![]() ![]() The Koryphaios of Women tells the Koryphaios of Men that the two should no longer persist in their frivolous war of the sexes. The Commissioner tells the Herald to go to Sparta and request a Plenipotentiary Commission to conclude an armistice. The Herald explains that things are very bad in Sparta and that the men are quite desperate for their women. The commissioner throws open the cape of the Herald and exposes the Herald in full. The Commissioner enters the stage and asks whether the Herald is carrying a concealed weapon (indicating the Herald's erection). The Herald asks for the Executive Board and tells the men he has brought some news. ![]() ![]() A Spartan Herald enters the stage and shrouds his own erect phallus with his cloak. The Koryphaios of Men comforts the distraught Kinesias, abandoned by Myrrhine. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Vertical Partner Peter Jarowey commented, “We were immediately intrigued by the chilling, grisly tale that the filmmakers have woven together in ‘The Queen Mary.’ We’re sure audiences and horror fanatics will flock to experience it this summer.” In “The Queen Mary,” a haunting story is unraveled between the ship’s heyday in the late 1930s and the present and tells the story of two families whose lives become violently entangled. ![]() The ship has a lengthy history of visitors reporting seeing ghosts and visions in its rooms and on its decks, making it the perfect setting for paranormal goings-on on the big screen. But among the most famous record-holders was the RMS Queen Mary, which held the record for 14 years, but is now docked in Long Beach where it has been used for many years as a luxury hotel and tourist attraction. In the early 20th century, shipping lines competed to be the fastest to complete a transatlantic crossing. The cast includes Alice Eve (“Star Trek Into Darkness”), Joel Fry (“Game of Thrones”), Nell Hudson (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), William Shockley (“Death in Texas”) and BAFTA award-winner Lenny Rush (“Am I Being Unreasonable?”). ![]() Vertical has slated the film for release this summer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Having trouble finding friends who will accept them for who they are is just part of the challenge Miu Lan faces while navigating through what it means to be their true self. ![]() Trying to "fit in" at school is something every child understands. The only problem is they can’t decide what to be: a boy or a girl? A bird or a fish? A flower or a shooting star? They find comfort in the loving arms of their mother, who always offers the same loving refrain: “ whatever you dream of / I believe you can be / from the stars in the sky to the fish in the sea.” And Miu Lan is not just any child, but one who can change into any shape they can imagine. In the magical time between night and day, when both the sun and the moon are in the sky, a child is born in a little blue house on a hill. What do you do when everyone sees you as different? Live Public Performances Saturday April 30th & Sunday May 1st, 2022 at 1pm & 4pm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How do we interact with the past in our daily lives? From monuments and museums to period dramas and reenactment societies, history is a living practice, something constantly being reassessed in the world around us. It becomes apparent that throughout history we have been fighting for a better world! They include The Many-Headed Hydra (Beacon Press, 2000 with Peter Linebaugh), Villains of All Nations (Beacon Press, 2004), The Slave Ship (2007), The Amistad Rebellion (2012), and Outlaws of the Atlantic (Beacon Press, 2015). ![]() multicultural, democratic and egalitarian society. Summary: In this volume, Marcus Rediker presents a social history of Atlantic piracy, focusing on its golden age from 1716 to 1726 and emphasizing how common seamen who turned pirate built for themselves a. From the African rebels who risked death for freedom on La Amistad, to the pirates that built dissident communities at sea, to the Quaker dwarf who created a revolutionary way of life! Rediker focuses on history from below, the reclamation of rebellion for its instigators, and always, always, solidarity!Ī history from below, or a people’s history, eschews the standard narrative of ‘Great Men’, of dates and kings, instead highlighting how ordinary people were at the core of creating and changing society. His books have won numerous awards and been translated into fourteen languages. Edition/Format: Print book : English View all editions and formats. The works of Marcus Rediker highlight the lesser known and most radical figures in history. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Orwell had gone to Paris in the spring of 1928 where he found lodgings in the tall and narrow rue du Pot de Fer in the fifth arrondissement (fictionalized as the rue du Coq d’Or). It enabled me to romanticize my deadly dull occupation, not least by allowing me to think of myself not as a dishwasher but as a plongeur. The book’s obvious appeal for me was that it seemed to be written by a soul mate, a letter from one unpublished writer and dishwasher to another. A tale of poverty in two cities, it is divided into two parts: in the first the author becomes a dishwasher in Paris in the second he lives the life of a tramp in London. The book was the first full-length work by George Orwell to be published. And it was during this time, morbidly attracted by the title, that I found a copy of Down and Out in Paris and London. The paper paid by the line and used so little of my copy that I was forced to find illegal work as a scullion in one of the city’s less elegant restaurants. ![]() Many years ago, when I was in my early twenties, I lived in Copenhagen where I was registered with the Foreign Ministry as correspondent for The Times. