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| Author | : Kae D. Jacobs |
| Publisher | : Granite Pub & Distribution |
| Total Pages | : 708 |
| Release | : 2008-01-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781599360324 |
Burdened from birth with facial deformity, musical genius Erik Gautier once shrived to master humanity, making his will law, but now he struggles to accept an offer of love from the woman he loves, the woman who once betrayed him. How can be bring himself to trust again? Should he? Will he knowingly submit his mind and heart to quench the emotional deprivation when others have turned away? Learn of the compelling opposites that flood Eriks' life as he confronts justice and mercy when he is unable to escape his past.
| Author | : Edgar Allan Poe |
| Publisher | : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 13 |
| Release | : 2020-08-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy", is an 1842 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ballwithin seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose "costume" proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn. Poe's story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the titular disease. The story was first published in May 1842 in Graham's Magazineand has since been adapted in many different forms, including a 1964 film starring Vincent Price.
| Author | : Dana Ridenour |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016-04 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781634899031 |
"It's not always our enemies who betray us."
| Author | : Sharon Virts |
| Publisher | : RosettaBooks |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2021-02-09 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781948122702 |
In this coming-of-age tale set in early 19th century America, two sons of the Virginia aristocracy risk it all to defend their dreams and determine their own destinies. General Armistead Mason and John “Jack” Mason McCarty are brothers-in-law, second cousins and descendants of founding father George Mason IV. Ambitious and headstrong, together they set out to find love, acceptance and honor on their own merit. Armistead—by nature a politician—demands respect and strives for perfection. Jack—by inclination a rover—looks to forge his own path. When Armistead is challenged by corruption in the political machine and is denied a seat in the US Congress, the two become embroiled in a bitter dispute that sets in motion an irrevocable chain of events, leading them to the dueling grounds and an outcome that changes everything. Based on historical events of the 1819 Mason-McCarty duel, Masque of Honor is a story of courage, conviction, and the cost of sacrificing one life to forge another.
| Author | : Irène Eynat-Confino |
| Publisher | : SIU Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780809313723 |
Eynat-Confino goes beyond the usual consideration of Craig's purported theories of the actor, scenery, and the scene painter to get at the heart of Craig's idea of theater. She draws not only on the research of contemporary Craig scholars but on material hitherto unavailable--his writings and daybooks and the writings of friends. She ties Craig's encounter with Isadora Duncan to a decisive modification in his notion of movement. To have an instrument more controllable than the actor, he invented the über-marionette, a giant puppet. Craig also invented the "Scene," a kinetic stage, the "screens" that brought him worldwide fame were simply an adaptation of this concept. Eynat-Confino argues that a scenario Craig wrote in 1905, here published for the first time, reveals a theosophical system like that of Blake, a system that was the main force motivating Craig's artistic quest. In her final chapter, she carefully examines the psychological, aesthetic, and circumstantial factors that kept Craig from completing his work to bring "friendliness--humor--love--ease--peace" to the world.
| Author | : Lauren Willig |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 403 |
| Release | : 2005-12-29 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101210818 |
...But now she has a million questions about the Pink Carnation's deadly French nemesis, the Black Tulip. And she's pretty sure that her handsome onagain, off-again crush, Colin Selwick, has the answers somewhere in his archives. But what she discovers in an old codebook is something juicier than she ever imagined.
| Author | : Debbie Riley |
| Publisher | : C A S E Publications |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 9780971173224 |
| Author | : Patricia Briggs |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2010-09-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101443596 |
Experience the fantasy and adventure of #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Brigg's first published novel—the thrilling start of the Sianim series... After an upbringing of proper behavior and oppressive expectations, Aralorn fled her noble birthright for a life of adventure as a mercenary spy. But her latest mission involves more peril than she ever imagined. Agents of Sianim have asked her to gather intelligence on the increasingly popular and powerful sorcerer Geoffrey ae'Magi. Soon Aralorn comes to see past the man's striking charisma—and into a soul as corrupt and black as endless night. And few have the will to resist the sinister might of Geoffrey and his minions. So Aralorn, aided by her enigmatic companion, Wolf, join the growing rebellion against the ae'Magi. But in a war against an enemy armed with the powers of illusion, how do you know who the true enemy is—or where he will strike next?
| Author | : V. S. Naipaul |
| Publisher | : Knopf Canada |
| Total Pages | : 291 |
| Release | : 2010-10-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0307399974 |
Understanding Africa is critical for all concerned with the world today: in what promises to be his final great work of reportage, one of the keenest observers of the continent surveys the effects of belief and religion on the disparate peoples of Africa. The Masque of Africa is Nobel Prize-winning V. S. Naipaul's first major work of non-fiction to be published since his internationally bestselling Beyond Belief. Like all of Naipaul's great works of non-fiction, The Masque of Africa is superficially a book of travels — full of people, stories and landscapes he visits — but it also encompasses a larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (whether in indigenous animisms, faiths imposed by other cultures, or even the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of civilization.
| Author | : Paula Thomson |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 502 |
| Release | : 2016-12-30 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0128041080 |
Creativity and the Performing Artist: Behind the Mask synthesizes and integrates research in the field of creativity and the performing arts. Within the performing arts there are multiple specific domains of expertise, with domain-specific demands. This book examines the psychological nature of creativity in the performing arts. The book is organized into five sections. Section I discusses different forms of performing arts, the domains and talents of performers, and the experience of creativity within performing artists. Section II explores the neurobiology of physiology of creativity and flow. Section III covers the developmental trajectory of performing artists, including early attachment, parenting, play theories, personality, motivation, and training. Section IV examines emotional regulation and psychopathology in performing artists. Section V closes with issues of burnout, injury, and rehabilitation in performing artists. - Discusses domain specificity within the performing arts - Encompasses dance, theatre, music, and comedy performance art - Reviews the biology behind performance, from thinking to movement - Identifies how an artist develops over time, from childhood through adult training - Summarizes the effect of personality, mood, and psychopathology on performance - Explores career concerns of performing artists, from injury to burn out
