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The Ancient World in Silent Cinema
In the first four decades of cinema, hundreds of films were made that drew their inspiration from ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Bible. Few of these films have been studied, and even fewer have received the critical attention they deserve. The films in question, ranging from historical and mythological epics to adaptations of ancient drama, burlesques, cartoons and documentaries, suggest a fascination with the ancient world that competes in intensity and breadth with that of Hollywood's classical era. What contribution did antiquity make to the development of early cinema? How did early cinema's representations affect modern understanding of antiquity? Existing prints as well as ephemera scattered in film archives and libraries around the world constitute an enormous field of research. This extensively illustrated edited collection is a first systematic attempt to focus on the instrumental role of silent cinema in twentieth-century conceptions of the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East.
The Fifth Ward: First Watch
A buddy cop story in a secondary world setting. What else do you need to know? . . . page-turning entertainment' Pornokitsch In the cramped quarters of the city of Yenara, humans, orcs, mages, elves and dwarves all jostle for success and survival, while understaffed watch wardens struggle to keep the citizens in line. Enter Rem. New to the city, he wakes bruised and hungover in the dungeons of the fifth ward. With no money for bail - and seeing no other way out of his cell - Rem jumps at the chance to join the Watch. Torval, his new partner - a dwarf who's handy with a maul and known for hitting first and asking questions later - is highly unimpressed with the untrained and weaponless Rem. B...
The Adam Barner Family of Pennsylvania
Adam Barner was born in about 1743, probably in Berne, Switzerland. He emigrated in 1758 and settled in Pennsylvania. He married Maria Euphronica "Fanny" Conrad Bunn in about 1766. They had seven known children. Adam died in 1818. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Nebraska, California, Michigan, Kansas, Montana, Washington, Georgia and elsewhere.
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