Presented here are four epic history plays from Sir Arnold Wesker; which touch on the age-old conflicts caused by religion; science and the Establishment.Set in the Jewish ghetto of Venice; 1563; Shylock (1972) is based on the same three stories from which Shakespeare wove his play; The Merchant of Venice. The core plot remains; but the relationships and characterisations are very different. Caritas (1980) is at once the story of a monastic young woman in the fourteenth century but also a metaphor for the wrong decisions which can imprison us for life. In 1144 a young boy was found brutally murdered in Thorpe Wood. The Jews were accused of slaughtering a Christian child to use his blood for Passover and mock the crucifixion. Blood Libel (1991) investigates a calumny which persists to this day. Meanwhile Longitude (2002) tells of the eighteenth-century race to accurately measure longitude ndash; and claim a pound;20;000 reward from Parliament.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. My townBy Alice C.My growing up time spent in Jackson.some of the places emntioned already gone when I came along. but it is a great revisit to what was once a beautiful street. I still has places of merit!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. NostalgiaBy Toni CarrollHaving spent my youth up and down State Street. this book triggered lots of great memories and filled in the history I didnt know about the beautiful old homes and buildings.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. North State Street imagesBy M. C. MillerTodd Sanders has meticulously researched the mostly "lost" houses of Jacksons North State Street. finding images of these antebellum and Victorian-era manors that most people have never seen. He does a fascinating job of relating the history of the Capitol Citys premier residential thoroughfare. one that sadly fell to commercial development during the mid-twentieth century. Anyone interested in Jackson history. architecture or just a fascinating collection of characters will thoroughly enjoy this book. It has filled a huge gap in the architectural history of Mississippi.
