The Amazon And The Warrior
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The Amazon and the Warrior
The Legend of Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons For eight years, the besieged city of Troy has withstood the relentless might of the Greek invaders. Now the dread Achilles, mightiest of the Greek warriors, seeks to conquer the fabled realm of the Amazons as well. But one woman stands between him and his ruthless ambition to conquer her homeland. Penthesilea, Warrior Queen of the Amazons, watched her mother die upon Achilles' sword. A fiery, red-haired tigress of tremendous passion and courage, Pentha vows to take revenge on the legendary Greek champion, even if it means leading an army in defense of imperiled Troy. Her lover, Damonides, does not share her eagerness for battle. Once a formidable warrior in his own right, he long ago put away the sword. Now he yearns only to live in peace with the beautiful and ardent Amazon Queen. But can he stand idly by while the woman he loves risks everything for the sake of her people?
Emblems of Eloquence
Author: Wendy Heller
language: en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date: 2004-01-12
Opera developed during a time when the position of women—their rights and freedoms, their virtues and vices, and even the most basic substance of their sexuality—was constantly debated. Many of these controversies manifested themselves in the representation of the historical and mythological women whose voices were heard on the Venetian operatic stage. Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this engaging study is the first comprehensive treatment of women, gender, and sexuality in seventeenth-century opera. Wendy Heller explores the operatic manifestations of female chastity, power, transvestism, androgyny, and desire, showing how the emerging genre was shaped by and infused with the Republic's taste for the erotic and its ambivalent attitudes toward women and sexuality. Heller begins by examining contemporary Venetian writings about gender and sexuality that influenced the development of female vocality in opera. The Venetian reception and transformation of ancient texts—by Ovid, Virgil, Tacitus, and Diodorus Siculus—form the background for her penetrating analyses of the musical and dramatic representation of five extraordinary women as presented in operas by Claudio Monteverdi, Francesco Cavalli, and their successors in Venice: Dido, queen of Carthage (Cavalli); Octavia, wife of Nero (Monteverdi); the nymph Callisto (Cavalli); Queen Semiramis of Assyria (Pietro Andrea Ziani); and Messalina, wife of Claudius (Carlo Pallavicino).
Tupan, The Legend Of The Warrior-god Of The Amazon
Author: João José Da Costa
language: en
Publisher: Clube de Autores
Release Date: 2019-09-08
The book tells the story of Awaru, a young Amazon indian, who becomes Tupan, the Warrior-God of the Amazon. His mission is to save the fauna and flora of the Amazon Region, fighting against the powerful enemies that destroy this treasure of Nature. Awaru inherits from the guardian of the ruins of Machu Picchu the ring of the six magical stones that gives him powers over water, wind, plants, animals, earth and fire. The book portrays the life of Awaru as a child and youth in the Amazon tribe and their customs. So, it begins a series of fun and exciting adventures of Awaru battling Amazonian predators that engage readers, while raising awareness and inspiring them in the defense of this vital forest. Our young indian hero Awaru, transforms into Tupan, the Warrior-God of the Amazon and fights against his enemies: Setfire, Goldentooth, Sawhead, Oxleather, Kid-Carbon and Jack Ethanol, unscrupulous and ambitious predators who burn the forest and destroy its rich fauna and flora.