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|  | Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms by Megan Connelly
Description not available.Provides ideas and advice on decorating, furnishing, and organizing a child's room. AUTHOR: Megan Connelly
PUBLISHER: Creative Homeowner Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Measure for Measure by Richard A. Young, Thomas J. Glover
Written in 1604 when James I--a king particularly concerned with the religious aspects of his leadership--was fresh on the throne, MEASURE FOR MEASURE is a reflection of its time. In it, a sovereign's role in the legislation of morality is explored, as two extreme poles of government are navigated--the Duke's over-leniency as the play opens, and his deputy's rigid judgement that precipitates the tragicomedy. When the Duke realizes that his rule is too lax, he appoints his deputy Angelo to reinforce authority. However, forgiveness, a Christian virtue and therefore an implied virtue of the play's Christian government, is not a characteristic of Angelo, who, reviving an old morality law, condemns Claudio to death for impregnating Juliet. The dilemma of the drama is presented when Claudio's sister Isabella leaves the cloister of the convent to plead for Claudio's freedom. Scandalously, Angelo agrees to free Claudio if Isabella will sleep with him. An estranged wife, a bed trick, and a subplot concerning a pimp present further complications, but ultimately lighten the atmosphere to lead a tragic drama toward a comic resolution. Shakespeare drew on many sources that were themselves inspired by a real 16th-century event in which an Italian man who was condemned to death was promised freedom after his wife accepted a sexual proposition from the judge in exchange. The first records of performance point to December 26, 1604. The next documentation recalls a performance one hundred years later. Though records certainly get destroyed, such scant evidence indeed suggests poor public reception of the play. MEASURE FOR MEASURE was the last of Shakespeare's comedies, and intense tragic material surfaces in it that is fully developed in the plays to come, including OTHELLO, KING LEAR, and MACBETH. AUTHOR: Richard A. Young, Thomas J. Glover
PUBLISHER: Sequoia Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays by Charles Ludlum
The Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays Charles Ludlum A collection of the major work of Charles Ludlum, founder of the Ridiculous Theatre, considered America's most original comic genius of the stage. Both as an actor and playwright, his work was hailed for its originality and farcical wit the world over. AUTHOR: Charles Ludlum
PUBLISHER: Theatre Communications Group, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Capturing Joy by Mark Lang
Description not available.An inspiring story about one of the folk art world's true heroes describes how, despite crippling birth defects, poverty, and no formal training, Maud Lewis overcame limitations to create great art masterpieces that are enjoyed by art lovers around the world. AUTHOR: Mark Lang
PUBLISHER: Tundra Books of Northern New York
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Four Jacobean Sex Tragedies by Francis Beaumont, Lewis Machin, Martin Wiggins
Jacobean tragedy explores the tensions between the disruptive energies of sex and 17th-century social, cultural, and political values with an exceptional frankness. The plays collected here demonstrate the genre at its most sinister and explicit. Included are THE INSATIATE COUNTESS, THE MAID`S TRAGEDY, THE MAIDEN`S TRAGEDY, and THE TRAGEDY OF VALENTINIAN. AUTHOR: Francis Beaumont, Lewis Machin, Martin Wiggins
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | The Art of Richard Diebenkorn by Jane Livingston, John Elderfield, Richard Diebenkorn
Recognized as a major figure in postwar American painting, Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) was an artist strongly identified with California. Published to coincide with the first retrospective of Diebenkorn's work since his death, this catalog is the most comprehensive volume on the artist now available. 192 color illustrations. AUTHOR: Jane Livingston, John Elderfield, Richard Diebenkorn
PUBLISHER: University of California Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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