Download or read book The Boor A Poem Addressed to the Church of Christ Etc A Scriptural Appendix to The Boor Illustrative of the Spiritual Import of the Poem written by John HILL (Verse Writer.) and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The boor a poem Followed by A scriptural appendix written by John Hill and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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The Boor a Poem Addressed to the Church of Christ and Dedicated to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury
Download or read book The Boor a Poem Addressed to the Church of Christ and Dedicated to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury written by John Hill (A.M.) and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bear written by Anton Chekhov and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bear by Anton Chekhov: The Bear is a comedic play by Anton Chekhov that explores themes of love, pride, and the absurdities of human behavior. Set in a provincial estate, the play revolves around a humorous and contentious encounter between the widow, Popova, and the brash landowner, Smirnov. Through witty dialogue and farcical situations, Chekhov satirizes social conventions and delves into the complexities of human relationships. Key Points: Satire and Social Conventions: The Bear employs satire to mock social conventions and societal norms. Chekhov exposes the absurdities of human behavior, particularly within the context of courtship and romantic relationships. The play humorously challenges the rigid expectations placed upon individuals, revealing the follies and contradictions inherent in societal rules and expectations. Love and Pride: The Bear explores the themes of love and pride, juxtaposing them in the interactions between the main characters. Popova and Smirnov engage in a battle of wits and wills, each driven by their own stubborn pride. The play examines the complexities of love and the transformative power it can have on individuals, as well as the challenges that arise when pride stands in the way of genuine connection. Farce and Humor: The Bear is known for its comedic elements and farcical situations. Chekhov expertly weaves humor into the play through lively dialogue, mistaken identities, and exaggerated confrontations. The comedic elements serve to entertain the audience while shedding light on the quirks and foibles of human nature. The play's humor adds levity to the exploration of deeper themes, making it an enjoyable and thought-provoking theatrical experience.
Download or read book Chapters of the Sages written by Reuven P. Bulka and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pirkey Avoth is divided into six chapters. The first five deal with different dimensions of existence, including the transmission of Jewish values, the direction of one's "life-path," the means of keeping sanctity in one's life, the values that become part of one's personality, and how Torah is and should be expressed in life.
Download or read book A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654 written by Bulstrode Whitlocke and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1663 and 1664 written by Bulstrode Whitlocke and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Marvelous Adventures and Rare Conceipts of Master Tyll Owlgsass Newly Collected Chronicled and Set Forth in Our English Tongue written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits of Master Tyll Owlglass written by and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tyll Owlglass, an unintelligent yet cunning peasant, shows his superiority over the dishonest and patronizing townspeople, clergy, and nobility through a series of pranks and practical jokes.
Download or read book The Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits of Master Tyll Owlglass written by Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie and published by WERTHEIMER AND CO. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wit, an’t be thy will, put me into good fooling! Those wits that think they have thee do very oft prove fools; and I that am sure I lack thee, may pass for a wise man: For what says Quinapalus? Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.” Clown in “Twelfth Night,” Act I., Scene 5. Among the folkbooks of the German nation, not one has obtained so general a circulation as that now presented in an English form. It has been deemed worthy, as by the Appendix may be perceived, of being translated into French, Dutch, Danish, Polish, nay, even Hebrew, and honoured by being reprinted on every kind of paper, good and bad. A favourite among the young for its amusing and quaint adventures, and a study among those who strive, by the diligent comparison of different eras of national literature, to arrive at a due appreciation of national character, Eulenspiegel, or Owlglass the boor (peasant), possesses a peculiar value for the old. I well remember how, as a very little child, I first made the friendship of the lithe though clumsy hero; and to the present time do not feel that I can say I have lost my interest in the humourous quips and quiddities of the strolling vagabond. I little thought, when I then read the German book, that it would be my privilege to introduce him to other readers in my own language. The Gil Blas of German mediæval story, there is deep instruction in the pungent jests and literal ways xof the man who held up his mirror for owls to look in, and each of whose tricks might form the groundwork of a moral reflection. And for the early times in which it appeared, there was not a little courage in the author of it. Strange to say, this person appears to have been a Franciscan friar, Thomas Murner, who, in other matters, made not a little stir in his own day. He visited this country, and wrote a book in defence of our good King Hal the Bluff against that famous monk, Luther; and he received some assistance in a substantial gift from that monarch. An account of him will be found in the Appendix; we have here only to deal with the significance of the book itself. Like the deep searching work of Rabelais, the book is a satire, not upon human life only, but upon special and dangerous topics. Very early editions contain the story of how Eulenspiegel procured an old skull from a churchyard, and turned the passion for worshipping relics to profitable account; and the priests and would-be learned men of his time continually appear in ludicrous, undignified, or humiliating positions. Rank was not respected, nor was vice in high places passed by with (so-called) discreet silence. Yet with all the graver objects in the book, the immediate aim of amusement was never forgotten; and, letting us into the secrets of peasant life in Germany at an era when peasants had little to rejoice over, we almost imagine that we can hear the shouts of laughter with which the blunt outspoken jokes of this sly clown were received. But Mr. Hallam does justice to a higher appreciation of this kind of literature among the better classes of the time. To be continue in this ebook...
Download or read book The Works of George Borrow written by George Borrow and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Opera Production written by Eaton and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brains Confounded by the Ode of Ab Sh d f Expounded written by Yūsuf al-Shirbīnī and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witty, bawdy, and vicious, Yūsuf al-Shirbīnī’s Brains Confounded pits the “coarse” rural masses against the “refined” urban population. In Volume One, al-Shirbīnī describes the three rural “types”—peasant cultivator, village man-of-religion, and rural dervish—offering anecdotes testifying to the ignorance, dirtiness, and criminality of each. In Volume Two, he presents a hilarious parody of the verse-and-commentary genre so beloved by scholars of his day, with a 47-line poem supposedly written by a peasant named Abū Shādūf, who charts the rise and fall of his fortunes. Wielding the scholarly tools of elite literature, al-Shirbīnī responds to the poem with derision and ridicule, dotting his satire with digressions into love, food, and flatulence. Volume Two of Brains Confounded is followed by Risible Rhymes, a concise text that includes a comic disquisition on “rural” verse, mocking the pretensions of uneducated poets from Egypt’s countryside. Risible Rhymes also examines various kinds of puzzle poems, which were another popular genre of the day, and presents a debate between scholars over a line of verse by the fourth/tenth-century poet al-Mutanabbī. Together, Brains Confounded and Risible Rhymes offer intriguing insight into the intellectual concerns of Ottoman Egypt, showcasing the intense preoccupation with wordplay, grammar, and stylistics and shedding light on the literature of the era. An English-only edition.
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Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Opera written by Ken Wlaschin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-16 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia lists, describes and cross-references everything to do with American opera: works (both operas and operettas), composers, librettists, singers, and source authors, along with relevant recordings. The approximately 1,750 entries range from ballad operas and composers of the 18th century to modern minimalists and video opera artists. Each opera entry consists of plot, history, premiere and cast, followed by a chronological listing of recordings, movies and videos.
