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New rendition of the classic tale of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.

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Winner of The 1963 National Book Award for Fiction.The hero of J.F. Powers's comic masterpiece is Father Urban, a man of the cloth who is also a man of the world. Charming, with an expansive vision of the spiritual life and a high tolerance for moral ambiguity, Urban enjoys a national reputation as a speaker on the religious circuit and has big plans for the future. But then the provincial head of his dowdy religious order banishes him to a retreat house in the Minnesota hinterlands. Father Urban soon bounces back, carrying God's word with undaunted enthusiasm through the golf courses, fishing lodges, and backyard barbecues of his new turf. Yet even as he triumphs his tribulations mount, and in the end his greatest success proves a setback from which he cannot recover.First published in 1962, Morte D'Urban has been praised by writers as various as Gore Vidal, William Gass, Mary Gordon, and Philip Roth. This beautifully observed, often hilarious tale of a most unlikely Knight of Faith is among the finest achievements of an author whose singular vision assures him a permanent place in American literature.

Now part of the canon of Italian plays, Morte accidentale di un anarchico, in its original form as a subversive piece of political theatre. Based on the events of December 1969 when Guiseppe Pinelli, the anarchist, 'fell' to his death from a fourth floor window of the police headquarters in Milan, where he was being held for questioning in connection with the bomb in Pialla Fontana. This edition sets the play in its historical and political context and introduces readers to Fo's political thought and theatrical practice. The text has been edited for sixth form and university students but will be useful to anyone who wants to read a salient text of the period with the help of notes and vocabulary.

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After the “war with no name” a cat assassin searches for his lost love in Repino’s strange, moving sci-fi epic that channels both Homeward Bound and A Canticle for Lebowitz.The “war with no name” has begun, with human extinction as its goal. The instigator of this war is the Colony, a race of intelligent ants who, for thousands of years, have been silently building an army that would forever eradicate the destructive, oppressive humans. Under the Colony's watchful eye, this utopia will be free of the humans' penchant for violence, exploitation and religious superstition. As a final step in the war effort, the Colony uses its strange technology to transform the surface animals into high-functioning two-legged beings who rise up to kill their masters. Former housecat turned war hero, Mort(e) is famous for taking on the most dangerous missions and fighting the dreaded human bio-weapon EMSAH. But the true motivation behind his recklessness is his ongoing search for a pre-transformation friend—a dog named Sheba. When he receives a mysterious message from the dwindling human resistance claiming Sheba is alive, he begins a journey that will take him from the remaining human strongholds to the heart of the Colony, where he will discover the source of EMSAH and the ultimate fate of all of earth's creatures.

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"Saí da leitura dessa extraordinária novela [...] com a mesma sensação que tive, e que nunca mais se repetiu, ao ler os grandes romances e novelas dos mestres russos do século XIX", declarou Vinicius de Moraes. Escrita em 1959, esta pequena obra-prima de concisão narrativa e poética é tida por muitos como uma das mais extraordinárias novelas da nossa língua. Numa prosa inebriante, que tangencia o fantástico sem perder o olhar aguçado para as particularidades da sociedade baiana, Jorge Amado narra a história das várias mortes de Joaquim Soares da Cunha, vulgo Quincas Berro Dágua, cidadão exemplar que a certa altura da vida decide abandonar a família e a reputação ilibada para juntar-se à malandragem da cidade. Algum tempo depois, Quincas é encontrado sem vida em seu quarto imundo. Sua envergonhada família tenta restituir-lhe a compostura, vesti-lo e enterrá-lo com decência; mas, no velório, os amigos de copo e farra dão-lhe cachaça, despem-no dos trajes formais e fazem-no voltar a ser o bom e velho Quincas Berro Dágua. Levado ao Pelourinho, o finado Quincas joga capoeira, abraça meretrizes, canta, ri e segue a farra em direção à sua segunda e agora apoteótica morte.   Capa comum: 120 páginasEditora: Companhia das Letras; Edição: 1ª (10 de março de 2008)Idioma: PortuguêsISBN-10: 8535911839ISBN-13: 978-8535911831Dimensões do produto: 21 x 13,8 x 1,2 cmPeso de envio: 204 g

A blessed king who strives for peace and justice; the round table where only the most gallant knights may sit; the dramatic quest for the Holy Grail; a fateful romance that destroys a dream: the epic story of King Arthur never fails to stir the imaginations of readers everywhere. This outstanding illustrated version adds to Sir Thomas Malory's skillful recounting with original artwork that creates a unique vision of Camelot. Some of these breathtaking, elaborate watercolors and pens-and-inks have hung in museums, including the depiction of the Tintagel Castle, the Sword in the Stone, Merlin and Nimue, and Guenevere rescued from the stake. With remarkable accuracy, Anna-Marie Ferguson captures every nuance of the historical period-the knights' shining armor, the intricate architecture, and the English forests with their abundant flora and fauna. Yet she also revels in the fantasy, with mysterious and magical landscapes, misty and moonlit. These legends have always been a treat for the mind-and now they are a feast for the eyes, too. The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature--from Cervantes's Don Quixote to Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Although many versions exist, Malory's stands as the classic rendition. Malory wrote the book while in Newgate Prison during the last three years of his life; it was published some fourteen years later, in 1485, by William Caxton. The tales, steeped in the magic of Merlin, the powerful cords of the chivalric code, and the age-old dramas of love and death, resound across the centuries.

Presents the story of King Arthur, his knights of the Round Table, the sword Excalibur, and his tragic death.

Sir Thomas Malory's original Le Morte d'Arthur remains the most exciting interpretation of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The next elegant edition in the Knickerbocker Classic series, Le Morte d'Arthur is unabridged and complete. Originally published in 1485 by William Caxton, Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur remains the most exciting and magical interpretation of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. For Arthurian fans worldwide, this stunning gift edition has a cloth binding, ribbon marker, and is packaged neatly in an elegant slipcase. Featuring a new introduction and the elegant illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), this volume of Le Morte d'Arthur is an indispensible classic for every home library.

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The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature--from Cervantes's Don Quixote to Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Although many versions exist, Malory's stands as the classic rendition. Malory wrote the book while in Newgate Prison during the last three years of his life; it was published some fourteen years later, in 1485, by William Caxton. The tales, steeped in the magic of Merlin, the powerful cords of the chivalric code, and the age-old dramas of love and death, resound across the centuries.The stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Queen Guenever, and Tristram and Isolde seem astonishingly moving and modern. Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur endures and inspires because it embodies mankind's deepest yearnings for brotherhood and community, a love worth dying for, and valor, honor, and chivalry.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Fifth edition, being a facsimile of the fourth edition. The birth, life, acts, and death of King Arthur and his knights of the round table, spelled in modern style, copiously illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley, with an introduction by John Rhys. John DePol bookplate, with his signature on front pastedown. xiv , lvi, 538 pages. decorated cloth, dust jacket, slipcase.. thick 4to..

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One of the finest narrative poems of the Middle Ages translated in its entirety by a recognized authority on the poem. This volume represents an important chapter in the evolution of the Arthurian legend. It is marked as an epic poem by its celebration of battle and conquest and its unsentimental depiction of combat and death.

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La Reine Morte Tchaikovsky / Maksakov, Artjom / Kessels, Koen - BR 809478071914

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