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Performing Environments: Site-Specificity in Medieval and Early Modern English Drama
by Susan Bennett Mary PolitoThis ground-breaking collection explores the assumptions behind and practices for performance implicit in the manuscripts and playtexts of the medieval and early modern eras, focusing on work which engages with performance-oriented research.
Perfume Of Provence
by Kate FitzroyLeaving her cheating ex-boyfriend behind, Rosie Fielding heads away from her hectic working life in the London fashion world to spend a blissful – and man-free - weekend basking in the Cote d’Azur sunshine. Surely the Mediterranean sea breeze will blow away memories of the disastrous anniversary dinner-that-never-was??
Peril on the Royal Train (Railway Detective series #10)
by Edward MarstonSpring, 1858. The route of the Caledonian Railway through the southern uplands of the Scottish countryside is disrupted by a fatal crash. Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming are called from the crime of London to investigate, and must contend with old enemy Superintendent Rory McTurk to uncover the criminals behind the disaster. The motive for the crash is unclear, with suspects including the North British Railway, a group of sabbatarians and those with personal vendettas to enact. Colbeck and Leeming face further obstacles when the Railway announces a reward of £400 for information – soon they are pitched against criminals, the public and their own colleagues in their attempts to solve the case.Meanwhile, with the investigation stalling, the newly married Madeleine Colbeck and her father race to reach Inspector Colbeck with important information. Will they be in time to save the royal family before their train journey to Balmoral?
Perilous Refuge: Hazardous Homecoming Silent Night Standoff Perilous Refuge (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Kathleen TailerNowhere to turn
Perilous Waters: Top Secret Identity Wrongly Accused Perilous Waters Lancaster County Target (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Sandra OrchardUNDER SUSPICION
The Perils of Print Culture: Book, Print and Publishing History in Theory and Practice (New Directions in Book History)
by Jason McElligottThis collection of essays illustrates various pressures and concerns—both practical and theoretical—related to the study of print culture. Procedural difficulties range from doubts about the reliability of digitized resources to concerns with the limiting parameters of 'national' book history.
The Peripheral Child in Nineteenth Century Literature and its Criticism
by N. CocksEstablished accounts of the child in nineteenth century literature tend to focus on those who occupy a central position within narratives. This book is concerned with children who are not so easily recognized or remembered, the peripheral or overlooked children to be read in works by Dickens, Brontë, Austen and Rossetti.
Perseverance Drive (Oberon Modern Plays)
by Robin Soans‘Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far and Grace will lead me home. – Amazing Grace In the heat of the Caribbean sun and to the familiar sound of gospel hymns, the Gillard family prepares for the funeral of their mother Grace. Tensions ignite as Josh arrives in Barbados after a long absence, and is reunited with his two brothers and their wives. Further complications arise when widowed Eli’s plans for the Bajan home receive a set-back from an unexpected source. London, 4 years later. The table is set with Tiger Malt, lashings of Madeira cake and chocolate digestives (milk, not dark). Secrets are exposed at this last family gathering but Eli knows time is running out: Can the Gillard family reconcile their faith in God with their faith in one another?.
The Persian Boy: A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics #85)
by Mary Renault'Renault's masterpiece. One of the greatest historical novels ever written' SARAH WATERSIn the second novel of her stunning trilogy, Mary Renault vividly imagines the life of Alexander the Great, the charismatic leader whose drive and ambition created a legend.The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas is sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but finds freedom with Alexander the Great after the Macedon army conquers his homeland. Their relationship sustains Alexander as he weathers assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a sometimes mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper. After Alexander's mysterious death, we are left wondering if this Persian boy understood the great warrior and his ambitions better than anyone.'Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us' Hilary Mantel'The Alexander Trilogy stands as one of the most important works of fiction in the 20th century . . . it represents the pinnacle of [Renault's] career . . . Renault's skill is in immersing us in their world, drawing us into its strangeness, its violence and beauty. It's a literary conjuring trick like all historical fiction - it can only ever be an approximation of the truth. But in Renault's hands, the trick is so convincing and passionately conjured. Nowhere is this more evident than in The Persian Boy . . . Bagoas is a brilliant narrator. Rendered unreliable by his passion, he is always believeable and sympathetic . . . His Persian background allows him to see the king and his Macedonians through the questioning eyes of an alien' - Antonia Senior, The Times
The Persian Empire in English Renaissance Writing, 1549-1622 (Early Modern Literature in History)
by J. GroganThe Persian Empire in English Renaissance Writing, 1549-1622 studies the conception of Persia in the literary, political and pedagogic writings of Renaissance England and Britain. It argues that writers of all kinds debated the means and merits of English empire through their intellectual engagement with the ancient Persian empire.