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What is undoubted is the great eye of the author to social, political and cultural milieu of the XVII century, which in turn winks an eye to the situation of pre-unification Italy. The novel is known for its extreme historical accuracy (which stemmed from an almost obsessive research by the author in first-hand documents of the era), its cast of memorable characters and diverse interpretations and possibilities of meaning (Christian allegory, social commentary etc). It has been called the most famous and widely read novel of the Italian language.įirst published in 1827, the definitive edition dates 1842, the novel is set in northern Italy during the years 1628 - 1630 and narrates the adventures of a peasant couple (Renzo and Lucia) which tries to get married against the wish of a local nobleman. The Betrothed (in Italian I promessi sposi) is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni (1785 - 1873). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Leaping between centuries, cultures, and traditions, they explore each of the night sky's eighty-eight constellations through gorgeous illustrations and vivid descriptions that will linger in readers' minds long after they've closed the book and stepped outside on a starry night. Amidst this jet-black canvas pricked with white dots, a hunter leaps in pursuit with his dogs at his heels, a sea monster threatens a maiden in distress, and a pair of twins lives forever.In Stories in the Stars, writer and stargazer Susanna Hislop and international artist Hannah Waldron present an imaginative journey through the heavens. Stories in the Stars : An Atlas of Constellations by Hislop, Susanna and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A beautifully illustrated Penguin Hardcover that invites readers to travel the night sky and discover the universe of stories in the stars To those who can decipher it, the night sky is alive with gods and goddesses, animals and mythical creatures-an endless carnival played out in shining constellations. Here, Susanna Hislop writer and stargazer and Hannah Waldron international artist leap between centuries, cultures and traditions to present a whole universe of stories in all their blazing glory. ![]() ![]() Here's some of what she read: By the time Wright was 12, he'd set fire to his mother's home, been sent to an orphanage and been lured into a Memphis bar and plied with liquor. "Then I went into the kitchen and took some chocolate caramels and went to bed with Black Boy and the chocolate caramels." I maybe would have preferred a mystery," she recalls. ![]() She was 12 at the time, and she found Black Boy on the shelf one evening when her parents were at the theater. It was in Paris that Julia first encountered her father's famous autobiography. Just a generation later, his daughter grew up in a very different world in the late 1940s, Wright moved the family to Paris, where Julia would later attend the Sorbonne. ![]() "Smoke obscured the vision and cinders drifted into the house, into our beds, into our kitchens, into our food and a tarlike smell was always in the air," he wrote. ![]() In his autobiography, Black Boy, Wright described the neighborhood he lived in as a child as swarming with "rats, cats, dogs, fortune tellers, cripples, blind men, whores, salesmen, rent collectors and children." African-American author Richard Wright had a very different upbringing from his daughter, Julia. ![]() ![]() ![]() After the victory, the Guelph factions changed the constitution and Dante had to enroll in a Guild, an association of tradesmen to remain a citizen. ![]() The poet fought at the Battle of Campaldino (1289) when the city’s Guelph faction defeated the Arezzo Ghibellines. The origin of this dispute lay in the various conflicts between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope. Florence was divided between the pro-Imperial Ghibellines and those who supported the Papacy known as the Guelfs. The death of his beloved led to the poet studying philosophy and theology, as he sought some meaning in life.ĭante, like his family, belonged to one of the main factions in the city whose politics were often bloody. Dante married Gemma Donati, but he remained in love with Beatrice even after her untimely death. At some time, he saw and fell in love with a young girl called Beatrice, and she was the love of his life and became his muse. ![]() His mother died when he was twelve, and he was contracted while still a young boy in marriage to a girl who belonged to another leading family. Renaissance with Andrew Graham Dixon - BBC Art History Documentary - 1 of 6ĭnte was born into one of the leading families in Florence. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Piston was under Mino’s command and the entire crew was made up of Hesperus’s people. Sledge and Pine were in command of the Blade with a crew of their own. Farther behind, the five remaining ships of Red Fleet held back, ready for the order that would call them into battle. To either side of the Luminous, the Blade and Piston cut deep tracks into choppy waters. She was still adjusting, but every time they sailed out together like this, they got better at it and so did she. What once had been a single ship, a single brilliant crew, was now eight ships, with hundreds of crew members, all hers. Caledonia stood high above the bridge of the Luminous Wake, the sun-bright arrowhead driving her fleet forward. ![]() |