![]() One of the major German actors of this period, Conrad Veidt (1893-1943) is known to North Americans as Major Strasser in Casablanca (1942), but he made many famous films in the Weimar era, before leaving Germany in 1933. In fact, from the clips, the 1933 version looks like it was so much better. The original "Viktor Viktoria"-later re-made with Julie Andrews and made into a Broadway show too, was also from this period (1933). ![]() The exhibit had wonderful explanations (in Egl too) on such films as "Girls in Uniform," "Different from the others," "I don't want to be a man" and other titles. (See also the Babylon Berlin series on Netflix.) This era really deserves more study, but unfortunately it is frequently overlooked, because everyone focuses on the Nazi era. ![]() The Weimar period (1918-1933) was a period of experimentation and trying new things in Germany. Just by chance, the museum had an exhibit on Weimar films and changing views of gender in that period. I decided to give this museum a try, although I am not very educated about films and how they are made. I was on a roll and had the museum two-day pass in Frankfurt. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her dashing husband, Darcy, are awaiting a bundle of joy, but an unexpected trip to Paris will thrust them straight into a tangled web of international intrigue in this all-new mystery in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen. Check out her website here, Twitter and Facebook here. She now divides her time between California and Arizona. ![]() She was born in England and married into a family with historic royal connections. Her books have made bestseller lists, garnered many awards, nominations, and starred reviews. Rhys currently writes two mystery series, the atmospheric Molly Murphy novels, about a feisty Irish immigrant in 1900s New York City, and the funny and sexy Royal Spyness mysteries, about a penniless minor royal in 1930s Britain. On March 1, 2017, Rhys is excited to announce the publication of her first big stand-alone thriller, In Farleigh Field, set in World War Two at an English stately home. Rhys’s titles have received rave reviews around the globe. She has won the Agatha Best Novel Award and has been nominated for the Edgar Best Novel. Rhys Bowen is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Royal Spyness Series, Molly Murphy Mysteries, and Constable Evans. ![]() ![]() Poems added to the second edition are indicated below by red guillemets like this ». ![]() This edition, now considered definitive, lacked the six poems censored by the French government but contained a new subdivision ("Tableaux parisiens"), thirty-five new poems, and a portrait of the author by Félix Bracquemond. Readers spent three francs to purchase the new edition, of which fifteen hundred copies had been printed (plus a few hors commerce on fine paper). The second edition of Les Fleurs du mal entered the bookshops of Paris in the first week of February 1861. In addition, he composed new poems to add to the collection, including several works such as "Le Cygne" and "Le Voyage" which are today regarded as masterpieces. ![]() Anxious to keep his poems in print, Baudelaire agitated for several years for another edition to be published. The first edition of Les Fleurs du mal sold out within a year of its publication, thanks in part to the succès de scandale created by the government's obscenity trial against the book. Fleurs du mal / Flowers of Evil 1861 Edition ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story. 'A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. ![]() Praise for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: Watch the movie, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, directed by the visionary Tim Burton and starring Judi Dench, Eva Green and Samuel L Jackson. These are but a few of the truly brilliant stories in Tales of the Peculiarthe collection of fairy tales known to hide information about the peculiar world, including clues to the locations of time loopsfirst introduced by Ransom Riggs in his 1 bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. ![]() A fork-tongued princess, a girl who talks to ghosts, and wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars are just a few of the characters whose stories will have you hooked.įeaturing stunning illustrations from world-renowned artist Andrew Davidson, this compelling, rich and truly peculiar anthology is the perfect gift for fans - and for all lovers of great storytelling. A new set of stories from the world of Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar ChildrenIn this collection of fairy tales, Ransom Riggs invites you to uncover. In this collection of fairy tales, Ransom Riggs invites you to uncover hidden legends of the peculiar world. Now in paperback with a brand-new story: The Man who Bottled the Sun. A new set of stories from the world of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. ![]() ![]() They inform Aslan that Edmund has betrayed them by joining the White Witch. ![]() Beaver guide Peter, Susan and Lucy to the stone table to meet Aslan. Beaver as being the true king of Narnia who has returned to help the Pevensies to free Narnia of the White Witch's rule. Beaver when the Pevensie children arrive in Narnia. ![]() Role in The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Īslan is first mentioned by Mr. Lewis often capitalizes the word lion in reference to Aslan since he parallels Jesus as the " Lion of Judah" in Christian theology. Aslan is depicted as a talking lion and is described as the King of Beasts, the son of the Emperor-Over-the-Sea, and the King above all High Kings in Narnia. Unlike any other character in the Narnian series, Aslan appears in all seven chronicles. ![]() Aslan the lion (by Maurice Harron (2016), CS Lewis Square, Belfast).