![]() ![]() ![]() Ellie James as Nimueh, a priestess saved by Merlin because she can see the Gods - he gives her power, wisdom and learning.Stuart Campbell as Derfel Cadarn, the narrator of the story, he is a warrior and disciple of Arthur and even though he sees Arthur's flaws, he recognizes greatness and knows that Arthur is the only hope for Britain.Jordan Alexandra as Guinevere, Arthur's wife, she is a hard, ambitious woman who cares very little for others and seems only to want power and a high social status.Iain De Caestecker as Arthur Pendragon, the illegitimate son of King Uther, an exiled warlord who returns to Britain. ![]() The tale is told by the elderly Saxon-born monk Derfel Cadarn for Igraine, a young queen, long after the death of Arthur. We meet a vain and unpopular Lancelot an ambitious and scheming Guinevere Merlin, who is a more absent Druid than a mystic magician and Mordred, who is Uther's grandson and legitimate heir. The story is a retelling of the Arthurian legend and takes place in Post-Roman Dark Age Britain, a land where the warlord Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, Saxons are invading and a child-king sits unprotected on the throne. The Winter King is a forthcoming British historical fiction television series based on Bernard Cornwell's The Warlord Chronicles series of novels, starring Iain De Caestecker as King Arthur, and told by Derfel Cadarn portrayed by Stuart Campbell, born a Saxon, but raised among Celtic Britons, he starts his life as one of Merlin's orphans and worked his way up to one of Arthur's officers. ![]()
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The excitement is still running through my veins after seeing the first two episodes back to back. ![]() It still has the huge sci-fi moments you expect from Star Wars - this is a show with lightsabers and blasters from the start - but it's coupled with what seems like the most well-balanced Star Wars tale in a long time. The two-part debut kicks off a series that is shockingly sophisticated and unexpectedly adult a weighty and rich slice of Star Wars. In the new Obi-Wan Kenobi program on Disney Plus, we watch Ewan McGregor bear the horrific toll of suffering through countless nightmares. Star Wars has often highlighted the emotional load and its delicate connection with the Jedi. ![]() Obi-Wan Kenobi Streaming Platform: Disney+ HotstarĪfter seventeen years, Ewan MacGregor and Hayden Christensen have reprised their roles from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Obi-Wan Kenobi Cast: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen ![]() ![]() By looking critically inward into Salah al-Din’s court, this chapter argues, Ali’s novel not only narrates a marginal history of Islam but imagines an alternative world which is built on reflexivity and empathy rather than imperial expansion.Ībstract = "This chapter contextualizes Tariq Alis novel not only narrates a marginal history of Islam but imagines an alternative world which is built on reflexivity and empathy rather than imperial expansion.", Blurring the line between history and fiction, it furthermore embeds, within the story of Salah-ud-din ibn Ayyub (known in the West as Saladin), a variety of imagined nonrepresentative or singular characters, including Salah al-Din’s Jewish scribe and his wives, whose voices were rarely heard in medieval histories. As a postcolonial historical novel, The Book of Saladin undermines the EuroAmerica-centered world system and imperialism in the existing world by returning to the contested histories of the Crusades in the twelfth century by representing typical/normative characters of Muslims and Christians. Pheng Cheah’s normative theory of postcolonial literature as world literature and Hamish Dalley’s notion of the dialectic between typification and singularity in the postcolonial historical novel will be significant for the chapter’s textual analysis of the novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() This chapter contextualizes Tariq Ali’s The Book of Saladin against the literary return of Anglophone and postcolonial fiction to historical forms. ![]() ![]() Its title has seeped into popular culture, quoted by everyone from Ted Lasso to Deadpool, and the book itself remains a coming-of-age rite for young girls, transcending cultural and generational boundaries. Published in 1970, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret remains her best-selling book. 12 of the best books of the year so far Her books are often about young people getting to know themselves and learning how to navigate the world, written with sensitivity, compassion and an acute understanding of the things teenagers worry about. ![]() Judy Blume's books – more than 25 novels for children and adults – are often celebrated for their openness about sex, menstruation, bullying and other teenage concerns, but if this was their sole strength, it's doubtful people would feel as deeply about them as they do. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas."įor more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank. On our next program we will journey down the Mississippi on a barge with Roosevelt and his newly wed wife. "The steamboat pioneer, Robert Fulton, hired Nicholas Roosevelt to travel the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to see if a steamboat could navigate them. Nothing seemed to stop them and large numbers perished in the broad waters of the Ohio River, which lay along their path. Then there was an unexplained migration of squirrels from the north, tens of thousands, charging south in droves. "In America early in 1811, many rivers flooded, and the flooding was followed by a great deal of sickness. Latrobe, who journeyed through the American West with Washington Irving in 1811. This is Latin meaning "Miraculous Year." The title was inspired by a quotation from the Englishman Charles J. ![]() "'Annus mirabilis' is the title of a chapter in the book Devil's Backbone by Jonathan Daniels. Devils Backbone: Story of the Natchez Trace (Pelican Pouch Series). This stand didn't survive the Civil War, but today, the nearby village is known as McGlamery Stand. It was built in 1849 by John McGlamery, quite late in the old road's history. "Today on our journey up the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee we visit another of the trading posts established along the Old Trace, McGLAMERY STAND. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() O’Neill himself first noted the idea in his Work Diary on June 25, 1939. Two O’Neill plays follow chronologically from Long Day’s Journey: The Straw, which depicts O’Neill’s stay at the Gaylord Farm Sanatorium in 1912–13, and A Moon for the Misbegotten, about Jamie’s last months before drinking himself to death.Ī diary entry made by O’Neill’s wife Carlotta Monterey O’Neill on June 21, 1939, is the earliest known mention of the play. Much of what O’Neill describes in Long Day’s Journey is true to his life, including his bout with tuberculosis, his mother, Ella’s addiction to morphine, and his brother, Jamie’s debilitating alcoholism. The Tyrone family of the play is based on the O’Neills-his father, James O’Neill mother, Mary Ellen “Ella” O’Neill older brother, James O’Neill, Jr. The play’s action takes place over a single day in August 1912 in the sitting room of O’Neill’s family home, Monte Cristo Cottage in New London, Connecticut. Perhaps the most startling facet of O’Neill’s greatest achievement is the ghostly presence of its author, a revelation to audience members attending its American premiere at the Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, in 1956, three years after his death. Critical Analysis of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Nightīy NASRULLAH MAMBROL on SeptemĮugene O’Neill’s full-length masterpiece Long Day’s Journey into Night is widely considered the finest play in American theater history. ![]() ![]() ![]() He didn’t want kids to fear isolated events like a sporting event or a dance he wanted them to fear their daily lives. The killer also saw himself as a super-intelligent being, which Cullen evaluates throughout his book and mentions within this quote when concerning Eric's primary worries regarding the incident. Homicidal art… He scripted Columbine as made-for-TV murder, and his chief concern was that we would be too stupid to see the point.” Dave CullenĪs mentioned in the previous quote, Eric's true intention with the Columbine massacre was to create fear, and he achieved this through his carefully thought out and planned horrific attack. It also further proves that they had no care for the wellbeing of the students and were killing individuals at random. ![]() This quote refers to the nature of the Columbine massacre and debunks the notion that Eric and Dylan's motive involved money. SWAT teams searched the building for over three hours, but the killers were lying dead the entire time.” Dave Cullen Eric and Dylan had no intentions of making demands. “The Columbine crisis was never a hostage standoff. Written by Olivia Clare, Margaret Griffin We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() |