Humphrey Carpenter Knihy

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Přestože díla J. R. R. Tolkiena (1892–1973) upoutala v uplynulých desetiletích milióny dětských i dospělých čtenářů na celém světě, o životě a mimoliterární kariéře slavného klasika žánru fantasy bylo donedávna známo jen málo. Anglický literární vědec a žurnalista Humphrey Carpenter nabízí ve své autorizováné biografii poprvé detailní pohled na okolnosti vzniku legendárního Hobita a sleduje několikaletý proces tvorby trilogie Pán prstenů i pozvolný růst mytologického cyklu příběhů a legend Silmarillionu, jehož vydání se již autor nedožil. Podrobně a přitažlivou formou líčí také Tolkienův život od dětství v Jižní Africe a Anglii přes birminghamská a oxfordská studia, službu v armádě za první světové války a akademickou kariéru až po poslední léta v Bournemouthu a Oxfordu. Carpenterova kniha, pečlivě připravená na základě rozhovorů se samotným Tolkienem, členy jeho rodiny a přáteli a studia literární pozůstalosti, deníků a korespondence, je vzrušujícím příběhem neobyčejně lidské a tvůrčí osobnosti i cenným zdrojem informací o Tolkienově životě a díle.... celý text

Humphrey Carpenter je autorem Tolkienova životopisu, který i přes nespoutaný rozvoj tolkienovských studií nepřestal patřit k základnímu kánonu literatury o JRRT. Ve své knize Inklingové Carpenter nyní otevírá českému čtenáři dveře do světa pozoruhodného literárního kroužku, v němž se setkávali J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis a jejich přátelé. S lehkostí a erudicí, s hlubokou znalostí oxfordského univerzitního prostředí i s moudře uplatňovanou imaginativností v ní Carpenter odhaluje intelektuální i duchovní zázemí skupiny, která zásadně ovlivnila podobu moderní fantasy literatury. Poutavě i zasvěceně přibližuje přátelství, intelektuální rivalitu a zdroje inspirace v tvůrčím prostředí, z něhož vytryskla jedinečná literární imaginace 20. století. Carpenterovi Inklingové jsou strhujícím příběhem o síle představivosti a lidského společenství.

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

'Music teacher? What music teacher?' The sudden arrival of a new music teacher throws St barty's School into confusion. Mysterious smells start coming from the staffroom and creepy-crawlies appear out of nowhere. The new arrival is, of course, Wilhelmina Worlock, a wicked witch with some nasty tricks. It's up to Mr Majeika to try to outwit her...

A biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War.

Summarizes Auden's ambiguity: 'Here, as so often in his life, Auden adopted a dogmatic attitude which did not reflect the full range of his opinions, and which he sometimes flatly contradicted.'

A comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life (1914-1973) of one of the world’s most famous storytellers.

When Class Three and Mr Majeika go to the circus, it's definitely not as fun as they imagined. Everyone's a bit old, creaky and rubbish really! So when Mr Majeika casts a small spell to help the performers with their circus show, Billy Balance, the slack rope walker, kidnaps Mr Majeika so that Mr Majeika can magically help him.

Now in new covers, The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature brings together all aspects of this appealing and wide-ranging subject. It's 2,000 entries range from the early romances and legends enjoyed by children (although not composed for them) to cartoons, fairy stories, comic strips, radio, and television. It includes works from Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as works translated into English. The plots of major works are summarized, and full and fascinating details are included about authors, illustrators, fictional characters, genres, and important aspects of children's play and learning. Remember... * Thomas the Tank Engine *The Eagle *Emil and the Detectives * William * The Would-be-Goods * Charlie and the Chocalate Factory * The Secret Garden

On 29 September 1946 the BBC Third Programme went on air, providing listeners with what the then Director General described as a high cultural level of programming. Written to celebrate the programmes's 50th anniversary, with unlimited access to the BBC's written and sound archives and the letters of such notable broadcasters as Bertrand Russell, Harold Nicolson and Dylan Thomas, and including excerpts from outstanding talks, documentries and drama, this book charts in detail the history of this very British institution and brings alive the personalities who have created the programme.

Mysteriously stranded in the fog at night, Mr Majeika and Class Three find themselves in a creepy hotel near Hadrian's Wall, where some very spooky things start to happen. Strange lights, ghostly sounds and vanishing people.

When old Mr Jenks retires, St Barty's School advertises for a new caretaker. Unfortunately there's only one applicant - Hamish Bigmore's Uncle Wilf who is just as rude and bad-tempered as Hamish. When Mr Majeika is hurt in an accident it becomes clear that Uncle Wilf is working for the wickedest of witches, Wilhelmina Warlock! It's up to Mr Majeika to work his magic and put things right again.

This text examines the British satire explosion of the early 1960s - from Private Eye and Beyond the Fringe to That Was the Week That Was - and its lasting influence on comedy.

When Class Three and Mr Majeika get on board a ghost train, they are in for a surprise. Real ghosts appear and the wicked Wilhemina Worlock isn't far away. But Jody comes to the rescue - with a dragon to help her.

