Tim Dalgleish

With the poet's passion and the scientist's precision, Max Ehrmann in 'Lifting the Veil' endeavoured to go beyond the philosophers of the ages. In accessible language, he tugs at the veil of reality, and the question of meaning, in a seemingly meaningless world.Now often overlooked, in the 1920s and 1930s, Ehrmann was greatly praised and much loved as the author of 'Desiderata' which still finds a place in many homes and offices around the world (and is included in this collection). Ehrmann was the poet-philosopher of his era. Along with the likes of the author of 'An American Tragedy', Theodore Dreiser, (his fellow writer from Indiana) Ehrmann captured the dark realities of life, whilst never forgetting the rays of light within the universe.Sinclair Lewis (the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature) once wrote of him: 'Max Ehrmann has been about the world, looking with a clear eye, and tells about it with a sharp pen' his books are 'honest and straight-forward and are written by a man who has a grasp of literature and a power of expression.'The companion pieces, selected and introduced by actor Tim Dalgleish, provide a biographical and intellectual background to the ideas behind Ehrmann's powerful poetic thinking.'Above all else, he is a student of the deep problems of life... a philosophy of awareness and reconsideration of the real values of life. His road to happiness is strangely alluring.'***Indianapolis Star***'In understanding the lives of men and women and in his deep insight into the human heart, Max Ehrmann has won a notable place among American writers... a dignity of style, a notable eloquence of expression, a dramatic intensity that are tremendously compelling.'***Buffalo Courier***

This third collection of work, by actor and writer Tim Dalgleish, follows on from his two previous books 'The Purple Rose and other Essays' and 'Orwell, Two Guinea Pigs, A Cat and A Goat and other essays'. This volume includes essays on meeting the film director Ken Loach, the work of contemporary Artist Shelly Wyn-de-Bank, literary figures Alan Moore the graphic novelist, Primo Levi, Ana s Nin, George Orwell, Arthur Koestler, Robert Bolt, Victorian photographer Francis Meadow Sutcliffe, as well as more personal pieces on bringing up children, suicide within the family and the grieving process. There are also essays on Shakespeare, Ealing Comedies, Egypt's Lost Cities, Hermeticism, a long essay the trials of being an oral historian and several poems and short pieces of fiction.Tim Dalgleish's previous work includes numerous plays, two books of poetry and his book 'Playing Macbeth: An Actor's Journey into the Role' which has been called a 'Fantastic insider's account' and 'Insightful, entertaining, a lesson in process of any kind, really honest assessments, beautiful language, authentic and alive... loved it' receiving five star reviews on Amazon, Audible and Reader's Favorite.

This is a diverse and eclectic collection of autobiographical writings (by the actor and writer Tim Dalgleish) which includes pieces on authors such as Jack Kerouac, Ted Hughes and Jack Trevor Story, filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock and Anthony Mingella and well known theatre luminaries, such as, Antonin Artaud and lesser known practitioners, such as, Peter Sykes of RAT Theatre. Other topics include comics, travel, valentine's cards, the desire to be a writer, the flamenco guitarist Eduardo Niebla, Ghosts, Chess, Christianity and existential disquisitions on Time and the nature of Being.

This collection is packed full of diverse literary and historical essays including pieces on George Orwell, his poetry, being taught by Aldous Huxley, living in Paris and his ability to quietly read, on family outings in the car, whilst in the company of two guinea pigs, a cat, a baby, rugs, holiday paraphernalia and a poorly goat. There are essays on Gavrilo Princep, the teenager who started The Great War, why the Dark Ages were so dark, the Jungian psychology behind hoaxing, why Thomas Paine was 'the greatest Englishman ever' and how he influenced the American and French Revolutions, an in depth look at the forgotten Kingdom of Alt Clut, the connection between Jimmy Cagney and Jean Paul Belmondo, the dubious role of Jacob Gens in the Vilna Ghetto during World War II, how Ian Fleming was involved in one of the greatest military operations of that war, Mahatma Gandhi, Oscar Wilde, George Washington, Bram Stoker, WB Yeats, the death of Tony Benn, the Ku Klux Klan and much more. Tim Dalgleish is a writer and actor whose previous book Playing Macbeth: An Actor's Journey into the Role has been called a 'Fantastic insider's account' and 'Insightful, entertaining, a lesson in process of any kind, really honest assessments, beautiful language, authentic and alive... loved it' receiving five star reviews on Amazon, Audible and Reader's Favorite.

This play by Tim Dalgleish tells Artaud's story from his early years of aspiration, when he wished to part of the establishment, through to his final years as a suffering, iconoclastic outsider. It is a powerful rendition of one of theatre's greatest and most influential practitioners. (Contains strong language).Antonin Artaud was a film star, poet, playwright, director and theorist writing some of the most influential manifestoes on the art of theatre ever written. In his early years he starred in films by Abel Gance and Theodor Dreyer two of early cinema's greatest directors. His screenplay for The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928) was a strong influence on Un Chien Andalou (1929) by Salvador Dali and Luis Bu uel. For several years he ran the Alfred Jarry Theatre in Paris with Roger Vitrac, producing and directing original plays by writers such as Paul Claudel and August Strindberg. His life was wracked with much personal suffering and mental anguish. He is best remembered for his work The Theatre and Its Double (1938) which outlines his theory for his so called Theatre of Cruelty.Just after the Second World War in 1946 Antonin Artaud was finally released from eight years of confinement in various asylums. The intellectual and artistic community of Paris, such figures as Picasso, Duchamp, Sartre and Gide had helped raised funds to aid his release. Not long before a new collection of his essays and letters about Mexico Au pays des Tarahumaras had been published. A benefit performance and gala was held for him at the Th tre Sarah-Bernhardt. He himself even performed solo at the Th tre du Vieux-Colombier (though physically a wreck, nearly toothless and ravaged by years of drug use). This renaissance of his fortunes was welcome but short lived, he died just outside Paris at Ivry in March 1948.

This fully updated third edition of the highly praised Cognition and Emotion provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research on both normal emotional experience and the emotional disorders. The book provides a comprehensive review of the basic literature on cognition and emotion – it describes the historical background and philosophy of emotion, reviews the main theories of normal emotions and emotional disorders, and the research on the five basic emotions of fear, anger, sadness, anger, disgust and happiness. The authors provide a unique integration of two areas which are often treated separately: the main theories of normal emotions rarely address the issue of disordered emotions, and theories of emotional disorders (e.g. depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and phobias) rarely discuss normal emotions. The book draws these separate strands together, introducing a theoretical framework that can be applied to both normal and disordered emotions. Cognition and Emotion provides both an advanced textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in addition to a novel approach with a range of implications for clinical practice for work with the emotional disorders.

This fully updated third edition of the highly praised Cognition and Emotion provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research on both normal emotional experience and the emotional disorders. The book provides a comprehensive review of the basic literature on cognition and emotion – it describes the historical background and philosophy of emotion, reviews the main theories of normal emotions and emotional disorders, and the research on the five basic emotions of fear, anger, sadness, anger, disgust and happiness. The authors provide a unique integration of two areas which are often treated separately: the main theories of normal emotions rarely address the issue of disordered emotions, and theories of emotional disorders (e.g. depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and phobias) rarely discuss normal emotions. The book draws these separate strands together, introducing a theoretical framework that can be applied to both normal and disordered emotions. Cognition and Emotion provides both an advanced textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in addition to a novel approach with a range of implications for clinical practice for work with the emotional disorders.

The Stones of Mithras is a beautiful and evocative book of poetry and prose from author and actor Tim Dalgleish. This contemporary traveller's tale is full of unforgettable historical images of lost and ancient cities (especially those of Spain). The poems talk of the inspiration of great Art, philosophizing over a cup of coffee, Greek and Roman architecture and mythology and the joy of sitting in parks and imagining the exploits of travellers and writers that went before, from Marco Polo to Maimonides to Marcuse, El Greco and Lorca and even the romance of acting Shakespeare. The author describes the poems as: 'Secular religiosity, a non-believers paganism... reflecting my joy at splashing about in the cross currents that blended Roman, Visigoth, Muslim, Jew and Christian in the great mezcla that is Spanish history.'He adds: 'If you have the feeling of freedom in your heart you begin to look at all things in the world, cornflowers, cigarettes, smoke, clouds, sky, statues, whatever is nearest to hand or vividly remembered as embodied with, soaked in, painted by, the simple magic of light.''Light and especially sunlight has always made me feel everything good is possible. In a world of tragedy and chaos, an individual needs a place, a feeling, a hideout, to settle and renew their thoughts and energies. For me a sun filled day is that hideout.'