Personal: (Jack Reacher 19) (Jack Reacher #19)
by Lee Child"Consistently pulse-raising. . .an exhilarating ride. . .Personal wrests back the sheer gusto of the earlier novels; it's the best Reacher adventure in some considerable time." (Independent) Jack Reacher walks alone. Once a go-to hard man in the US military police, now he's a drifter of no fixed abode. But the army tracks him down. Because someone has taken a long-range shot at the French president.Only one man could have done it. And Reacher is the one man who can find him.This new heartstopping, nailbiting book in Lee Child's number-one bestselling series takes Reacher across the Atlantic to Paris - and then to London.The stakes have never been higher - because this time, it's personal._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Personal is 19th in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.27, No Plan B! ***OUT NOW***
Personal Assets
by Emma HollyThe exclusive hotel for discerning adults...Beatrix Clouet, the daughter of the hotel’s late owner, is determined to make a success of the business. But the chain’s future rests in the hands of the ruthless yet charming Philip Carmichael for whom Bea feels an immediate attraction.Philip Carmichael has other plans... With temptation so near, can Bea manage to mix business with pleasure?
Personal Injuries (Kindle County #5)
by Scott TurowA portrayal of imperfect justice, Personal Injuries is Scott Turow's fifth Kindle County legal thriller.Robbie Feaver is a successful personal injury lawyer, with a burgeoning practice, a way with the ladies and a beautiful wife he loves – who is dying of an incurable illness. He also has a secret bank account where he occasionally deposits funds which make their way into the pockets of judges who decide Robbie’s cases. Robbie is apprehended and, in exchange for leniency, agrees to ‘wear a wire’ as he continues to try to fix decisions. The FBI agent assigned to supervise him goes by the alias of Evon Miller. She is stocky, lonely, uncomfortable in her skin, and impervious to Robbie’s charms. And she carries secrets of her own . . . As the law tightens its net, Robbie’s and Evon’s stories will converge thrillingly and ultimately tragically . . .
Perspectives on Literature and Translation: Creation, Circulation, Reception (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies)
by Brian Nelson Brigid MaherThis volume explores the relationship between literature and translation from three perspectives: the creative dimensions of the translation process; the way texts circulate between languages; and the way texts are received in translation by new audiences. The distinctiveness of the volume lies in the fact that it considers these fundamental aspects of literary translation together and in terms of their interconnections. Contributors examine a wide variety of texts, including world classics, poetry, genre fiction, transnational literature, and life writing from around the world. Both theoretical and empirical issues are covered, with some contributors approaching the topic as practitioners of literary translation, and others writing from within the academy.
Perspectives on Literature and Translation: Creation, Circulation, Reception (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies #5)
by Brian Nelson Brigid MaherThis volume explores the relationship between literature and translation from three perspectives: the creative dimensions of the translation process; the way texts circulate between languages; and the way texts are received in translation by new audiences. The distinctiveness of the volume lies in the fact that it considers these fundamental aspects of literary translation together and in terms of their interconnections. Contributors examine a wide variety of texts, including world classics, poetry, genre fiction, transnational literature, and life writing from around the world. Both theoretical and empirical issues are covered, with some contributors approaching the topic as practitioners of literary translation, and others writing from within the academy.
Perspectives on World War I Poetry
by Robert C. EvansIntroducing students to the full range of critical approachesto the poetry of the period, Perspectives on World War I Poetry is an authoritative and accessible guide to the extraordinary variety of international poetic responses to the Great War of 1914-18. Each chapter covers one or more major poets, and guides the reader through close readings of poems from a full range of theoretical perspectives, including: • Classical • Formalist • Psychoanalytic • Marxist • Structuralist • Reader-response • New Historicist • Feminist Including the full text of each poem discussed and poetry from British, North American and Commonwealth writers, the book explores the work of such poets as: Thomas Hardy, A.E. Housman, Alys Fane Trotter, Eva Dobell, Charlotte Mew, John McCrae, Edward Thomas, Eleanor Farjeon, Margaret Sackville, Sara Teasdale, Siegfried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke, Teresa Hooley, Isaac Rosenberg, Leon Gellert, Marian Allen, Vera Brittain, Margaret Postgate Cole, Wilfred Owen, E.E. Cummings and David Jones.
