DUNSINANE

dŭnˌsĭnānˈ, westernmost of the Sidlaw Hills, 1,012 ft (308 m) high, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. On its summit are ruins of a fort, called Macbeth's Castle; it is the traditional scene of Macbeth's final defeat as related by Shakespeare.

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books on: Dunsinane  - 240 results

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The Life of Henry Irving - Vol. 2
Book by Austin Brereton; Longmans, Green, and Co., 1908
Subjects: Irving, Henry--Sir--1838-1905
...mountains." ACT V., SCENE 1. England--a Country Lane; SCENE 2. Dunsinane--Ante-room in the Castle. ACT VI., SCENE 1. Country near Dunsinane; SCENE 2. Dunsinane--the Castle. SCENE 3. The Wood of Birnam; SCENE 4. Dunsinane...
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Exploring Translation and Multilingual Text Production: Beyond Content
Book by Erich Steiner, Colin Yallop; Mouton de Gruyter, 2001
Subjects: Discourse Analysis, Translating And Interpreting
...truth. Fear not till Birnan Wood Comes to Dunsinane - and now a wood Comes toward Dunsinane. Arm, arm, and out! Emonds painting construes...ular the clauses till Birnan Wood comes to Dunsinane, now a wood comes toward Dunsinane, until...
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The Life of Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.0
Book by Beckles Willson; Cassell and Company, Limited, 1915
Subjects: Strathcona And Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith--Baron--1820-1914
...on southern ignorance in pronouncing Dunsinane with the accent on the last syllable...certain Lord of Session, called Lord Dunsinane. She played Lady Macbeth. At the point...prophecy, Till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane, the words were markedly altered, Till...
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The Life of Henry Irving - Vol. 1
Book by Austin Brereton; Longmans, Green, and Co., 1908
Subjects: Irving, Henry--Sir--1838-1905
...SCENE 2. England; A Lane; SCENE 3. Dunsinane: Ante-room in the Castle. ACT V...Country near Dunsianane; SCENE 2. Dunsinane: Room in the Castle; SCENE 3. Birnam Wood; SCENE 4. Dunsinane Castle; SCENE 5. Dunsinane Hill...
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Macbeth: A Guide to the Play
Book by H. R. Coursen; Greenwood Press, 1997
Subjects: Macbeth--King Of Scotland--11th Cent--In Literature, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Macbeth, Tragedy
...special effect." The platform became Dunsinane, buttressed by ten huge panels that...Siward and his soldiers to arrive outside Dunsinane even as action continued within it...the body back into the space outside Dunsinane. Macduff launched his attack on Macbeth...
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journal articles on: Dunsinane  - 28 results

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The Walking Shadow: Welles's Expressionist Macbeth
Journal article by James Naremore; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 1, 1973
Subjects: Men, Motion picture directors & producers, Welles, Orson (1915-85)
...In the play, Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane in the company of an English army, and...the camera retreats Kane-styie from Dunsinane, we can see the staffs of the witches...artifical, "Nuremburg" style lighting of Dunsinane at night; the misty, heathenish courtyard...
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Wartime Shakespeare: the Strange Case of Bataan (1943)
Journal article by Kirk Melnikoff; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 35, 2007
Subjects: Motion pictures, Opera, Society
...drums. When Malcolm and Macduff neared Dunsinane, it was bare-chested, dreadlock...scenes, with "Birnam Wood" coming to "Dunsinane" being particularly spectacular.28...called for Birnam Wood to move against Dunsinane, Welles contented himself with no sorry...
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Order and Disorder in Macbeth, Act V: Film and Television
Journal article by David G. Hale; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 29, 2001
Subjects: Motion picture criticism, Shakespeare, William (1564-1616), Theater
...5.3.53). As the army approaches Dunsinane, Malcolm "hopes the days are near at...Donalbain is not present for the assault on Dunsinane (5.2.6-7), Polanski brings him...besieging army approaches the walls of Dunsinane to be mocked by Macbeth (5.5.1...
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Polanski Vs. Welles on Macbeth: Character or Fate?
Journal article by Wendy Rogers Harper; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 14, 1986
Subjects: Drama, Motion picture criticism, Motion picture directors & producers, Motion pictures, Polanski, Roman, Welles, Orson (1915-85)
...Holy Hermit." When Duncan arrives at Dunsinane, his chanting retinue kneels while the...rides the Holy Hermit. They arrive at Dunsinane chanting religiously. This externalized...The film closes with a long shot of Dunsinane; die witches preside in me foreground...
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A Portfolio of Graphics
Journal article by Catherine L. Benamou; Michigan Quarterly Review, Vol. 48, 2009
Subjects: Libraries, Set design, Theater, Voodoo
...sensing a sinister and yet unfinished plot, prepares to leave Dunsinane in order to spare his own life. For this stage version...for the film version of Macbeth, features the citadel at Dunsinane, residence of King Duncan, then, following his murder...
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magazine articles on: Dunsinane  - 10 results

