Philippa: 291 books
Shakespeare's Feminine Endings
Disfiguring Death in the Tragedies
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Philippa Berry draws on feminist theory, postmodern thought and queer theory, to challenge existing critical notions of what is fundamental to Shakespearean tragedy. She shows how, through a network of images clustered around feminine or feminized characters, these plays 'disfigure' conventional ideas...
Speaking Freely
Whitney v. California and American Speech Law
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
Anita Whitney was a child of wealth and privilege who became a vocal leftist early in the twentieth century, supporting radical labor groups such as the Wobblies and helping to organize the Communist Labor Party. In 1919 she was arrested and charged with violating California's recently passed laws...
Of Chastity and Power
Elizabethan Literature and the Unmarried Queen
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Elizabeth I was one of the most powerful women rulers in European history. What can feminism reveal about the attitudes of her male subjects towards this enigmatic figure?
Through readings of key Elizabethan texts by Lyly, Ralegh, Chapman, Shakespeare, and Spenser, Philippa Berry shows that while...
Prostitution, Race and Politics
Policing Venereal Disease in the British Empire
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
In addition to shouldering the blame for the increasing incidence of venereal disease among sailors and soldiers, prostitutes throughout the British Empire also bore the burden of the contagious diseases ordinances that the British government passed. By studying how British authorities enforced these...
Devouring Time
Nostalgia in Contemporary Shakespearean Screen Adaptations
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
From Kenneth Branagh’s groundbreaking Henry V to Justin Kurzel’s haunting Macbeth, many modern filmmakers have adapted Shakespeare for the big screen. Their translations of Renaissance plays to modern cinema both highlight and comment on contemporary culture and attitudes to art, identity, and the...
The River
A love story
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2010
When TV presenter Philippa Forrester first met Charlie, a wildlife cameraman, she thought he was a show-off - and he thought she was arrogant. The second time, despite being hungry, thirsty and trapped in torrential rain aboard the world's most uncomfortable boat, they fell in love.
This is...
La princesse blanche
Un roman de série La guerre des Deux-Roses
Language: French
Release Date: February 12, 2015
Angleterre, 1485. Henri Tudor fait tomber Richard III au combat et s’empare du trône après la bataille de Bosworth. Mais c’est un pays morcelé par la guerre des Deux-Roses qui attend le nouveau souverain. Un défi de taille lui incombera donc : dissoudre les rivalités et réunifier les camps,...
by Philippa Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2016
When the phone rings in the middle of the night, Hayley knows it is not good news, and she's right: her boyfriend, Jesse, is missing after a night of fun at the local quarry, and she might have been the last one to see him alive... 17-year-old Hayley is counting down the days to when she can...
by Philippa Gregory
Language: German
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Language: German
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Weiße Rose, rote Rose – ein Kampf zwischen Liebe und Vernunft Henry Tudor hat sich nach der siegreichen Schlacht von Bosworth 1485 zum König krönen lassen. Doch der neugewonnene Frieden ist fragil: Um die verfeindeten Häuser York und Lancaster miteinander zu vereinen, heiratet er Elizabeth von...
by Philippa Gregory
Language: German
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: German
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Geliebte Schwester. Erbitterte Rivalin. Der mächtige Herzog Richard Neville, Vater der jungen Schwestern Anne und Isabel, schäumt vor Wut. Denn all seinen Einflüsterungen zum Trotz hat der liebesblinde König Edward IV. weit unter seinem Stand geheiratet – die schöne Elizabeth Woodville, eine...
by Philippa Gregory
Language: German
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Language: German
Release Date: May 2, 2012
England, 1464: Die Adelshäuser York und Lancaster kämpfen erbittert um den Thron. Als König Edward, der Erbe der Weißen Rose, der schönen jungen Witwe Elizabeth Woodville begegnet, ist es um beide geschehen. Doch Elizabeth weigert sich, Edwards Mätresse zu werden. Da heiratet der König sie...
by Philippa Gregory
Language: German
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Language: German
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Blutrot blüht die Rose von Lancaster. Mit kaum zwölf Jahren wird Margaret Beaufort aus dem Hause Lancaster 1455 mit Edmund Tudor verheiratet. Die Familie wartet ungeduldig auf einen Thronfolger. Tatsächlich bekommt Margaret, selbst noch ein Kind, einen Sohn: Henry. Als mit dem Rosenkrieg ein tödlicher...
by Philippa Gregory
Language: German
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Language: German
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Eine junge Königin zwischen der Pflicht zu ihrem Land und einer verbotenen Liebe England, Herbst 1558: Elisabeth I. besteigt den Thron. Die jungfräuliche Königin wird von allen Seiten bedrängt, endlich zu heiraten. Doch es gibt nur einen Mann, den Elisabeth begehrt: ihren Jugendfreund Robert Dudley....
The Star Temple of Avalon
Glastonbury's Ancient Observatory Revealed
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Countless myths and legends attest to the ancient sanctity of the Isle of Avalon. Yet archaeologists have long been puzzled by the absence of material evidence for prehistoric activity upon the hills of Glastonbury. This book provides decisive proof of the island’s especial importance to our distant...