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A servant to two  masters
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Goldoni, Carlo

A servant to two masters / by Carlo Goldoni ; a new adaptation by Lee Hall ; from a literal translation by Gwenda Pandolfi.

London \etc.! : Methuen, 1999.

Abstract: A Christmas pantomime with an Italian accent from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Young Vic Company "Two wages. Two men's meals. Am I mad? Not half." Carlo Goldoni's 18th century comedy about a wily servant who gets the best of his masters by hook and crook is one of the great classic commedia dell'arte scripts of world drama. In this new, rapid fire adaptation by award winning dramatist Lee Hall, the language has been updated to now in order to give the action the fast-paced feeling of a Christmas pantomime.A cracker of a version certain to please all and fill the theatres.

Death at La Fenice
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Leon, Donna.

Death at La Fenice / Donna Leon.

1st ed.

New York : HarperTorch, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2001.

Mystery

Abstract: There is a little violent crime in Venice, a serenely beautiful floating city of mystery and magic, history and decay. But the evil that does rear its head on occasion is the jurisdiction of Guido Brunetti , the suave, urbane vice-commissario of police and a genius at detection. Now all of his admiralable abilities must come into play in the deadly affair of Maestro Helmut Wellauer, a world-renowned conductor who died painfully from cyanide poisoning during intermission at La Fenice. But as the investigation unfolds, a chilling picture slowly begins to take shape -a detailed portrait of revenge painted with vivid strokes of hatred and shocking depravity. And the dilemma for Guido Brunetti will not be finding a murder suspect...but, rather, narrowing the choice down to one.

Orientalism
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Said, Edward W.

Orientalism / Edward W. Said.

1st Vintage Books ed.

New York : Vintage Books, 1979, c1978.

Abstract: In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding. Essential, and still eye-opening, Orientalism remains one of the most important books written about our divided world.