Sheridan le fanu biography of rory
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The Ultimate Gothic Horror Collection: Novels and Stories from Edgar Allan Poe; Bram Stoker, Henry James, Mary Shelley, Oscar Wilde; and More
- Frankenstein; Dracula; Jekyll and Hyde; Carmilla; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Turn of the Screw; The Picture of Dorian Gray, and More
- By: Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Sheridan Le Fanu, and others
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble, Malk Williams, and others
- Length: 52 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The Ultimate Gothic Horror Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic gothic stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sheridan Le Fanu, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe....
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Caricature or portrait: the depiction of Irish culture in Stanford’s opera ‘Shamus O’Brien’
It is the great power of satire to shine a light, to highlight the stupidities and realities of the real world. The way composers and writers represented cultures and nationalities on the musical stage during the late 1800s may well be considered somewhat offensive in today's society, but the ability to caricature for comic effect still resonates with audiences today and, as only satire can, shines a light on the often highly politicised issues raised in the operas of the time.
Charles Villiers Stanford’s most popular opera, Shamus O’Brien does just that. Set against the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the opera narrates the tale of Shamus, hunted by the English as a rebel. His journey – evading capture, facing betrayal, and – spoiler alert – ultimately dramatically escaping execution – offers a lighthearted window into the era’s cultural and political tensions.
Shamus O’Brien gained widespread appeal after its first performance at the Opéra-Comique, London, in 1896. It ran for an extraordinary 82 performances in London and toured extensively in Britain, Ireland, and internationally, with performances in New York, Chicago, and Sydney. Such was the popularity of the ‘Irish rogue’ Shamu
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Sheridan Le Fanu and representation Vampire Camilla
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About interpretation Vampire Camilla
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