by Benjamin Britten Chester Mystery Cycle images by Angela Lemaire John Abell Chosen by Benjamin Britten from the Chester Mystery Cycle with an Introduction by Dr Andrew Plant. Fifty years ago Benjamin Britten wrote Noye’s Fludde – an opera-for-all telling the story...
by Richard Barnfield images by Clive Hicks-Jenkins with an essay by Dr. Peter Wakelin: The enigmatic shepherd: the sweet and bitter love of Richard Barnfield (1574-1627) When The Affectionate Shepheard was first published, in London in 1594, its author was 20 years of...
by Chester Mystery Plays images by J. Martin Pitts from the Chester Mystery Plays Mediaeval Mystery Plays wove into dramatic form many of the strongest and most elemental stories in the Bible. Here, the mounting anguish of Abraham, commanded by God to sacrifice...
images by Maryclare Foa a fragment of a Norwegian folk epic c.400 A.D translated by Pauline Wehrle This hauntingly powerful text played an important role in lectures given by Dr Rudolf Steiner. It uses rich symbolism to depict a spiritual leader's journey of...
by John Keats images by Andy Moore with calligraphy by Andy Moore Nicolas worked with Andy Moore, calligrapher, on this delightfully lighthearted book in which Andy has applied his splendidly characterful style of calligraphy to a poem written by Keats for his younger...
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