Results for: books tagged ‘Religion’
Murder in the Cathedral: T. S. Eliot
Murder in the Cathedral, written for the Canterbury Festival on 1935, was the first high point on T. S. Eliot's dramatic achievement. It remains one of the great plays of ... More
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme: Frank McGuinness
'This powerful and subtle play . . . follows the experience of eight men who volunteer to serve in the 36th (Ulster) Division at the beginning of the First World ... More
Dancing at Lughnasa: Brian Friel
It is 1936 and harvest time in County Donegal. In a house just outside the village of Ballybeg live the five Mundy sisters, barely making ends meet, their ages ranging ... More
The Faber Book of Church and Clergy: A. N. Wilson
Frank McGuinness Plays 1: Frank McGuinness
This first collection by Frank McGuinness contains plays from the 1980s, including his major work of that decade, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, a powerful and ... More
The Trouble with Science: Robin Dunbar
The 'trouble' with science began in 1632, when Galileo demolished the belief that the earth is the centre of the universe. Yet despite the bewildering success of the scientific revolution, ... More
The White Goddess: Robert Graves
This labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published more than fifty years ago, was the outcome of Graves's vast reading and curious research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and ... More
The Albigensian Crusade: Jonathan Sumption
In twelfth century Languedoc a subversive heresy of Eastern origin flourished to an extraordinary degree. The Albingenses believed that the world was created by an evil spirit, and that all ... More
Mahler's Conversion: Ronald Harwood
'I belong nowhere.'Obsessed with power and fame, Gustav Mahler rejects his Jewish background and his friends with devastating consequences.Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), a composer and conductor of passion and genius, was ... More
Pilgrimage: Jonathan Sumption
In a fascinating work of history, Jonathan Sumption brings alive the traditions of pilgrimage prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century. Vividly ... More
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