For anyone who love Shakespeare, this is a must-read. Read more about the novel here and it gives you an idea of why it's so great. It is everything Shakespeare in Love, to which it was unfairly compared, failed to be: intelligent, genuine and above all Shakespearean. Burgess also wrote a "proper" biography of Shakespeare, for the little we know about the man, which is more a study about his work, and it is a great read in itself, but Nothing Like the Sun is a true masterpiece. It is Anthony Burgess' fictionalized biography Nothing Like The Sun. Since yesterday, I have been thinking about one recommending one book to celebrate the Bard. " It was all a matter of a goddess - dark, hidden, deadly, horribly desirable. Nothing Like the Sun is a tale of William Shakespeare and his purported relationships with the Earl of Southampton and Fatima, the Dark Lady. My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:Īnd yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare That music hath a far more pleasing sound I love to hear her speak, yet well I know Than in her breath than my mistress reeks. I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,Īnd in some perfumes is there more delight If hairs be wire, black wires grow on her head. My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun Ĭoral is far more red than her lips' red
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For more detail, see the separate page on “Agamemnon”. His wife, Clytemnestra, however, had long been planning his murder (in concert with her lover, Aegisthus) as revenge for Agamemnon‘s earlier sacrifice of their daughter, Iphigenia. “Agamemnon” describes the homecoming of King Agamemnon of Argos from the Trojan War, along with his concubine Cassandra. It follows the vicissitudes of the House of Atreus, from the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra, to the subsequent revenge wreaked by his son Orestes and its consequences. The trilogy as a whole, originally performed at the annual Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BCE, where it won first prize, is considered to be Aeschylus‘ last authenticated, and also his greatest, work. “ The Oresteia“ trilogy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus consists of the three linked plays “Agamemnon”, “The Libation Bearers”and “The Eumenides”. Introduction | Synopsis | Analysis | Resources Introduction – Who Wrote Oresteia (Tragedy, Greek, 458 BCE, 3,796 lines over 3 plays) Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire (Catullus 8).Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus (Catullus 5).Passer, deliciae meae puellae (Catullus 2). Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryan (Dlouhy/Atheneum) Honor Books: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Quill Tree/HarperCollins) When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (Random) King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender (Scholastic) James (Paulsen/Penguin) Watercress by Andrea Wang, illus. Honor Books: I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, illus. I Talk like a River by Jordan Scott, illus. Honor Books: All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (Candlewick) Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, illus. 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For example: A girl's hair rebels against being cut off and runs off with her head Girls deliberately catch a disease that makes them beautiful but then murder each other a woman treats her skin with lotion so she can take it off and look at her muscles, but the skin dissolves and she tries to steal her sister's skin, etc. The most common obsessions are with beauty, long hair, and beautiful girls, especially in his Tomie and Flesh-Colored Horror comic collections. Nevertheless, upon graduation he trained as a dental technician, and until the early 1990s he juggled his dental career with his increasingly successful hobby - even after being selected as the winner of the prestigious Umezu prize for horror manga. Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1963, he was inspired from a young age by his older sister's drawing and Kazuo Umezu's comics and thus took an interest in drawing horror comics himself. A dying species seeks to avoid extinction. When young women start to disappear, Mikhail must organize her people to fight back.Įvil whispers to a sullen Prince. Even without the technology destroyed along with his ship, the sword he carries is a weapon of mass destruction to a people who still throw sticks and stones. Mikhail insists he's no demi-god, but her dark premonitions and his uncanny ability to kill say otherwise. Ninsianna's people have prophecies of a winged champion, a Sword of the Gods who will defend her people against an Evil One. The woman who saves his life has abilities which seem familiar, but with no memory of his past, he can't remember why! With his ship destroyed and a shattered wing, he has no choice but to integrate into her village. A soldier whose name we still remember today…Īngelic Special Forces Colonel Mikhail Mannuki'ili awakens, mortally wounded, in his crashed ship. One man rose to stand at humanity's side. At the dawn of time, two ancient adversaries battled for control of Earth. A moving and compelling novel of doctors and their fears-how they confront them or are confounded by them."