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- The battle of Maldon : together with The homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's son, and The tradition of versification in Old English / by Tolkien, J. R. R.(John Ronald Reuel),1892-1973,author.; Grybauskas, Peter,editor.; container of (work):Tolkien, J. R. R.(John Ronald Reuel),1892-1973.Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.; container of (work):Tolkien, J. R. R.(John Ronald Reuel),1892-1973.Tradition of versification in Old English.; translation of:Tolkien, J. R. R.(John Ronald Reuel),1892-1973.Maldon (Anglo-Saxon poem).English.(Tolkien);
Includes bibliographical references."First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, and which features unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts. In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the banks of the river Blackwater, near Maldon in Essex. The attack is widely considered one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, due to it being immortalised in the poem, The Battle of Maldon. Written shortly after the battle, the poem now survives only as a 325-line fragment, but its value to today is incalculable, not just as an heroic tale but in vividly expressing the lost language of our ancestors and celebrating ideals of loyalty and friendship. J.R.R. Tolkien considered The Battle of Maldon 'the last surviving fragment of ancient English heroic minstrelsy'. It would inspire him to compose, during the 1930s, his own dramatic verse-dialogue, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son, which imagines the aftermath of the great battle when two of Beorhtnoth's retainers come to retrieve their duke's body. Leading Tolkien scholar, Peter Grybauskas, presents for the very first time J.R.R. Tolkien's own prose translation of The Battle of Maldon together with the definitive treatment of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth and its accompanying essays; also included and never before published is Tolkien's bravura lecture, 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English', a wide-ranging essay on the nature of poetic tradition. Illuminated with insightful notes and commentary, he has produced a definitive critical edition of these works, and argues compellingly that, Beowulf excepted, The Battle of Maldon may well have been 'the Old English poem that most influenced Tolkien's fiction', most dramatically within the pages of The Lord of the Rings."--
- Subjects: English poetry;
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- Call the midwife. [videorecording] / by Agutter, Jenny,actor.; George, Helen,1984-actor.; Main, Laura,1981-actor.; Parfitt, Judy,1935-actor.; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-actor.; Ritchie, Charlotte,1989-actor.; Bassett, Linda,actor.; Thomas, Heidi,1967-creator,screenwriter.; Tricklebank, Ann,television producer.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service,production company.; Neal Street Productions,production company.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Laura Main, Charlotte Ritchie, Linda Bassett.Season 8 continues to explore complex medical and personal stories on the midwifery and district nursing rounds. It is now 1964 and times are changing, from the introduction of the contraceptive pill and the availability of a new cancer-screening program, to the new construction of high-rise buildings. The nuns and nurses continue to face a variety of challenging issues including cleft palate, sickle cell and illegal abortion. And for one on the team, romance could be on the horizon.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
- Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Midwives; Female friendship; Nuns; Poor; Poverty; Pregnant women; Childbirth;
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- The little mermaid [videorecording] / by Andersen, H. C.(Hans Christian),1805-1875.; Auberjonois, René,1940-; Barnes, Christopher Daniel.; Benson, Jodi.; Carroll, Pat,1927-; Clements, Ron.; Edwards, Paddi.; Menken, Alan.; Musker, John.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm);
Editor, Mark A. Hester ; music, Alan Menken ; production designers, Maureen Donley, Donald Towns.Voices: Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Ben Wright, Samuel E. Wright, Edie McClurg, Wil Ryan.Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious seawitch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperone Sebastian at her side, Ariel must win the prince's love and save her father's kingdom.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.Academy Awards, USA, 1990: Oscar - Best Music, Original Score (Alan Menken) ; Best Music, Original Song (Alan Menken, music, Howard Ashman, Lyrics)Golden Globes, USA, 1990: Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Alan Menken) ; Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman)
- Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; First loves; Incantations; Mermaids; Video recordings for children.;
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- Silent witness. [videorecording] / by Carr, Liz,actor.; Caves, David,actor.; Fox, Emilia,1974-actor.; Leclerc, Dominic,television director.; Lintern, Richard,actor.; BBC Studios,publisher.;
Emilia Fox, Richard Lintern, David Caves, Liz Carranged.Discover bizarre truths about victims' final moments from a woman's horrific encounter that only DNA analysis can untangle, to the cosmetic clinic that produced to-die-for results for a pregnant client. When an assassin poses a US diplomat's body for a macabre photo opportunity, London forensic pathologist Dr. Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and her expert team wrestle with the FBI and top US officials to uncover a shocking secret. What's behind the unexplained deaths of patients receiving home care? How could a Christmas family reunion go so tragically wrong? You'll thank your lucky stars that you're still on this side of the grass in five more gripping cases in the award-winning series, called out of the ordinary, way out.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Forensic pathologists; Forensic pathology;
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- The little mermaid [videorecording] / by Andersen, H. C.(Hans Christian),1805-1875.Lille havfrue.; Auberjonois, René,1940-voice actor.; Barnes, Christopher Daniel,voice actor.; Benson, Jodi,voice actor.; Carroll, Pat,1927-voice actor.; Clements, Ron,film director,screenwriter.; Edwards, Paddi,voice actor.; Menken, Alan,composer (expression); Musker, John,film director,screenwriter.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Editor, Mark A. Hester ; music, Alan Menken ; production designers, Maureen Donley, Donald Towns.Voices: Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Ben Wright, Samuel E. Wright, Edie McClurg, Wil Ryan.Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious seawitch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperone Sebastian at her side, Ariel must win the prince's love and save her father's kingdom.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby digital 5.1.Academy Awards, USA, 1990: Oscar - Best Music, Original Score (Alan Menken) ; Best Music, Original Song (Alan Menken, music, Howard Ashman, Lyrics)Golden Globes, USA, 1990: Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Alan Menken) ; Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman)
- Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Fathers and daughters; First loves; Incantations; Man-woman relationships; Mermaids;
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- The Evil Eye. by Bava, Mario,film director.; Saxon, John,actor.; Román, Letícia,actor.; Bonos, Luigi,actor.; Tomaino, Titti,actor.; Cortese, Valentina,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
John Saxon, Letícia Román, Luigi Bonos, Titti Tomaino, Valentina CorteseOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 1963.A mystery novel-loving American tourist witnesses a murder in Rome, and soon finds herself and her suitor caught up in a series of killings.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Motion Pictures.; Motion pictures--Italy.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Slasher films.;
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