Автор: Callow, Simon (Author) Название: Orson Welles, Volume 1: The Road to Xanadu ISBN: 0140254560 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780140254563 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1839.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "A splendidly entertaining, definitive work."--Entertainment Weekly In this first installment of his masterful biography, Simon Callow captures the chameleonic genius of Orson Welles as only an actor/director deeply rooted in the entertainment industry could. Here is Welles's prodigious childhood; his youth in New York, with its fraught partnership with John Houseman and the groundbreaking triumph of his all-black Macbeth; the pioneering radio work that culminated in the notorious 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds; and finally, his work in Hollywood, including an authoritative account of the making of Citizen Kane. Rich in detail and insight, this is far and away the definitive look at Orson Welles--a figure even more extraordinary than the myths that have surrounded him.
Описание: "Fascinating and vivid." New Statesman"Thoroughlyresearched." The Spectator "Intriguing." BBC History Magazine"Vividly told." BBC History Revealed"A timely warning against persecution." Morning Star"Astute and thoughtful." History Today"An important work." All About History"Well-researched." The Tablet
On the morning of Thursday 29 June 1682, a magpie came rasping, rapping and tapping at the window of a prosperous Devon merchant. Frightened by its appearance, his servants and members of his family had, within a matter of hours, convinced themselves that the bird was an emissary of the devil sent by witches to destroy the fabric of their lives. As the result of these allegations, three women of Bideford came to be forever defined as witches. A Secretary of State brushed aside their case and condemned them to the gallows; to hang as the last group of women to be executed in England for the crime. Yet, the hatred of their neighbours endured. For Bideford, it was said, was a place of witches.
Though ‘pretty much worn away’ the belief in witchcraft still lingered on for more than a century after their deaths. In turn, ignored, reviled, and extinguished but never more than half-forgotten, it seems that the memory of these three women - and of their deeds and sufferings, both real and imagined – was transformed from canker to regret, and from regret into celebration in our own age. Indeed, their example was cited during the final Parliamentary debates, in 1951, that saw the last of the witchcraft acts repealed, and their names were chanted, as both inspiration and incantation, by the women beyond the wire at Greenham Common.
In this book, John Callow explores this remarkable reversal of fate, and the remarkable tale of the Bideford Witches.
Автор: Boyce, Frank Cottrell Dalrymple, William Drabble, Margaret Callow, Simon Emin, Tracey Rowling, J.k. Johnson, Holly Townshend, Pete Bragg, Melvyn Boaky Название: Love letter to europe ISBN: 152938110X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529381108 Издательство: Hodder Рейтинг: Цена: 2579.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A collective outpouring of love, sadness and hope from some of our best writers, thinkers, artists and performers.
Автор: Callow, Simon Название: Orson welles ISBN: 0099462613 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099462613 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 2771.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The reason for the decline of Orson Welles`s career is a hotly debated issue, but decline it certainly did. But instead of marking the beginning of a triumphant career in Hollywood, the film still regularly voted the greatest ever made proved to be an exception in Welles`s life and work.
Автор: Callow Philip Название: Common People ISBN: 1943910685 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781943910687 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3929.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Callow John Название: James II ISBN: 0750964936 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780750964937 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2850.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: JAMES II was Britain`s last Catholic king. What became of him during his final exile? John Callow`s groundbreaking study focuses on this hitherto neglected period of his life: the twelve years he spent attempting to recover his crown through war, diplomacy, assassination and subterfuge.
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