Players' Advice to Hamlet. The Rhetorical Acting Method from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, Hardback - David Wiles

Explores the art of acting in Europe between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, demonstrating how stage acting was understood as a branch of r...

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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche inspired Matthieu Ricard to create this anthology by telling him that "when we come to appreciate the depth of the view of ...

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Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Andrzej WalickiNumber of pages: 476Publication date: 1979Dimensions: 227 x 153 x 27Cover type: Paper...

This book interrogates the enduring and controversial legend of Casanova, from a seducer of women to a man of science and key participant in the En...

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The Conversational Enlightenment traces the spread of the concept of conversation during the Enlightenment, including the project of politeness, th...

Platonic love is a concept that has profoundly shaped Western literature, philosophy and intellectual history for centuries. This wide-ranging work...

Modern scholarship generally treats the "debate about women" (querelle des femmes) as a late medieval phenomenon, perhaps touched upon by canonic a...

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Shakespeare's text is packed with clues that help the reader to hear and the performer to act any speech. He also tells the actor when to go fast a...

The Rhetorical Function of Humor in the Public Sphere advances an understanding about how humor functions persuasively in the public sphere as a me...

Learn even more about art through the ages in this humorous and informative graphic novel sequel. Two kids and their grandpa continue their adventu...

Reducere. DescriptionTranslations of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic chapters and sections of the Book of the Dead with Trilinear translation format. Understan...

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Reducere. What blocks spiritual progress? And how do we transcend these blocks? The spiritual teachings of David R. Hawkins M.D., Ph.D., on the nature of con...

Reducere. DescriptionAge of EnlightenmentFrom its beginnings as a loosely definable group of philosophical ideas to the culmination of its revolutionary effe...

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Through sketches, diagrams, rendering, photographs and narratives, this book portrays the criteria and conceptual thinking that was primary in find...

Publisher: Unicorn Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Philip KellewayIllustration(s): 110 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2021Dim...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Anna TomaszewskaNumber of pages: 232Collection: Bloomsbury Studies in Modern German PhilosophyPub...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe Practical Guide to the Montessori Method is aimed at parents who want to integrate Montessori activities at home with their children...

Reducere. Translations of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic chapters and sections of the Book of the Dead with Trilinear translation format. Understanding the My...

A bold new look at war and diplomacy in Europe that traces the idea of a unified continent in attempts since the eighteenth century to engineer las...

A detailed examination of the English glass industry with an emphasis on the archaeological evidence.

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In a fascinating journey of rediscovery, Max Adams brings to life the forgotten experiences - and voices - of some of the most extraordinary women ...

Publisher: Prometheus BooksAuthor(s): Michael K. KelloggNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 235 x 37Cover type: HardbackRed...

Reducere. The long-awaited acting manual by Earle Gister, one America's most respected master teachers of Acting. Gister's students are among the most belove...

Features the most significant submarines ever built, with each entry including a description of the submarine's development and history, a colour p...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Lola CohenIllustration(s): 3 Tables, black and white; 25 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 2...

Battleships features 52 of the greatest warships to have sailed in the last 500 years. Each entry includes a description of the ship's development ...

The Natural Menopause Method is a complete one-stop guide to the perimenopause and menopause, covering everything from recognising symptoms to mana...

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Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Rebecca CypessIllustration(s): 39 halftones, 29 line drawingsNumber of pages: 368Publication d...

A sweeping history of premodern architecture told through the material of stonePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Fabio BarryIllustration(s...