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Carl Upsdell and Mauro Casalese direct this animated feature which
traces the origins of the Marvel Comics character. With his
adamantium skeleton, ability to self-heal and razor sharp claws,
Wolverine (voice of Brian Drummond) is arguably the toughest of all
the X-Men. However, he wasn't always this way - the adamantium was
bonded to his skeleton as part of the project known as 'Weapon-X'.
But what of Wolverine's life before this? Where was he born and
raised and how did he end up as a subject of the Weapon-X project?
Abridged specifically for all those interested in Shakespeare's
plays, especially teachers and students of English and drama, these
one-hour performance scripts maintain the arcs of Shakespeare's
plots without compromising the integrity of his original language.
What remains are manageable performance texts and the essential
elements needed for an introduction to three of Shakespeare's most
popular plays.
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Twelfth Night (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Introduction by Michael Dobson; Revised by Michael Dobson
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'If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it'
Separated from her twin brother Sebastian after a shipwreck, Viola
disguises herself as a boy to serve the Duke Orsino. Wooing a
countess on his behalf, she is stunned to find herself the object
of her affections. Amorous intrigues, practical jokes, sexual
confusion and riotous disorder ensue in this lyrical, hugely
popular romantic comedy, which shows both the delights and the
perils of desire. Used and Recommended by the National Theatre
General Editor Stanley Wells Edited by M. M. Mahood Introduction by
Michael Dobson
Shakespeare: A Playgoer's & Reader's Guide is your essential
companion to all Shakespeare's extant works (as well as those known
to be lost). Two of our most eminent Shakespeare scholars guide us
through his sonnets, his poems, and his plays, providing the reader
with detailed scene-by-scene plot synopses, cast lists, notes on
the texts and sources, discussions of artistic features, and
accounts of significant productions on stage and screen. Derived
from the acclaimed Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, and fully
updated to reflect the latest scholarship and most recent notable
productions, it is the ideal compact guide for students and
theatre-goers needing a helpful plot summary, or readers wishing to
browse on fascinating background information.
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare is the most comprehensive
reference work available on Shakespeare's life, times, works, and
his 400-year global legacy. In addition to the authoritative A-Z
entries, it includes nearly 100 illustrations, a chronology, a
guide to further reading, a thematic contents list, and special
feature entries on each of Shakespeare's works. Tying in with the
400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this much-loved Companion
has been revised and updated, reflecting developments and
discoveries made in recent years and to cover the performance,
interpretation, and the influence of Shakespeare's works up to the
present day. First published in 2001, the online edition was
revised in 2011, with updates to over 200 entries plus 16 new
entries. These online updates appear in print for the first time in
this second edition, along with a further 35,000 new and revised
words. These include more than 80 new entries, ranging from
important performers, directors, and scholars (such as Lucy Bailey,
Samuel West, and Alfredo Michel Modenessi), to topics as diverse as
Shakespeare in the digital age and the ubiquity of plants in
Shakespeare's works, to the interpretation of Shakespeare globally,
from Finland to Iraq. To make information on Shakespeare's major
works easier to find, the feature entries have been grouped and
placed in a centre section (fully cross-referenced from the A-Z).
The thematic listing of entries - described in the press as 'an
invaluable panorama of the contents' - has been updated to include
all of the new entries. This edition contains a preface written by
much-lauded Shakespearian actor Simon Russell Beale. Full of both
entertaining trivia and scholarly detail, this authoritative
Companion will delight the browser and reward students, academics,
as well as anyone wanting to know more about Shakespeare.
Aquatic systems exhibit incredible diversity - from mountain
streams to deep oceans, from lakes and ponds to the estuaries that
link river and sea. Despite their distinct characters, however,
these systems share common properties and, at the level of ecology,
are not all that different after all. But how can this be? Ecology
of Aquatic Systems brings together coverage of freshwater and
marine systems to illustrate the principles and properties that
unify aquatic systems. Using examples drawn from a wide
geographical range, the book presents a broad survey of the field
that acts as the ideal foundation for further study. Opening with a
review of the different types of aquatic system and their
interconnected nature, and the diversity of life within aquatic
systems, the book goes on to explore the key types of aquatic
habitat, emphasising the ecological themes that pervade each
system. Written with students in the centre of the frame, Ecology
of Aquatic Systems retains the succinct, lucid style for which the
first edition was praised, and includes cross-references
throughout, a substantial glossary, and extensive index, to help
readers engage with, and fully understand, the material presented.
With the global importance of aquatic systems becoming more
apparent - and the need for effective management of these systems
becoming increasingly clear - there has never been a more important
time for students to fully grasp the fundamentals of aquatic
systems. Ecology of Aquatic Systems is the ideal course companion
to achieve this goal. Online Resource Centre: The Online Resource
Centre features: For registered adopters of the text: - Figures
from the book in electronic format, ready to download; - A testbank
of multiple-choice questions, for use in formative or summative
assessment For students: - Hyperlinks to literature articles cited
in the text
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