Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? shocked audiences and critics alike with its assault on decorum. At base though, the play is simply a love story: an examination of a long-wedded life, filled with the hopes, dreams, disappointments, and pain that accompany the passing of many years together.While the ethos of the play is tragicomic, it is the anachronistic, melodramatic secret object—the nonexistent "son"—that upends the audience’s sense of theatrical normalc...

Michael Y. Bennett's accessible Introduction explains the complex, multidimensional nature of the works and writers associated with the absurd - a label placed upon a number of writers who revolted against traditional theatre and literature in both similar and widely different ways. Setting the movement in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, Bennett provides an in-depth overview of absurdism and its key figures in theatre and literature, from Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinte...

Theatrical characters’ dual existence on stage and in text presents a unique, challenging case for the analytical philosopher.Analytic Philosophy and the World of the Play re-examines the ontological status of theatre and its fictional objects through the "possible worlds" thesis, arguing that theatre is not a mirror of our world, but a re-creation of it. Taking a fresh look at theatre’s key elements, including the hotly contested relationships between character and actor; onstage ...

The Routledge Companion to Absurdist Literature is the first authoritative and definitive edited collection on absurdist literature. As a field-defining volume, the editor and the contributors are world leaders in this ever-exciting genre that includes some of the most important and influential writers of the twentieth century, including Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Edward Albee, Eugene Ionesco, Jean Genet, and Albert Camus. Ever puzzling and always refusing to be pinned down, t...

This book is the first collection of essays to discuss Oscar Wilde’s love and vast knowledge of philosophy. Over the past few decades, Oscar Wilde scholars have become increasingly aware of Wilde’s love and intimate knowledge of philosophy. Wilde’s “Oxford Notebooks” and his soon-to-be-published “Notebook on Philosophy” all point to Wilde not just as an aesthete, but also as a serious philosophical thinker.The aim of this collection is not to make the statement that Wilde was a phi...

This sports book, memoir, and manifesto from a Super Bowl Champion elucidates racism in the United States.Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organizer, and a change maker. He's also one of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you uncomfortable.Bennett adds his unmistakable voice to discussions of racism and police v...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you starting to feel muscle and joint pain around your body, which is affecting the quality of your life?Are you frequently falling and getting yourself injured because you’re losing your balance and your strength? Are you having a hard time doing certain activities, but you don’t want to depend on your loved ones to do them for you? With age comes mobility issues caused by muscle weakness, joint pain, bone ...

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From the Barry Award nominee and Ngaio Marsh Award winner of Better the Blood, a new thriller bringing danger ever closer to Hana WestermanWhen Detective Inspector Jaye Hamilton stops at an Auckland liquor store for a bottle of champagne, it is supposed to be celebratory: his daughter Addison has just gotten engaged. Instead, he is suddenly gunned down at the register by a balaclava-clad assailant in what appears at first to be a random act. The getaway ca...

In Deep Focus - Mastering Productivity in a Distracted World, discover how to reclaim your attention and achieve greater productivity in an era filled with constant distractions. With notifications, social media, and endless digital noise competing for your time, it can feel nearly impossible to focus on what truly matters. This book offers powerful, practical strategies to help you cut through the clutter, harness your concentration, and reach peak productivity.Learn the science b...

A young girl is caught between her love for the ocean and defending the dolphins to save Queens Selina's kingdom she must go on a quest to retrieve Neptune's Trident to fight off the White Sharks King Akeilos always keeping in mind that one decision can change everything when you go surfing with the dolphins.

They had never expected the threat to come this way.With Noah, Fitz, and Daniel away on work that took them from the coast, the clinic is left in the hands of those who know it best. Penny, Anna, and Wendy face a challenge that does not rise from the ocean, but from human ambition corporate interests determined to claim what was built through care. Holding ground means more than defending a place; it means understanding what it asks of them in return.It is Lilibeth who finds ...