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The Penguin Book of English Song: Seven Centuries of Poetry from Chaucer to Auden

Richard Stokes

Draws together a great variety of English poetry (including Irish, Scots and Welsh writers) that has reached a wider audience through the magic of music.

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The Performance and Interrogation of ‘Generic Lives’ and Gendered Selves in the Confessional Poetry of John Berryman and Anne Sexton

Elena Mertel

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Dusseldorf "Heinrich Heine", language: English, abstract: This thesis aims to…

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Demofoonte, a Serious Opera; as Performed at the King’s Theatre, in the Hay-Market. The Poetry by Metastasio, the Most Part of the Music by Signor Ferdinando Bertoni

Pietro Metastasio

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Demofoonte, a Serious Opera; As Performed at the King’s Theatre, in the Hay-Market. the Poetry by Metastasio, the Most Part of the Music by Signor Ferdinando Bertoni.

Pietro Antonio Metastasio

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L'eroe Cinese; a new Serious Opera, as Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Hay-Market. The Poetry by Metastasio. And the Music Entirely new, by Signor Venanzio Rauzzini

Pietro Metastasio

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L'Eroe Cinese; A New Serious Opera, as Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Hay-Market. the Poetry by Metastasio. and the Music Entirely New, by Signor Venanzio Rauzzini.

Pietro Antonio Metastasio

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Orpheus and Eurydice, a Musical Drama, in Imitation of the Ancient Greek Theatrical Feasts. As Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket. The Poetry by the Celebrated Councellor Calsabigi. With Additions and Alterations by Signor A. Andrei

Ranieri De Calzabigi

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Orpheus and Eurydice, a Musical Drama, in Imitation of the Ancient Greek Theatrical Feasts. as Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket. the Poetry by the Celebrated Councellor Calsabigi. with Additions and Alterations by Signor A. Andrei.

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The Shakspearean Miscellany: Containing a Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts; Biographical Anecdotes of Theatrical Performers; With Portraits of Ancient and Modern Actors: Scarce and Original Poetry, and Curious Remains of Antiquity.

Francis Godolphin Waldron

Title: The Shakspearean Miscellany: containing a collection of scarce and valuable tracts; biographical anecdotes of theatrical performers; with portraits of ancient and modern actors (of many of whom there are…

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Orfeo ed Euridice; Orpheus and Eurydice; an Opera in one act. As Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Hay-Market. The Music by Mr. Gluch. The Poetry by Signor Calzabigi. The Translation by Bottarelli, jun.

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Orfeo Ed Euridice; Orpheus and Eurydice; An Opera in One Act. as Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Hay-Market. the Music by Mr. Gluch. the Poetry by Signor Calzabigi. the Translation by Bottarelli, Jun. …

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Semiramide Riconosciuta, or Semiramis Discovered. An Opera, as Performed at the King’s-Theatre in the Hay-Market. The Music Entirely new by Signor Gioacchino Cocchi, … The Poetry of Metastasio, Altered and Encreased by Giovan Gualberto Bottarelli

Pietro Metastasio

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Semiramide Riconosciuta, or Semiramis Discovered. an Opera, as Performed at the King’s-Theatre in the Hay-Market. the Music Entirely New by Signor Gioacchino Cocchi, … the Poetry of Metastasio, Altered and Encreased by Giovan Gualberto Bottarelli.

Pietro Antonio Metastasio

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The Pageant of the Company of Sheremen and Taylors, in Coventry, as Performed by Them on the Festival of Corpus Christi; Together with Other Pageants, Exhibited on Occasion of Several Royal Visits to That City; And Two Specimens of Ancient Poetry.

Anonymous,Robert Sharp Croo

Title: The Pageant of the Company of Sheremen and Taylors, in Coventry, as performed by them on the festival of Corpus Christi; together with other pageants, exhibited on occasion of…

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Zemira E Azore, a Comic Entertainment; As Performed at the King’s Theatre … the Poetry [Translated from J. F. Marmontel] by Signor Verazzi. Altered and Revised by C. F. Badini, Etc. Eng. and Ital.

Mattia Verazzi,Carlo Francesco Badini,Jean Francois Marmontel

Title: Zemira e Azore, a Comic Entertainment; as performed at the King’s Theatre … The poetry [translated from J. F. Marmontel] by Signor Verazzi. Altered and revised by C. F…

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The First Volume of Poetry; revised, improved, and considerably enlarged, containing the most favorite pieces, as performed at the Noblemen and Gentlemen’s Catch Club, the Glee Club … and all public societies … Compiled by R. Clark.

Richard Clark

Title: The First Volume of Poetry; revised, improved, and considerably enlarged, containing the most favorite pieces, as performed at the Noblemen and Gentlemen’s Catch Club, the Glee Club … and…

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The Collected Works of Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

The definitive anthology of Jim Morrison’s writings with rare photographs and numerous handwritten excerpts of unpublished and published poetry and lyrics from his 28 privately held notebooks.

