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Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Featuring commentary from historians and the performers themselves, this program traces the roots of the music of the Harlem Renaissance, its social impact on society and its eventual acceptance in mainstream culture.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After Margherita's father steals parsley from the walled garden of the courtesan Selena Leonelli, he is threatened with having both hands cut off, unless he and his wife relinquish their precious little girl. Selena is the famous red-haired muse of the artist Tiziano, first painted by him in 1512 and still inspiring him at the time of his death. She is at the center of Renaissance life in Venice, a world of beauty and danger, seduction and betrayal,...
87) The Renaissance
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1993.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Stravaganza volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Sky joins Georgia and the other Stravagante, "who travel between worlds and do what is required, " when he leaves London for Giglia, a city similar to Renaissance Florence, and becomes involved in ancient feuds and palace intrigue.
92) Well played
Author
Series
Well met novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it's been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to have her life figured out by the time her friends get hitched at Faire next summer. Maybe she'll...
Author
Series
Wrightsman lectures volume 8
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
1976.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 312 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
95) Mirror mirror
Author
Language
English
Description
"Entertaining...profound....A novel for adults that unearths our buried fascination with the primal fears and truths fairy tales contain." —Christian Science Monitor
The acclaimed author who re-imagined a darker, more dangerous Land of Oz in his New York Times bestselling series The Wicked Years, offers a brilliant reinvention of the timeless Snow White fairy tale. Setting the story amid the cultural, political
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Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
2 CDs (2 hrs., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Stage and screen actor Avery Brooks recounts the birth of Harlem from the boll weevil to the Great Migration, and Kareem discusses how Harlem influenced his life. Featuring insights in their own voices by Marcus Garvey, Maya Angelou, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Crystal, Louis Gossett Jr. and more.
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passion of their celebrated hosts (Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant) to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
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