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Tempest-Tost
''Tempest-Tost'', published in 1951 by Clarke Irwin, is the first novel in '' The Salterton Trilogy'' by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. The other two novels are ''Leaven of Malice'' (1954) and '' A Mixture of Frailties'' (1958). The series was also published in one volume as ''The Salterton Trilogy'' in 1986. The trilogy revolves around the residents of the imaginary town of Salterton, Ontario. Plot summary ''Tempest-Tost'' could be considered theatre-fiction, which, as Graham Wolfe explains, refers to "novels and stories that engage in concrete and sustained ways with theatre as artistic practice and industry". In the novel, an amateur theatrical group sets about mounting a production of Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...'s '' The Tempest''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robertson Davies
William Robertson Davies (28 August 1913 – 2 December 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished " men of letters", a term Davies gladly accepted for himself. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential college associated with the University of Toronto. Biography Early life Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario, the third son of William Rupert Davies and Florence Sheppard McKay. Growing up, Davies was surrounded by books and lively language. His father, senator of Kingston, Ontario, from 1942 to his death in 1967, was a newspaperman from Welshpool, Wales, and both parents were voracious readers. He followed in their footsteps and read everything he could. He also participated in theatrical productions as a child, where he developed a lifelong interest in drama. He spent his formative years in Renfrew, Ontario (and ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaven Of Malice
''Leaven of Malice'', published in 1954 in literature, 1954, is the second novel in ''The Salterton Trilogy'' by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. The other two novels are ''Tempest-Tost'' (1951 in literature, 1951) and ''A Mixture of Frailties'' (1958 in literature, 1958). The series was also published in one volume as ''The Salterton Trilogy'' in 1986 in literature, 1986. The trilogy revolves around the residents of the imaginary town of Salterton, Ontario. Davies won the Stephen Leacock Award, Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 1955 in literature, 1955 for ''Leaven of Malice''. Plot summary The book starts out with a false, anonymous engagement notice between Pearl Veronica Vambrace and Solomon (Solly) Bridgetower published in the local newspaper, the ''Bellman''. The wedding is to be held on November 31 at the local cathedral. The notice creates a stir in the community. Professor Vambrace, the father of Pearl, is outraged, considering it an insult directed at himself an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre-fiction
Theatre-fiction refers to novels and short-stories that focus on theatre. Characters often include actors, playwrights, directors, prompters, understudies, set designers, critics, or casting agents. Common settings may include theatre auditoriums, dressing rooms, rehearsal spaces, or other places in which theatre is created and performed. Theatre-fiction may engage with and represent many different varieties of theatre, from performances of Shakespearean tragedy to Kabuki theatre to pantomime or marionette shows. List of novels and stories about theatre The novels and stories in this list share a substantial and sustained focus on theatre. Many of them could be described as "theatre-novels" or "theatre-stories", as Graham Wolfe has defined these terms (Wolfe is referring to works whose engagement with theatre as artistic practice or industry "is sufficiently developed to become a ''dominant''" in the textWolfe, Graham. ''Theatre-Fiction in Britain from Henry James to Doris Lessing: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |