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Peter Luke (1919–2005)

Autore di Hadrian VII

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Comprende il nome: Herbert Peter; Introduction by Weinstock Luke

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Best Plays of the Sixties (1970) — Collaboratore — 23 copie

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Data di nascita
1919-08-12
Data di morte
2005-01-23
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
St Albans, England, UK
Luogo di morte
Cadiz, Spain
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Military Cross

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Hadrian VII: Play di Frederick William Rolfe
I don't know how closely this short play is based upon the original semi-autobiographical novel* but it was apparently successful enough to launch the new career of Peter Luke, a former artist/soldier. I can't believe I'm going to say this but I think today's standards might be a little higher. The story is of an angry, debt-ridden, foul-mouthed, ill-mannered, unsuccessful misanthrope with a kind heart (I imagine a Mr. Roper from Three's Company) who has dreamed his whole life of becoming a priest so he can finally reform the church to his liking. When he is suddenly elected Pope (named Hadrian after the last and only English Pope), you'd think the hilarity would ensue, right? No. Dry, dull, and parochial in its grasp of basic church structure and theology. And in the end, it was all just a dream. For all the complaints about the ending of the TV show LOST, at least they didn't take that route...

Just silly.

*The only reason I read this was because the online seller that I purchased it from apparently didn't understand that it was not the actual "Hadrian VII" novel written by Frederick Rolfe that I was expecting to get. Either that or he just suckered me knowing that nobody would buy it otherwise.… (altro)
 
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cjyurkanin | 1 altra recensione | May 22, 2013 |
It's a Long Way from Talavera di Peter Luke
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
The 1808-1813 peninsular campaign of the Duke of Wellington.
 
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Lnatal | 3 altre recensioni | Mar 31, 2013 |
It's a Long Way from Talavera di Peter Luke
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
The 1808-1813 peninsular campaign of the Duke of Wellington.
 
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Lnatal | 3 altre recensioni | Mar 31, 2013 |
It's a Long Way from Talavera di Peter Luke
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
The 1808-1813 peninsular campaign of the Duke of Wellington.
 
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Lnatal | 3 altre recensioni | Mar 31, 2013 |
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Stanley Richards
Frederick Rolfe Author of original
Henning Boehlke Cover designer

Statistiche

Opere
7
Opere correlate
1
Utenti
82
Popolarità
#220,761
Voto
½ 2.3
Recensioni
6
ISBN
10

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