Bøger af Simon Thomas

In 2011, the National Theatre in London produced a version of The Servant of Two Masters under the title One Man, Two Guvnors. It became a smash hit on both sides of the Atlantic and introduced a whole new audience to the work of Carlo Goldoni. Goldoni (1707-1793) was one of the most prolific playwrights who ever lived, having written over 250 works during a career of nearly 50 years. He's best-known outside Italy for some of his earliest comedies, including The Servant of Two Masters and The Venetian Twins, farces based on the traditions of commedia dell'arte but we have to look to his mature works for the truly Goldonian comedy. There's a wealth of subtlety and insight in these beautifully constructed and astutely observed studies of everyday life in 18th Century Italy (and, at the end of his career, France). The Game of Chess is a translation of Carlo Goldoni's penultimate play, Le Bourru bienfaisant, written in French in 1771, when he was living in exile in Paris. Goldoni (1707-1793) idolized Molière and desperately wanted to have a success at the Comédie-Française, the so-called maison de Molière. With Le Bourru bienfaisant, he fulfilled his wish, although he was not so lucky with his final comedy, L'avare fastueux, a poorer piece, which got a less positive reception. What he did with both these two final plays was build the plot around an oxymoronic central character. The original title of the play translates as "The Beneficent Boor." The boor of the title is Monsieur Géronte, an ill-tempered old gentleman with a heart of gold, whose greatest pleasure in life is to manipulate the pieces in his chess game.

Nodiad Llyfr: Mae Llyfr Gwybodaeth Y Cymro: Neu Hanes Y Byd A'R Amseroedd (1824) gan Thomas, Simon yn llyfr sy'n cynnwys hanes y byd a'r amseroedd o safbwynt Cymru. Mae'r llyfr hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth am hanes Prydain, gan gynnwys hanes Cymru, ac yn ei nodi fe'i ysgrifennwyd yn Gymraeg. Mae'r llyfr yn cynnwys nifer o destunau, gan gynnwys hanes y Cymry, hanes Ewrop, a hanes y Byd. Mae'r llyfr yn cynnwys hefyd gwybodaeth am amrywiaeth o bynciau, gan gynnwys llenyddiaeth, diwylliant, a chrefydd. Mae'r llyfr yn cynnwys hefyd mapiau a darluniau. Mae'r llyfr yn addas ar gyfer unrhyw un sydd ����� diddordeb mewn hanes, diwylliant, a chrefydd yng Nghymru.This Book Is In Welsh.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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In his heart-breaking memoir, Simon Thomas (former Blue Peter presenter and one of the leading faces of Sky Sports Football) reveals how grief nearly destroyed him.

A collection of in-depth interviews from one of Wales' best rugby journalists, looking back on the careers of 26 of Welsh rugby's finest players.

Mainly covering the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, this collection of images offers a fascinating survey of one of the iconic locomotives of twentieth-century Britain: the Class 40. A common sight in Scotland and the north of England in the latter part of the century, the Class 40 continues to capture the imagination of railway enthusiasts everywhere. Used to haul both heavy freight and passenger trains, this book captures a locomotive at the peak of its powers, with previously unpublished images showing Class 40s both at work and rest. The vast majority of the photographs in this book were taken by the late Keith Holt. He was brought up in West Yorkshire and, like many youngsters at that time, developed an interest in railways as he cycled around the West Riding to visit places of interest. He always took photographs, including many of the iconic Class 40 locomotives. This book serves as a fitting tribute to his longstanding interest in the railways, and reflects the varied work carried out by the Class 40.