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Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The finest translation in and for our time (Kevin Crossley-Holland) Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, with its intricate plot of enchantment and betrayal is probably the most skilfully told story in the whole of the English Arthurian cycle. Originating from the north-west midlands of England, it is based on two separate and very ancient Celtic motifs of the Beheading and the Exchange of Winnings,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Lope de Vega (1562-1635), widely regarded as the architect of the drama of the Spanish Golden Age, was known by his contemporaries as the 'monster of Nature' on account of his creativity as a playwright. Claiming to have written more than a thousand plays, he created plots and characters notable for their energy, inventiveness and dramatic power, and which, in contrast to French classical drama,…

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Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A fresh and enjoyable collection of games for children aged 4-11, including card games, board games, physical games, and co-operative and competitive games. The book gives helpful guidance for teachers on integrating games into the English syllabus, useful classroom language, classroom management, adapting traditional games, and on creating games with children.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 227 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 438) Аннотация: This is a reissue of the previous World's Classics edition in the new, larger format and with the series name changed to Oxford World's Classics.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 424) Аннотация: Did possessing and killing amount to the same thing deep within the dark recesses of the human beast? La Bete humaine (1890), is one of Zola's most violent and explicit works. On one level a tale of murder, passion and possession, it is also a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control. Zola considered this his 'most finely worked' novel, and in it he…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 615 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 514) Аннотация: The seventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart cycle, L'Assommoir (1877) is the story of a woman's struggle for happiness in working-class Paris. It was a contemporary bestseller, outraged conservative critics, and launched a passionate debate about the legitimate scope of modern literature. At the centre of the novel stands Gervaise, who starts her own laundry and for a time makes a success of it. But…

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Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Trollope relates his life from the influence of his childhood and mother, to the time he spent in the Post Office and the motivation behind his literary career.

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Practical ideas for introducing drama activities into the English class, including mime, chants, puppets, role play, and short plays. As well as developing speaking and pronunciation, drama helps children to develop self-confidence and express their imagination, personalities, and creativity.

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Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Jacobean Tragedy explores the tensions between the disruptive energies of sex and seventeenth century social, cultural and political values with an exceptional frankness, and the plays collected in this volume demonstrate the genre at its most sinister and explicit. The Insatiate Countess (1610), by William Barksted and Lewis Machin from a draft by John Marston, is a study in obsessive…

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