Samuel Barnett
3) John Adams
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
While the newly-formed United States was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for the new country. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership shaped the earliest years of the U.S. while also being a moving...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In the household of Olivia (Mark Rylance), two campaigns are being quietly waged-one by the lovesick Orsino (Liam Brennan) for the heart of the indifferent Olivia; the other by an alliance of servants and hangers-on against Olivia's steward, the pompous Malvolio (Stephen Fry). When Orsino engages the cross-dressed Viola (Johnny Flynn) to plead with Olivia on his behalf, a bittersweet chain of events follows. This all-male production of Twelfth Night,...