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

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.

The Morte Darthur is a superb story of adventure and love, honor and betrayal, and one of the classics of world literature. Malory perfected his art during the writing of the long and complex work and the earlier parts, though excellent, lack the dramatic power and pervasive tragic irony of the passion, war, and society that constitutes the last quarter of the book. By presenting the last quarter alone, this edition focuses on the greatness of Malory's achievement and allows the reader to see it and enjoy it more fully.

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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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La Morte D'orgeo Akademia Ensemble - CD 3760009291416

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.

"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

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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.

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.

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Le Morte D'Arthur - Complete Edition by Thomas Mallory Le Morte D'Arthur - Complete Edition is a reworking of traditional tales by Sir Thomas Malory about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interprets existing French and English stories about these figures and adds original material (e.g., the Gareth story). Le Morte d'Arthur was first published in 1485 by William Caxton, and is today perhaps one of the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English. Many modern Arthurian writers have used Malory as their principal source, including T. H. White in his popular The Once and Future King and Tennyson in The Idylls of the King.The exact identity of the author of Le Morte D'Arthur has long been the subject of speculation, owing to the fact that a number of minor historical figures bore the name of "Sir Thomas Malory", but scholarship has increasingly supported the notion that the author was the Thomas Malory who was born in the year 1416, to Sir John Malory of Newbold Revel, Warwickshire. Sir Thomas inherited the family estate in 1434 after his father died and is believed to have engaged in a life of crime punctuated with long periods of imprisonment. As early as 1433, he was seemingly indicted for theft and, in 1450, it was alleged that he was involved in an attempted murder of the Duke of Buckingham, robbery, rape, and an extortion scheme stemming from a cattle raid. Although in 1450 he was a member of Parliament. He was imprisoned in Coleshill but escaped and soon after robbed the Cistercian monastery. Malory was once again arrested in 1454, but two years later he was released through a royal pardon.

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Facsimile Edition of Dents 1909 Edition, Reprinted 1993. Very Thick Royal Folio. 624pp. Illustrated title-page, half-title, frontispiece, 19 full-page plate illustrations, wonderful and profuse decorations including in-text vignettes and chapter head and tail-pieces, all by the incomparable Aubrey Beardsley, leading figure in the aesthetic and Art Nouveau movements. Very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscription or marks of any kind. Beautifully bound in bright gilt lettered and illustrated black cloth boards, very slightly bowed to upper and featuring elaborate Beardsley scrolled flowers to both boards and spine. Housed and protected in very good original like illustrated gilt and black dustwrapper. Fit to grace the library of reader, scholar or collector alike. Very heavy volume, will accrue additional postage, particularly outside Europe, please inquire.

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

Showcases contemporary artists working in a range of media who are finding new inspiration in the still life tradition This richly rewarding book reveals how leading artists of the twenty-first century are reinvigorating the still life, a genre previously synonymous with the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Old Masters. The audacious still lifes celebrated here challenge that historical supremacy and redefine what it means to be a work of nature morte, or “dead nature.” Whether through painting, drawing, sculpture, video, or other forms, contemporary artists have drawn on the tradition to create works of conceptual vivacity, beauty, and emotional poignancy.Michel Petry has structured the book according to the classic categories of the still-life tradition―Flora, Food, House and Home, Fauna, and Death. Each chapter explores how the timeless symbolic resonance of the memento mori―a reminder of death, change, and the passing of time―has been rediscovered for a new millennium. Among the artists represented are John Currin, Saara Ekström, Elmgreen & Dragset, Renata Hegyi, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Gary Hume, Jeff Koons, McDermott & McGough, Beatriz Milhazes, Gabriel Orozco, Marc Quinn, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Cy Twombly. 400 color illustrations

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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.

Le Morte d'Arthur is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory (1400-1470) of traditional tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interprets existing French and English stories about these figures. First published in 1485 by William Caxton, Le Morte d'Arthur is today perhaps the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English. Many modern Arthurian writers have used Malory as their principal source, including T. H. White in The Once and Future King and Tennyson in The Idylls of the King. In 1892, London publisher J. M. Dent & Co. decided to produce an illustrated edition of Le Morte D'Arthur in modern spelling. They chose a 20-year-old insurance-office clerk and art student, Aubrey Beardsley, to illustrate the work. It was issued in 12 parts between June 1893 and mid-1894, and met with only modest success at the time. However, it has since been described as Beardsley's first masterpiece, launching what has come to be known as the "Beardsley look". It was his first major commission, and included nearly 585 chapter openings, borders, initials, ornaments and full- or double-page illustrations. This book is a facsimile of the Beardsley edition, complete with Malory's unabridged text. Beardsley was a leading figure in the Aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James A. McNeill Whistler. Beardsley's contribution to the development of the Art Nouveau and poster styles was significant, despite the brevity of his career before his early death from tuberculosis. His drawings in black ink, influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. Together, Sir Thomas Malory's words and Aubrey Beardsley's drawings make an unforgettable classic.