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Macbeth Defeated at Dunsinane: July 27th, 1054
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 54, July 2004
Subjects: Kings and rulers--Behavior, Kings--Behavior, Macbeth, King of Scotland--Behavior, Scotland--History, Scottish history
Macbeth Defeated at Dunsinane: July 27th, 1054. by Richard Cavendish KINGS OF SCOTS had a short...plundering, until they found Macbeth awaiting them, traditionally at Dunsinane Hill on the edge of the Sidlaw Hills north of Perth. The earth...
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Macbeth: Washington Shakespeare Company
Magazine article by Ray Gniewek; American Theatre, Vol. 24, September 2007
Subjects: Carrasquillo, Jose--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Fedorcha, Ayun--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Macbeth (Shakespeare, William) (Play)--Evaluation, Set designers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Theater companies--Evaluation, Theatrical directors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Theatrical producers and directors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Tsappas, Giorgos--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...the verge of madness, says, "Till Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane,/I cannot taint with fear"--was much darker. Most...murderous spree, we wanted blood to always be present at Dunsinane. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED ILLUSTRATION OMITTED ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...
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End of the Road: The Films of Bela Tarr
Magazine article by Jonathan Romney; Film Comment, Vol. 37, September 2001
Subjects: Filmmakers--Criticism and interpretation, Hungarian movies--Criticism and interpretation, Motion pictures, Hungarian--Criticism and interpretation, Movie directors--Criticism and interpretation, Movie producers (Persons)--Criticism and interpretation, Tarr, Bela--Criticism and interpretation, Werckmeister Harmonies (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation
...other lasting approximately an hour as the action glides seamlessly from close-up to close-up around the corridors of Dunsinane, until exploding into a full-blown climactic battle. Almanac of Fall (aka Autumn Almanac, 85) is set in a single apartment...
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Theater of the Absurd on Campus
Magazine article by Suzanne Fields; Insight on the News, Vol. 14, December 7, 1998
Subjects: Academic freedom--Analysis, Political correctness--Analysis
...into a dedicated environmentalist. Arizona State University thespians may never learn how great Birnam wood came to high Dunsinane hill in Macbeth or what delicious events transpire in the forest of Arden in As You Like It, but theyll probably be able...
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Welsh Roundup
Magazine article by Rian Evans; Musical Opinion, Vol. 131, March 2008
...movement created in the orchestra is a musical equivalent of Malcolms army under their canopy of green advancing on Macbeths Dunsinane, was brilliantly delivered. Arlene Sierras Aquilo, which was awarded the 2001 Takemitsu Prize, had a similarly elemental...
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newspaper articles on: Dunsinane  - 47 results

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Role of a Lifetime; Siobhan Redmond Returns to the Stage in Macbeth 'Sequel' Dunsinane
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), June 3, 2011
...Returns to the Stage in Macbeth Sequel Dunsinane. Byline: MARION McMULLEN LADY Macbeth...politician and pure witch in stage hit Dunsinane, which has been described as the "sequel...Bernarda Alba and Mary Stuart, but she says Dunsinane is something special. "Id be quite...
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Dunsinane Comes to Frankby Woods
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), June 17, 2009
Subjects: Elizabethan drama
Dunsinane Comes to Frankby Woods. Byline: LAURA DAVIS IN A clearing in the forest at Royden Park, there is something unusual going on...
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Life after Macbeth; Writer David Greig Has Penned a Sequel to Shakespeare's Story of Macbeth, Writes Diane Parkes
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 9, 2011
...Not for David, who penned the play Dunsinane, which comes to The Swan in Stratford...the play in Scotland and these names, Dunsinane, Burnham Wood etcetera were very real...that he developed them into the play. Dunsinane was presented by the RSC in London last...
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JURY'S STILL OUT ON TAGGART; Siobhan Redmond on How John Michie's Shock L Departure Has Cast Doubt on Future of Cult Cop Show
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), May 14, 2011
Subjects: Cults
...National Theatre of Scotlands production of Dunsinane, a sort of "sequel" to Shakespeares...theatre land, specifically NTSs revival of Dunsinane, originally staged in London by the RSC. Dunsinane is the setting, the Scottish garrison...
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Theatre; Also Showing
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 19, 2010
Theatre; Also Showing. Byline: FIONA MOUNTFORD DUNSINANE Hampstead, NW3 "A CRACKING evening of new writing at...the English forces preparing to move Birnam Forest to Dunsinane. "You -- be a tree", the Sergeant commands one of...
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encyclopedia articles on: Dunsinane  - 2 results

 
 
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Dunsinane
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DUNSINANE dun sinan , westernmost of the Sidlaw Hills, 1,012 ft (308 m) high, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. On its summit...
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Sidlaw Hills
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Strathmore and the Firth of Tay. It extends c.30 mi (50 km) NE from the vicinity of Perth. The highest hills, including Dunsinane, are more than 1,000 ft (305 m). Sheep are grazed there. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...


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