Church, TonyOverview
Most widely held works by
Tony Church
Playing Shakespeare
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2 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in English and held by 426 libraries worldwide John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in nine intensive acting workshops, demonstrating how the Company makes Shakespeare's classic plays accessible to modern audiences without compromising the text's integrity.
The Restless eye Eugéne Delacroix : a film based on his paintings and his journals
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1 edition published in 1980 in English and held by 358 libraries worldwide Uses Delacroix's journal and paintings to tell the story of his life and work.
Paradise lost
by John Milton
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28 editions published between 1965 and 1985 in English and held by 112 libraries worldwide Milton's epic poem on the cosmic scope of Paradise lost almost defeats the imagination. Glorious and bold, the mind of Milton roved through space and time, peopling heaven, earth and hell with a race of heroes unequalled except by Michelangelo in his Sistine Chapel.
Shakespeare's language action & character
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2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 78 libraries worldwide In this video-taped workshop, Tony Church explores the interpretation of two of Shakespeare's best known speeches and ends with a demonstration of the first speech in a reconstruction of the accent of Shakespeare's time.
Metaphysical poets
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7 editions published between 1965 and 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 69 libraries worldwide
The Shock of the new. 7-8
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 67 libraries worldwide Culture as nature: In the mid-20th century, symbols of modern culture reflecting the power of mass media, advertising, radio and television, became subjects for artists. Pop art exploded onto the scene. The Future that was: We sit at the end of a cycle. The new age of Modernism that began with this century is now the establishment, as are its consequences.
The faerie queene
by Edmund Spenser
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10 editions published between 1967 and 1972 in 3 languages and held by 66 libraries worldwide Presents selections from Books I, II, IV, VI, and VII.
The Shock of the new. 3-4
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide The Landscape of pleasure: The South of France and the Mediterranean become a generator of color-filled images of well-being that permeated the work of Monet, Cezanne and other Impressionists. Trouble in Utopia: The glass palaces of German architects give way to the functionalists. Concern for social programs, culminating in the town plans of le Corbusier, the speculations of Buckminster Fuller and the srange wasteland of Brasilia.
The hollow crown
by John Barton
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4 editions published in 1962 in English and held by 64 libraries worldwide
The shock of the new. 1-2
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 63 libraries worldwide The mechanical paradise: Explores Western art during the period 1870-1914 and shows how the artists of this period reflected the fragmentation and mechanization of urban life. The powers that be: Examines the art of the post-World War I period, including Dada and German expressionism, and discusses how art reflected the intellectual and political mood of the period.
Tennyson read by Tony Church [and others
by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson
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3 editions published between 1963 and 1972 in English and held by 53 libraries worldwide
Playing Shakespeare. Irony and ambiguity
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1 edition published in 1982 in English and held by 46 libraries worldwide John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of irony and ambiguity. Barton analyzes Shakespearean texts with the actors, demonstrating how understanding the intended irony in a phrase or speech totally changes the perception of the character speaking.
The Restless eye Eugène Delacroix
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1 edition published in 1980 in English and held by 41 libraries worldwide Summary: The film shows the development of the artist's work through dramatized readings from his journals, and covers the events which shaped his personal life and career, including his trip to Morocco in 1832, his love affairs, and his gradual decline into illness.
Wilfred Owen
by Wilfred Owen
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2 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide
Comus Samson Agonistes
by John Milton
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2 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 38 libraries worldwide
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
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9 editions published between 1900 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 36 libraries worldwide Macbeth, a Scottish war hero, is driven by ambition, the supernatural prophecy of three witches, and an unscrupulous wife, to murder Duncan, the King of Scotland, and usurp the throne. Once crowned king of Scotland, he begins a violent reign of terror to keep the crown. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife descend into the depths of madness and paranoia.
John Keats read by Tony Church [and others
by John Keats
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2 editions published between 1964 and 1972 in English and held by 30 libraries worldwide
Playing Shakespeare with the Royal Shakespeare Company Vol. 3
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 28 libraries worldwide These intensive acting workshops conducted by John Barton of the Royal Shakespeare Company demonstrate how the Company makes Shakespeare's classic plays accessible to modern audiences without compromising the text's integrity.
Playing Shakespeare with the Royal Shakespeare Company Vol. 2
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 28 libraries worldwide These intensive acting workshops conducted by John Barton of the Royal Shakespeare Company demonstrate how the Company makes Shakespeare's classic plays accessible to modern audiences without compromising the text's integrity.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson
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5 editions published in 1963 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 25 libraries worldwide Includes selections from Morte d'Arthur, The princess, and the lotos-eaters, as well as Ulysses and Crossing the bar. more
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Ambiguity Art Art Art, Modern Art, Modern--Psychological aspects Art and society Artists Avant-garde (Aesthetics) Biography Criticism, interpretation, etc. Cubism Dadaism Delacroix, Eugène,--1798-1863 Dialogue Diaries Documentary television programs Drama Emotions England English poetry English poetry--Early modern Expressionism (Art) Film adaptations Films--for the hearing impaired France Futurism (Art) Germany Great Britain Henry--IV,--King of England,--1367-1413 Impressionism (Art) Instructional television programs Interviews Irony Kings and rulers Language and languages Literature Masques Modernism (Art) Nonfiction television programs Painters Poetry Pop art Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616 Shakespeare plays Soliloquy Style, Literary Technique Television programs--for the hearing impaired Theater Video recordings--for the hearing impaired
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