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The Songs of Jean Sibelius

Gustav Djupsjoebacka

A landmark in Sibelius scholarship, this is the first book that presents all of Sibelius's solo art songs in their musical and aesthetic context. Indispensable for scholars and performers alike.

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Claes Oldenburg’s Theater of Vision

Nadja Rottner

In four chronologically organized chapters, this study traces the conceptual dependence and deep connectivity among Claes Oldenburg's poetry, sculpture, films, and performance art between 1956 and 1965.

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Staging the Sacred

Laura S. Lieber

Staging the Sacred examines the importance of Christian, Jewish, and Samaritan liturgical poetry from Late Antiquity through the lenses of performance, entertainment, and spectacle. Laura Lieber proposes an account of…

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Philosophy of Lyric Voice

Karen Simecek

Carefully considering the difference in the philosophical potential of page poetry and performance poetry, Karen Simecek argues that it is only by considering them side by side that the unique…

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Spoken Word

Dr. Joshua Bennett

Part cultural history, part ethnography, part memoir, Spoken Word is an exploration of one of the world's oldest artforms.

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Rapture

A snapshot of contemporary performance poetry in Aotearoa.

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Ion

Plato

In Plato's Ion Socrates discusses with Ion, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on Homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives his performance on account…

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In the Silence

Frank Stewart

Here are the voices and visions from a world having need of an angel - most of all an angel of reality to help us see the Earth again, its…

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Letters under Rock

Cindy Rinne, Bory Thach

"Letters Under Rock" Poetry Performance collects from many landscapes and faith traditions: Morocco, Ireland, the Sahara, India, Japan, Cambodia, etc. Animism, angels, Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, Desert Mothers, Saints, etc. There…

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The Penguin Book of English Song: Seven Centuries of Poetry from Chaucer to Auden

The Performance and Interrogation of ‘Generic Lives’ and Gendered Selves in the Confessional Poetry of John Berryman and Anne Sexton

Demofoonte, a Serious Opera; as Performed at the King’s Theatre, in the Hay-Market. The Poetry by Metastasio, the Most Part of the Music by Signor Ferdinando Bertoni

Demofoonte, a Serious Opera; As Performed at the King’s Theatre, in the Hay-Market. the Poetry by Metastasio, the Most Part of the Music by Signor Ferdinando Bertoni.

L'eroe Cinese; a new Serious Opera, as Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Hay-Market. The Poetry by Metastasio. And the Music Entirely new, by Signor Venanzio Rauzzini

L'Eroe Cinese; A New Serious Opera, as Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Hay-Market. the Poetry by Metastasio. and the Music Entirely New, by Signor Venanzio Rauzzini.

Orpheus and Eurydice, a Musical Drama, in Imitation of the Ancient Greek Theatrical Feasts. As Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket. The Poetry by the Celebrated Councellor Calsabigi. With Additions and Alterations by Signor A. Andrei

Orpheus and Eurydice, a Musical Drama, in Imitation of the Ancient Greek Theatrical Feasts. as Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket. the Poetry by the Celebrated Councellor Calsabigi. with Additions and Alterations by Signor A. Andrei.

The Shakspearean Miscellany: Containing a Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts; Biographical Anecdotes of Theatrical Performers; With Portraits of Ancient and Modern Actors: Scarce and Original Poetry, and Curious Remains of Antiquity.

Orfeo ed Euridice; Orpheus and Eurydice; an Opera in one act. As Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Hay-Market. The Music by Mr. Gluch. The Poetry by Signor Calzabigi. The Translation by Bottarelli, jun.

Orfeo Ed Euridice; Orpheus and Eurydice; An Opera in One Act. as Performed at the King’s Theatre in the Hay-Market. the Music by Mr. Gluch. the Poetry by Signor Calzabigi. the Translation by Bottarelli, Jun. …

Semiramide Riconosciuta, or Semiramis Discovered. An Opera, as Performed at the King’s-Theatre in the Hay-Market. The Music Entirely new by Signor Gioacchino Cocchi, … The Poetry of Metastasio, Altered and Encreased by Giovan Gualberto Bottarelli

Semiramide Riconosciuta, or Semiramis Discovered. an Opera, as Performed at the King’s-Theatre in the Hay-Market. the Music Entirely New by Signor Gioacchino Cocchi, … the Poetry of Metastasio, Altered and Encreased by Giovan Gualberto Bottarelli.

The Pageant of the Company of Sheremen and Taylors, in Coventry, as Performed by Them on the Festival of Corpus Christi; Together with Other Pageants, Exhibited on Occasion of Several Royal Visits to That City; And Two Specimens of Ancient Poetry.

Zemira E Azore, a Comic Entertainment; As Performed at the King’s Theatre … the Poetry [Translated from J. F. Marmontel] by Signor Verazzi. Altered and Revised by C. F. Badini, Etc. Eng. and Ital.

The First Volume of Poetry; revised, improved, and considerably enlarged, containing the most favorite pieces, as performed at the Noblemen and Gentlemen’s Catch Club, the Glee Club … and all public societies … Compiled by R. Clark.