look at the devastating consequence of "man's inhumanity to man." This volume reprints the informative introductions and notes of the original editions, and adds a single combined glossary and Greek line numbers.

I Bet Your Life (Paperback): Fred Charmichael I Bet Your Life (Paperback)
Fred Charmichael
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
In Africa's Honor - Dick Tiger Versus Gene Fullmer III-A Blast from Nigeria's Glorious Past (Hardcover): Justina Ihetu In Africa's Honor - Dick Tiger Versus Gene Fullmer III-A Blast from Nigeria's Glorious Past (Hardcover)
Justina Ihetu
R604 R553 Discovery Miles 5 530 Save R51 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In the era of the American Civil Rights Movement, and barely three years after Africa's most populous nation celebrated her independence from colonial rule, the Nigerian government brought her full weight to bear in a world championship title bout-the first ever in Black Africa. The Dick Tiger vs. Gene Fullmer III fight, held in Liberty Stadium in Ibadan, Nigeria, on August 10, 1963, was a forerunner for all the big fights in the African continent. Westerners didn't believe that a newly independent African nation could dare muster the audacity, or financial backbone, to stage a world championship event.

"In Africa's Honor" chronicles this groundbreaking fight while narrating the details of Richard (Dick Tiger) Ihetu's life in and out of the boxing ring. Presented as a play by Justina Ihetu, Dick Tiger's daughter, and complete with archival photos, this drama showcases the patriotism and heroism of a boxer who had an inauspicious beginning.

Ihetu provides insight into the wheeling and dealing behind the match, and she humanizes the principle players-laying bare their innermost thoughts and anxieties to help form a deeper understanding of the character, and circumstances that reveal Africa's promise, of unity, dignity, and honor.

To Break Every Yoke (Hardcover): J. E Franklin To Break Every Yoke (Hardcover)
J. E Franklin
R724 Discovery Miles 7 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Book of Anger - A Suite in Five Voices (Hardcover): J. M. Wilson Book of Anger - A Suite in Five Voices (Hardcover)
J. M. Wilson
R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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