Of all the periods in history, the Renaissance has to be one of the most exciting. It saw the emergence of a new breed of art and literature, but the discovery of the New World also gave birth to a battle of conquest between nations. In this digital edition, we reveal the brighter and darker sides of this turbulent time. • DA VINCI, SHAKESPEARE & THE AGE OF EXPLORATION •
A university booklet for the students of literary criticism. Contains a set of 10 essays devoted to some aspects of power and its mechanisms - be it a power of ideology, of political or social system, power of language, words, and imagery - as presented in poetry, drama, and fiction, mainly British and American. They also reveal the power of literature and its mechanisms, as a forceful instrument of interpreting the inner and outer world of both writers and readers.
An elite band of secretaries in No. 10 Downing Street, The Garden Room Girls are so called because they occupy the room looking out onto the Prime Minister's garden. In their first-ever interviews, listeners hear from some of the "girls" who have worked at the very centre of Government over the last 50 years who reveal their untold stories of life at Number 10 and how it operates.
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