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Author: Kamal Narayan Shrivastva Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 430
Book Description
Published in 1990, "From Theatre to the Battlefield" embarks on a captivating journey that unfolds amidst the serene forests near Ranigunj, a small enclave nestled within the state of Chhattisgarh. Through an exemplary narrative style, the book enthralls readers with its swift-paced storyline, offering intricate insights into the lives and personas of its diverse characters. Each chapter meticulously unveils the societal, economic, and historical backdrop of the princely states, meticulously capturing the essence of the era spanning from 1930 to 1945. Delving deep into the intricacies of pre-Independence India, the narrative offers a vivid portrayal of the prevailing feudalism, the British colonial rule, and the fervent struggle for independence. Moreover, the narrative doesn't merely recount historical events but offers a profound exploration of the ethos, valor, and nobility inherent in the rulers' lifestyles. It is a poignant saga that not only celebrates the resilience and bravery of its protagonists but also pays homage to the sacrifices made by individuals across all strata of society. "From Theatre to the Battlefield" stands as a testament to the courage and spirit that defined an era, eliciting a resounding tribute to those who shaped the course of history.
Author: Kamal Narayan Shrivastva Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 430
Book Description
Published in 1990, "From Theatre to the Battlefield" embarks on a captivating journey that unfolds amidst the serene forests near Ranigunj, a small enclave nestled within the state of Chhattisgarh. Through an exemplary narrative style, the book enthralls readers with its swift-paced storyline, offering intricate insights into the lives and personas of its diverse characters. Each chapter meticulously unveils the societal, economic, and historical backdrop of the princely states, meticulously capturing the essence of the era spanning from 1930 to 1945. Delving deep into the intricacies of pre-Independence India, the narrative offers a vivid portrayal of the prevailing feudalism, the British colonial rule, and the fervent struggle for independence. Moreover, the narrative doesn't merely recount historical events but offers a profound exploration of the ethos, valor, and nobility inherent in the rulers' lifestyles. It is a poignant saga that not only celebrates the resilience and bravery of its protagonists but also pays homage to the sacrifices made by individuals across all strata of society. "From Theatre to the Battlefield" stands as a testament to the courage and spirit that defined an era, eliciting a resounding tribute to those who shaped the course of history.
Author: Peter Wolfe Publisher: ISBN: 9781498598736 Category : Theater audiences Languages : en Pages : 164
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Terence Rattigan examines the ways in which Rattigan's works turn audiences into participants, encouraging intellectual independence and freeing them to decide for themselves the deeper meanings of the works. It examines the unique methods by which he conveys meaning to audiences within a changing sociocultural context.
Author: Peter Brook Publisher: ISBN: 9781848427051 Category : Mahābhārata Languages : en Pages : 64
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The internationally renowned team of Peter Brook, Marie-Helene Estienne and Jean-Claude Carriere together revisit the great Indian epic The Mahabharata 30 years after Brook's legendary production took world theatre by storm.Destruction never approaches weapon in hand. It comes slyly, on tiptoe, making you see bad in good and good in bad.The devastation of war is tearing the Bharata family apart. The new king must unravel a mystery: how can he live with himself in the face of the devastation and massacres that he has caused?An immense canvas in miniature, this central section of the ancient text is timeless and contemporary, asking how we can find inner peace in a world riven with conflict.
Author: Bryan Doerries Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307949729 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 306
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For years theater director Bryan Doerries has been producing ancient Greek tragedies for a wide range of at-risk people in society. His is the personal and deeply passionate story of a life devoted to reclaiming the timeless power of an ancient artistic tradition to comfort the afflicted. Doerries leads an innovative public health project—Theater of War—that produces ancient dramas for current and returned soldiers, people in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse, tornado and hurricane survivors, and more. Tracing a path that links the personal to the artistic to the social and back again, Doerries shows us how suffering and healing are part of a timeless process in which dialogue and empathy are inextricably linked. The originality and generosity of Doerries’s work is startling, and The Theater of War—wholly unsentimental, but intensely felt and emotionally engaging—is a humane, knowledgeable, and accessible book that will both inspire and enlighten.