Perspectives on World War I Poetry
by Robert C. EvansIntroducing students to the full range of critical approachesto the poetry of the period, Perspectives on World War I Poetry is an authoritative and accessible guide to the extraordinary variety of international poetic responses to the Great War of 1914-18. Each chapter covers one or more major poets, and guides the reader through close readings of poems from a full range of theoretical perspectives, including: • Classical • Formalist • Psychoanalytic • Marxist • Structuralist • Reader-response • New Historicist • Feminist Including the full text of each poem discussed and poetry from British, North American and Commonwealth writers, the book explores the work of such poets as: Thomas Hardy, A.E. Housman, Alys Fane Trotter, Eva Dobell, Charlotte Mew, John McCrae, Edward Thomas, Eleanor Farjeon, Margaret Sackville, Sara Teasdale, Siegfried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke, Teresa Hooley, Isaac Rosenberg, Leon Gellert, Marian Allen, Vera Brittain, Margaret Postgate Cole, Wilfred Owen, E.E. Cummings and David Jones.
Perspektiven des Romans: Ein romanistischer Beitrag zur Gattungstheorie
by Wolfgang MatzatEin neuer Beitrag zur Theorie des Romans. Das Buch hat die Zielsetzung, grundlegende Aspekte der Romanstruktur mit zentralen thematischen Orientierungen der Gattung zusammenzuführen. Der Leitgedanke besteht darin, dass die der Gattung inhärente Perspektivenstruktur sich in besonderer Weise dazu eignet, die Spannungsrelation von Individuum und Gesellschaft zu entfalten. Dabei wird die in der Erzählerrolle angelegte soziale Perspektive herausgestellt.. Diese Annahmen werden in Kapiteln zur Perspektivenstruktur, zur Anlage der Erzählsituation sowie zur Raum- und Zeitgestaltung entfaltet. Zur Veranschaulichung wird ein reichhaltiges Beispielmaterial überwiegend aus der französisch- und spanischsprachigen Literatur herangezogen, das von der Frühen Neuzeit bis zur Moderne reicht.
Pervasive Animation (AFI Film Readers)
by Suzanne BuchanThis new addition to the AFI Film Readers series brings together original scholarship on animation in contemporary moving image culture, from classic experimental and independent shorts to digital animation and installation. The collection - that is also a philosophy of animation - foregrounds new critical perspectives on animation, connects them to historical and contemporary philosophical and theoretical contexts and production practice, and expands the existing canon. Throughout, contributors offer an interdisciplinary roadmap of new directions in film and animation studies, discussing animation in relationship to aesthetics, ideology, philosophy, historiography, visualization, genealogies, spectatorship, representation, technologies, and material culture.
Pervasive Animation (AFI Film Readers)
by Suzanne BuchanThis new addition to the AFI Film Readers series brings together original scholarship on animation in contemporary moving image culture, from classic experimental and independent shorts to digital animation and installation. The collection - that is also a philosophy of animation - foregrounds new critical perspectives on animation, connects them to historical and contemporary philosophical and theoretical contexts and production practice, and expands the existing canon. Throughout, contributors offer an interdisciplinary roadmap of new directions in film and animation studies, discussing animation in relationship to aesthetics, ideology, philosophy, historiography, visualization, genealogies, spectatorship, representation, technologies, and material culture.
Pet Protection (Earth Friends #4)
by Holly WebbThe fourth fantastic book in the series about four friends who want to make the world a better place.Emily loves animals. But she comes from a big family and there's no room for any pets. So she decides to help at the local animal rescue centre instead. When the rescue centre comes under threat, can Emily and her friends make sure all the animals don't end up homeless?A brilliant series about the small changes that make a big difference, with themes of environmentalism and friendship. Written by Holly Webb, bestselling author of the Pet Rescue Adventure series.With cover illustration by Owen Gildersleeve.
Pete and the Five-A-Side Vampires
by Malachy DoylePete and his faithful companion, Blob, love to go wandering in the pitch-dark night, then stumble over a van-load of vampires... And end up at the most frightful fancy dress party ever!
Pete the Cat and the New Guy (Pete The Cat Ser.)
by Kimberly DeanThere’s a new guy in town - and Pete the Cat wants to say hi! Join Pete in another groovy adventure about friends and fun.
Peter Rabbit Animation: Peter's Secret Mission (BP Animation)
by Beatrix PotterGrumpy Old Brown has stolen Peter's journal, left to him by his dad. Peter, Lily and Benjamin and their squirrel friends set off on a TOP SECRET mission to Owl Island to get it back. But when Nutkin is in danger Peter must make a choice: will he save his precious journal or his special friend?
Peter Rabbit Animation: Football Fever! (BP Animation)
by Beatrix PotterEveryone has gone football crazy! It's rabbits versus squirrels. But surely squirrels can't play football, can they...? Peter Rabbit and his friends have hit the screen on CBeebies and everybody wants to join Peter Rabbit's club! So much more than a story - study the map, enjoy the adventure then complete Peter's special skill challenge.