Īslan ( / ˈ æ s l æ n, ˈ æ z-/) is a major character in C. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether we like it or not, despite having spent hours in Middle Earth and Narnia, we still regard “War and Peace” or “Crime and Punishment” as higher literature, as REAL literature. There is a general tendency among Fantasy fans and writers alike to consider this genre as something unimportant and trivial. The former is open and welcoming, the latter is a fine example of elitism where being a Literature Professor will make you more worthy of attention. So it won’t come as a surprise if I admit to you that I prefer the World Fantasy Award rather than the Fantasy Critics Award. ![]() I believe that anyone could have the talent and the skills to tell us a compelling story. First of all I must admit that I am biased when it comes to Fantasy Awards. ![]() ![]() However, in 2014, the United States reached a "transgender tipping point", according to Time. Media representation, culture industry, and social marginalization all hint at popular culture standards and the applicability and significance to mass culture, even though media depictions represent only a minuscule spectrum of the transgender group, which essentially conveys that those that are shown are the only interpretations and ideas society has of them. Portrayals of transgender people in mass media reflect societal attitudes about transgender identity, and have varied and evolved with public perception and understanding. ( April 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. ![]() The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. ![]() ![]() At its core, this book is an examination of how history’s key movers and shakers reacted and what their reactions meant for future generations. Founding Brothers is so much more than mere portraits (however interesting they may be) of the drafters of the constitution. history, Ellis argues that there were as many, if not more, interpretations of the revolutionary spirit of 1776 (and what that actually entailed for the growing nation) as there are beliefs on what it means to be an American today Ellis also argues that our first political leaders didn’t really know what they were doing (How could they have? There was no precedent!) yet their gut instincts and passion still lead us, eventually, to green pastures.įounding Brothers was an extremely readable commentary on Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Adams, as well as (and this is what makes this book noteworthy) our current state of affairs. ![]() By way of analyzing six significant moments in U.S. In addition, it is a commentary on our current political, economic, and social situation. Joseph Ellis’ Founding Brothers has a lot to say about the Revolutionary era. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. ![]() ![]() ![]() The author recounts through the eyes of himself as a boy his observations during expeditions in and around his home town, contrasted with his father's reminiscences of the time "when Wisconsin was still half wilderness when panthers sometimes looked in through the windows, and the whippoorwills called all night long", provide a glimpse of the past, as the original subtitle suggests. The story is also a personal chronicle of the era of change between the (nearly) untouched forest wilderness and agriculture between the days of the pioneers and the rise of towns and between horse-drawn transportation and automobiles, among other transitions. The book begins with the capture of the baby raccoon and follows his growth to a yearling. (The book also touches on young Sterling's concerns for his older brother Herschel, off fighting in World War I in Europe.) The boy reconnects with society through the unlikely intervention of his pet raccoon, a "ringtailed wonder" charmer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rascal chronicles young Sterling's loving yet distant relationship with his father, dreamer David Willard North, and the aching loss represented by the death of his mother, Elizabeth Nelson North. Subtitled "a memoir of a better era", North's book is about being young and having a pet raccoon. ( June 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. ![]() ![]() ![]() I hope her future is bright, even better than anything that would have happened in the pods. I also enjoyed that she was willing to stand for herself, but was able to ask for help if she needed it. ![]() I also enjoyed the fact that he clearly cared about Aria and wasn't afraid to show it after so long being apart.Īria: Aria grew a lot as a character in this last book, she thought about who she was and who she wanted to be. I loved that he was a passionate character and wanted the best for everyone overall. ![]() Perry: His passion for his people and for Aria knows no bounds. It helped me to connect with our characters and make me feel like they were real people. This series doesn't go into explicit details, but it doesn't brush away the ideas of needs and wants. I've also enjoyed the more adult aspect of this series. Whether you are born as a dweller or an outsider, your fate was the same by the end unless you aligned yourself with someone promising, and even then odds were that you wouldn't make it out. But this story also has the idea of fate. The ideas of what if and what would you do if are very strong in this series. This whole series had really reminded me of what I love about dystopian. ![]() |