More amazing adventures with Mr Majeika, the ex-wizard, turned teacher, and his class at St Barty's School. This time there's a trip down a magic river, a battle to save St Barty's from the wrecking ball, and work experience for Class Three.

Forty years ago, at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival, four young men - Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett - walked on to a stage and changed the face not merely of British comedy but of social attitudes in this country. BEYOND THE FRINGE was iconoclastic, fracturing the 'culture of deference' which had predominated in the 1950s. It was the forerunner of an explosion of satire which included The Establishment Club, PRIVATE EYE and the BBC's daring weekly satire show, THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS. Award-winning biographer Humphrey Carpenter evokes the atmosphere of 60's Britain and the social and political conditions which enraged and inspired the satirists, and brings vibrantly alive this amusing but also key period of British cultural life.

Class Three has fun during Book Week, when famous storybook characters suddenly appear! But there's trouble ahead with Wilhemina Worlock, the witch at the school's Olympic Sports Day. Will Mr. Majeika manage to magic up a solution?

Magic carpets don't turn up in schools, but this is exactly what happens when Class Three's new teacher flies in through the classroom window. With Mr Majeika in charge, suddenly life at school becomes much more exciting!

The teachings of Jesus, their differences with those of his contemporaries, and their representation in modern Christian churches are discussed from the point of view of an unbiased historian.

'[ The Brideshead Generation ] has both style and substance, and is above all an enjoyable companion. It has a wildly amusing cast, here controlled by a skilful director.' Evening Standard 'Jovial and entertaining, full of the sort of stories that your friends will tell you if you don't read it before them.' Independent 'Carpenter has read widely and has collected an enormous fund of entertaining stories and facts.' Sunday Telegraph 'Hauntingly sad and wonderfully funny and by far the best thing Humphrey Carpenter has done.' Fiona MacCarthy, The Times

Spike Milligan was one of our best-loved comics as well as one of our most original. In this first major assessment of Spike's life and career, the highly respected biographer Humphrey Carpenter has - through copious research and access to many of those closest to the great man - unearthed a character who could be as difficult and contradictory as he was generous and talented. The creator of The Goons was to influence a whole generation of comics, yet was never to feel fully valued. His periods of depression were matched by periods of high creativity - there were poems, novels, volumes of biography, as well as TV series and a one-man show as Spike searched for his best means of expression. There was also, as revealed here, his inveterate womanising. Married three times and with four children to whom he was devoted, two illegitimate children were to remain barely acknowledged. Detailing both his private and professional life, Humphrey Carpenter gives us the most revealing portrait yet of this highly complex genius.

Class Three has got a new computer and while exploring it, Mr Majeika manages to get the whole class trapped in the school website. Many adventures follow and Class Three meet bizarre characters before they can get out.

A very different look at some of Shakespeare's stories told from a minor character's point of view. A humorous look at "Romeo and Juliet", "A Midsummer's Night Dream", "Julius Caesar", "Macbeth", "Henry V" and others.

Milliók olvassák A babó és A Gyűrűk Ura, valamint A szilmarilok című regényeket, de az író alakja szerényen húzódik meg az életmű mögött. Humphrey Carpenternek módjában volt J. R. R. Tolkien minden privát iratába betekinteni, családja, barátai és volt tanítványai rábízták emlékeiket. E forrásokból formálta meg az egyszerű, szeretetre méltó embernek, Középfölde teremtőjének arcképét.

Anna hat einen ganz verrückten Schultag erlebt. (ab 5).

JEDYNA AUTORYZOWANA BIOGRAFIA TWÓRCY ŚRÓDZIEMIA Niewielu pisarzy w historii wywarło taki wpływ na czytelników jak J.R.R. Tolkien, którego imponująca powieść „Władca Pierścieni” przekroczyła ograniczenia czasu, wieku i narodowości, stając się lekturą obowiązkową dla milionów ludzi. Nawet obecnie, wiele lat po śmierci Tolkiena, na adres wydawcy przychodzą listy do niego, pełne pytań o jego życie, o to, jak to się stało, że zaczął pisać o hobbitach, czarodziejach, krasnoludach i elfach. Dla wielu czytelników Tolkien nie umarł. Niniejsza biografia przynosi odpowiedzi na ich pytania oraz podsuwa możliwe rozwiązania innych kwestii. Humphrey Carpenter był przyjacielem synów i córki Tolkiena, którzy udzielili mu zgody na napisanie biografii ojca oraz udostępnili dokumenty, listy i fotografie, a także podzielili się z nim swoimi wspomnieniami. Carpenter przedstawia życie Tolkiena od jego wczesnego dzieciństwa w Afryce Południowej, poprzez spokojne lata sukcesów akademickich w roli wybitnego oksfordzkiego profesora, aż do czasów niespodziewanego powszechnego uznania, które zmieniło jego życie. Audiobook zawiera plik PDF z materiałami nieprzeczytanymi w nagraniu.