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Trusted PartnerLiterature & Literary StudiesFebruary 1997
A Game at Chess
Thomas Middleton
by T.H. Howard-Hill
For many years Middleton's "A Game at Chess" was more notorious than read, considered rather a phenomenon of theatrical history than a pre-eminent piece of dramatic writing. "A Game at Chess" was a nine days' wonder, an exceptional play of King James' reign on account of its unprecedented representation of matters of state usually forbidden on the stage. The King's Men performed the play uninterruptedly between 5th and 14th August, 1624 at their Globe Theatre, attracting large audiences, before the Privy Council closed the theatre by the King's command. More recently, growing interest in the connections of economics and politics with authorship have promoted readings that locate the play so firmly within its historical context as propaganda that, again, its worthwhile literary and theatrical qualities are neglected. In writing "A Game at Chess", Middleton employed the devices of the neoclassical comedy of intrigue within the matrix of the traditional oral play. What might have seemed old-fashioned allegory was rejuvenated by his adoption of the fashionable game of chess as the fiction within which the play was set. The product of Middleton's experienced craftsmanship is at once deceptively simple and surprisingly complex. ;
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & young adult fiction & true stories2018
Varta in the Game
by Natalia Matolinets
Dark sorceress Varta Tarnovetska used to live a quiet life in Lviv: she worked in a cafe, hanged out with her friends and occasionally clashed with light sorcerers. But everything changed, when the Game began in the city. Power in the Central European Conglomerate for the next century is at stake of this decisive battle. Despite all her efforts, Varta can’t stay away from this violent competition. The marks waiting for sorcerers’ blood, the story of a demon and the secret of what happened a hundred years ago are lying ahead of her. The game is on...
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YAJanuary 2012
In the Zoo: Poem-Game
by Oksana Krotiuk (Author), Yuliia Polishchuk (Illustrator)
In the Zoo: poem-game is a beautiful folding book about animals with educational poems for little children. From 3 to 5 years, 113 words Rightsholders: Diana Semak, bohdanbooksco@gmail.com
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesMarch 2017
The imperial game
by Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie
This anthology examines the fortunes of cricket in various colonies as the sport spread across the British Empire. It helps to explain why cricket was so successful, even in places like India, Pakistan and the West Indies where the Anglo-Saxon element remained in a small minority. It demonstrates, perhaps better than any other single work, how awesome was the power of cultural imperialism. Even when former subjects threw off the political yoke of the Europeans, they still adhered tenaciously to the sporting and recreational models that the imperialists had introduced. 'The Imperial Game' provides an invaluable insight into how cricket developed powerful social, cultural and even political connotations in a colonial environment. This is a fascinating study of cricket as a cultural phenomenon, and traces its changing meaning in all the continents in which Britain once exercised power. The book is a collection of essays by six of the world's leading scholars in the field of sports history, and will be of value not onle to students examining the historical sociology of sport, but also to those with a general interest in social history. This study will also appeal to cricket enthusiasts the world over.
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Wild Game
Meine Mutter, ihr Liebhaber und ich
by Brodeur, Adrienne / Übersetzt von Seifert, Nicole
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Children's Art Manual Game Book
by Green Book
Basics of Interesting Paper-cut: Basics of Interesting Paper-cut is a book for guiding children to have fun origami. The strength of DIY ability directly reflects the flexibility of the brain, so improving children's DIY ability is an important way to promote intellectual development, while hand craft is a good way to fully develop children's intelligence.
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Gefangen im Game
Angriff der Unsichtbaren
by Brady, Dustin / Illustriert von Brady, Jesse
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