Robert Fripp’s website Dear readers and friends, I am honored and delighted to have a guest blogger today. Robert Fripp, the author of Dark Sovereign, a thoroughly researched play that does justice to Richard III. Robert came across my blog-review of the WSC’s production of Richard III: WSC Richard III: a parable about politicians. He [...]
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Richard III: Receiving emergency care after mauling by Shakespeare — by Robert Fripp
Posted in 17th century, biography, book history, Costume drama, European Renaissance, historical fiction, history play, Plays, political novels/films, politics, Renaissance, romance, satire, Theater, Wm Shakespeare, tagged history, libya, Renaissance history, Robert Fripp on March 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Shakespeare’s Coriolanus: a film by Ralph Fiennes, featuring Vanessa Redgrave
Posted in 20th century culture, Costume drama, European Renaissance, Film adaptations, film studies, history play, listserve life, political novels/films, politics, Renaissance, tagged caius marcius, Coriolanus, ralph fiennes, shakespeare, Vanessa Redgrave on February 19, 2012 | 7 Comments »
… blood streams through the firmament … Marlowe (Doctor Faustus) Caius Marcius, called Coriolanus (Fiennes) waiting for suppliants Dear friends and readers, Do what you have to do to see this film. Maybe it’s not worth a plane ride, but if it’s a longish trip by car (4 hours is not too much to drive) [...]
Translated into Estonian!
Posted in 19th century poetry, European Renaissance, feminism, Foremother Poetry, women's poetry, women's art, tagged foremother poet, julia kavanagh on November 9, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Caterina von Hemessen (1527/8 – ?1566), Portrait of a Lady, 1551 Dear friends and readers, Six years ago now I finished making this large bibliography page for women’s literature (it’s not limited to women poets), and rejoice to say that Anna Galovich has translated it into Estonian and placed it on her website. I am [...]
Foremother Poet: Isabella di Morra (c. 1520-1545?)
Posted in European Renaissance, feminism, Foremother Poetry, Italian culture, Poetry, women's poetry, women's art, tagged Frances Power Cobbe, Isabella di Morra, Judith Wright on March 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Castello di Valsinni where Isabella di Morra lived out most of her brief life Dear friends and readers, A fourth in my new series of foremother poet blogs. Unfortunately Isabella di Morra’s fame (such as it is) derives from her having been beat to death (it’s said in more than one source) by 3 of [...]
Foremother poet: Anne Vavasour, later Field and then Richardson (c 1560-after 1620)
Posted in European Renaissance, feminism, Foremother Poetry, Poetry, women's poetry, women's art, tagged foremother poet on February 12, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Old Woodstock Manor, Oxfordshire: Scott’s Woodstock; or, The Cavalier is set there Dear friends and readers, While last weekend for two afternoons and one morning, I saw myself at the AWP (American Women Poets) conference, an umbrella get-together for all sorts of (basically) non-commercial creative writings, I went ot the Wompo breakfast where I met [...]
A Month in the Country: J.L. Carr’s novel & Patrick O’Connor & Simon Gray’s film: people caught within forces of history, culture, nature
Posted in 19th century novels, 20th century culture, Costume drama, European Renaissance, Film adaptations, film studies, historical fiction, tagged Colin Firth, J.L. Carr, Jim Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Natasha Richardson, Patrick Malahide, Patrick O'Connor, Simon Gray, Simon Grey on February 6, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Kenneth Braganth as James [Colin] Moon and Colin Firth as Tom Birkin eating the food Mrs Ellerbeck sent (1987 Month in the Country; film) Natasha Richardson as Mrs Alice Keach kneeling beside the striken Tom Birken after Colonel Hebron has wantonly (if not conscious of this) thundered a rifle shot to kill a bird Dear [...]
WSC Richard III: a parable about politicians
Posted in European Renaissance, history play, political novels/films, Theater, tagged WSC on November 29, 2010 | 9 Comments »
A press night photo (not everyone is in costume) Dear friends and readers, I’m just back from going to the first production of the Washington Shakespeare Company at their sparkling new theater in Arlington. Izzy and I went without the admiral who had suffered badly from a stomach virus the night before — he’s on [...]
Capital Fringe Festival: The 5th Musketeer
Posted in Costume drama, European Renaissance, feminism, Film adaptations, Theater, women's novels on July 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Traditional musketeer outfits Dear Friends, Tonight we went out to the first of 7 events we have bought for out of a host such things that make up the Capital Fringe Festival this years — a combination of plays, musical performances (including one opera), reviews and other entertainments. Each summer for several years now for [...]