- "UPI. "Doctors" -heartbreaking, witty, inspiring, and utterly, grippingly real-is a vibrant portrait that culminates in a murder, a trial. Yet even their devotion to each other, even their medical gifts may not be enough to save the one life they treasure above all others. At the novel's heart is the unforgettable relationship of Barney Livingston and Laura Castellano, childhood friends who separately find unsettling celebrity and unsatisfying love-until their friendship ripens into passion. His stunning novel reveals the making of doctors-what makes them. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. From the crucible of med school's merciless training through the demanding hours of internship and residency to the triumphs-and sometimes tragedies-beyond, "Doctors" brings to vivid life the men and women who seek to heal but who must first walk through fire. Erich Segal sweeps us into the lives of the Harvard Medical Schools class of 1962. Read reviews and buy Doctors - by Erich Segal (Paperback) at Target. His stunning novel reveals the making of doctors-what makes them tick, scheme, hurt. Writing with all the passion of "Love Story" and power of "The Class," Erich Segal sweeps us into the lives of the Harvard Medical School's class of 1962. What was the inspiration for the Pinkalicious character? I also taught at The Rhode Island School of Design, Parson’s School of Design and The School of Visual Arts. Before I wrote and illustrated children’s books, my artwork was commissioned for the covers for many magazine and newspapers, including The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, Business Week, Newsweek and Time. I went to The Rhode Island School of Design and studied illustration. What is your background, have you spent your entire career as an author/illustrator or did you do something before? The Local Moms Network was thrilled to be given the opportunity to interview the incredibly talented author and illustrator, Victoria Kann. It is a story that can be read over and over again with easily relatable and amusing characters and illustrations that are both engaging and whimsical. The book, Pinkalicious, has impacted the lives of countless children in such a positive and joyful way. Together they journey to a place where duty is everything, where a man's honor - not his heart - must guide him. And Teleri must choose whether to stay secluded with a broken heart - or to trust this powerful warrior who has threatened all she holds dear. Once he recovers, Roger is determined to find the one who tried to kill him. Roger knows he cannot live in Teleri's world, and she is afraid of his. Ambushed and left to die by an unknown enemy, Roger must now battle for more than his life - he must win the trust and love of the wild young woman who has every reason to fear him. With his legendary skills in war and diplomacy, Roger FitzAlan had been sent to establish a stronghold on the Welsh borderlands. But when she finds a gravely wounded knight, her sanctuary is safe no more. For years she has lived hidden away in a dark forest, where her only friends are the creatures of the woods. Shunned by superstitious villagers, Teleri of the Woods learned early that the world is a frightening place. But as the previous DEFENDERS series proved, nothing is ever as it seems when Ewing and Rodríguez dive deep into the Marvel cosmos… Readers can expect these comic book masterminds to once again flip core Marvel concepts inside out and along the way, introduce bold additions to the Marvel cosmic pantheon, reveal shocking destinies for the Defenders and other Marvel heroes, and discover what secrets lie at the very foundation of the Marvel Universe. Seen in yesterday’s teasers, fans will instantly recognize this legendary being who comes from BEYOND. Titled DEFENDERS: BEYOND, the mind-bending saga will feature a brand-new lineup who unite to tackle an adversary with the power to end reality as we know it. Writer Al Ewing and artist Javier Rodríguez will follow up their acclaimed work on last year’s DEFENDERS: THERE ARE NO RULES with a new volume starting in June. By Alex Novus AL EWING AND JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ REUNITE FOR MORE COSMIC MADNESS IN DEFENDERS: BEYOND! 8:03 AM Finn rides the horse to Petey’s, who everyone thinks is an ugly girl, except Finn. Both the detective and Sean who has fallen in love with the beautiful Roza, blame Finn for letting Roza be taken.Īll is real, if creepy, until a black Arabian horse arrives in the barn from nowhere-and things get strange. Finn witnesses the man in the black SUV carry her off while the two are at the fair together, but he can’t describe the abductor except to say he moved like a “cornstalk in the wind.” The police detective is disgruntled by Finn’s inability to describe the man. As she recovers she cooks Polish food, gardens, and the boys begin to recover from the hurt of their missing mother.īut then Roza goes missing. A young woman, Roza, shows up dirty and bruised, in their barn. Sean is a paramedic who has put off medical school until Finn finishes high school since their mother has run off to Oregon with a dentist. Finn is called Moonface, Sidetrack, and Spaceman by his friends-in fact by the whole town. Finn O’Sullivan lives in Bone Gap, Illinois with his older brother Sean, at the edge of town among the cornstalks, in the young adult book “Bone Gap” (Balzer & Bray 2015) by Laura Ruby. |
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