In "An Oresteia," the classicist Anne Carson combines three different versions of the tragedy of the house of Atreus — A iskhylos’ "Agamemnon," Sophokles’ "Elektra "and Euripides’ "Orestes." After the murder of her daughter Iphigeneia by her husband, Agamemnon, Klytaimestra exacts a mother’s revenge, murdering Agamemnon and his mistress, Kassandra. Displeased with Klytaimestra’s actions, Apollo calls on her son, Orestes, to avenge his father’s death with the help of his sister Elektra. In the end, Orestes is driven mad by the Furies for his bloody betrayal of family. Condemned to death by the people of Argos, he and Elektra must justify their actions — or flout society, justice and the gods.
Carson’s translation combines contemporary language with the traditional structures and rhetoric of Greek tragedy, opening up this ancient tale of vengeance to a modern audience and revealing the essential wit and morbidity of the original plays.
Описание: In "The Witches of Kyiv and Other Gothic Tales by Orest Somov" the supernatural is present throughout Ukraine, from a cemetery in Kyivan Rus, to an isolated forest cottage in the seventeenth century Kozak era, to the society ballrooms of Somov's own world - the early nineteenth century. Gothic horror appears in many guises including witches, warlocks, demons and vengeful rusalka. "The Witches of Kyiv" - A besotted newlywed husband is drawn into a wild occult world of incantations, apparitions and a savage Witch's Sabbath on the outskirts of old Kyiv."Rusalka" - Supernatural spirits who inhabit the waterways of Ukraine beguile a lovelorn young girl, and sorely test a mother's devotion."The Evil Eye" - A prosperous landowner, Kozak Mykyta looks into the eyes of true evil when a hellish guest covets his three beautiful, virtuous daughters."Wandering Light" -Triumphant after a deadly battle, a warrior named Velesyl returns for his bride but instead encounters an eery, glowing spirit."Kupalo Eve" - On the banks of the Dnieper River a handsome knight partakes enthusiastically in the pagan rites of Kupalo Eve and is entranced by the cool charm of a supple maiden. "God's Fool" - Fun-loving officer Melskyi, who normally frequents gaming tables and summer balls is confounded by the eccentric drifter Vasyl. Dubbed 'God's Fool', yet able to read minds and divine fates, Vasyl guides Melskyi through flippant flirtations, bizarre dreams and a deadly serious duel to meet his destiny. Native folk traditions, ghost stories and European Romanticism are twisted together in Somov's imaginative tales, most of which are published here in English for the first time.
Описание: Ranum analyses the canons of writing history and describes the lives and achievements of the royal French historiographers. He examines the manner in which these writers described and, in some sense, created the glory that surrounded the lives of the nobility, hoping by so doing to enhance their own glory. Through studying the careers of these men, the author demonstrates how rhetorical, ideological, and social beliefs determined the way history was written.
Автор: Stocco Orest Название: Do We Have an Immortal Soul? ISBN: 0992011264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780992011260 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2345.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The "I" is the big mystery of life. The "I" is a miraculous unit of reflective self-consciousness that is aware of its own individuality and separateness from life; and although every "I" is made of the same individuated consciousness of life, each "I", in the words of the poet John Keats, possesses "a bliss peculiar to each one by individual existence." The "I" is who we are. It is our distinct individual core identity. Like snowflakes, we are all different but the same; but how do we become different? Better still, how do we even become a distinct, separate "I"?
Автор: Stocco Orest Название: Letters to Padre Pio ISBN: 0987935798 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780987935793 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3312.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Stocco Orest Название: Old Whore Life, Exploring the Shadow Side of Karma ISBN: 0987935755 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780987935755 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3801.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Stocco Orest Название: Why Bother? ISBN: 0987935739 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780987935731 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2531.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Stocco Orest Название: Stupidity Is Not a Gift of God ISBN: 099201123X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780992011239 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2931.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Stocco Orest Название: Tea with Grace ISBN: 0992011221 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780992011222 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3318.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Stocco Orest Название: The Lion That Swallowed Hemingway ISBN: 0992011280 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780992011284 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3117.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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