Author: Chris Mackowski Publisher: Savas Beatie ISBN: 1954547137 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 337
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War in the Western Theater offers fresh perspectives on pivotal Civil War events, shedding light on overlooked battles and figures, revealing untold stories that reshape our understanding of this crucial region. The Western Theater has long been pushed to the side by events in the Eastern Theater, but it was in the West where the Federal armies won the Civil War. Interest in this complex region is finally increasing, and the authors at Emerging Civil War add substantially to that growing body of literature with War in the Western Theater: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War. Dozens of entries offer fresh and insightful aspects and angles to key events that unfolded between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River. Revisit an important Confederate charge at Shiloh, discover how key decisions won (and lost) the bloody fighting at Chickamauga, and ponder how whiskey may have impacted the fighting at Corinth. Readers will walk the battlefield at Fort Blakeley outside Mobile, fight in the hellish cedars at Stones River, and mourn with a Mississippi family. Insights abound. How many students of the war knew a Confederate major, watching the riverine bombardment of Fort Donelson up close and personal, rushed to send detailed sketches of the ironclads to Gen. Robert E. Lee to warn him of this new way of fighting—and the lethal dangers it portended? And these are just a taste of what’s waiting inside. The selections herein bring together the best scholarship from Emerging Civil War’s blog, symposia, and podcast, revised and updated, together with original pieces designed to shed new light and insight on some of the most important and fascinating events that have for too long flown under the radar of history’s pens.
Author: Melody Foreman Publisher: Frontline Books ISBN: 1526737744 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 266
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Look closely behind the lives of the stars who appeared in a host of legendary war films and discover how memories of their real-life experiences in the armed forces were haunted with heartbreak and yet filled with extraordinary heroism. Just what did America’s most decorated soldier Audie Murphy go through in battle which led him to star as himself in the classic war film, To Hell and Back? When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Murphy joined the US Army aged just 17. He went on to fight at Anzio, the Colmar Pocket, and Nuremberg. And for single-handedly holding off an enemy attack he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. But Murphy’s military and celebrity stardom did little to extinguish the pain of his private battle to fit in to a new post-war world he perceived as disappointing, shallow and unfulfilling. Tormented by PTSD Murphy was a man unable to escape from his past. Only the great director and decorated wartime documentary maker John Huston gained Murphy’s true respect. When war broke out on 3 September 1939, a number of British stars, including Laurence Olivier, his future wife Vivien Leigh, and David Niven, were in the United States under contract to the Hollywood Studios. Keen not to ‘shirk their duties at home’, and against advice from the British Consul, they made their way back to Blighty. Olivier joined the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm as a pilot. Then with Churchill’s approval he directed and starred in powerful propaganda films, including Shakespeare’s Henry V. In 1943 the beautiful Vivien Leigh ruined her health by enduring the brutalities of the North African climate to entertain the troops in the desert. Meantime, Dirk Bogarde was a British Army intelligence officer seconded to the pioneering RAF Medmenham where he studied aerial photographs and pinpointed enemy targets for Bomber Command. As Lieutenant van den Bogaerde he was posted to France just after D-Day. He went on to star in many leading war films such as Appointment in London (1953) and King and Country (1964). Years later in 1991 Sir Dirk Bogarde was interviewed by the author of this book. He had witnessed the horrors of Belsen in April 1945 and said it changed his attitude to life forever. In this book, the author honors the real-life stories of some big screen idols who showed true grit behind the glamor.
Author: Jenny Strauss Clay Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139494651 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 147
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Moving away from the verbal and thematic repetitions that have dominated Homeric studies and exploiting the insights of cognitive psychology, this highly innovative and accessible study focuses on the visual poetics of the Iliad as the narrative is envisioned by the poet and rendered visible. It does so through a close analysis of the often-neglected 'Battle Books'. They here emerge as a coherently visualized narrative sequence rather than as a random series of combats, and this approach reveals, for instance, the significance of Sarpedon's attack on the Achaean Wall and Patroclus' path to destruction. In addition, Professor Strauss Clay suggests new ways of approaching ancient narratives: not only with one's ear, but also with one's eyes. She further argues that the loci system of mnemonics, usually attributed to Simonides, is already fully exploited by the Iliad poet to keep track of his cast of characters and to organize his narrative.
Author: Robert E. Harkavy Publisher: Sipri Monograph ISBN: 9780198291312 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 420
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Analyzing the modern status of military bases and the diplomacy that defines their location and access, this book explores the global basing networks of the world's major military powers--their type, location, and the politics and economics of their acquisition. It provides data on armaments, intelligence, communications, research, and space facilities; tables and maps that display U.S. and Soviet global networks; and the various military roles and nuclear deterrence capabilities for global power projection and support of client states in the Third World. Harkavy also discusses emerging political and technological developments that could alter basing diplomacy.
Author: Kamal Narayan Shrivastva
Author: Kamal Narayan Shrivastva
Author: Peter Wolfe
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Author: Chris Mackowski
Author: Melody Foreman
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