Resultado da Busca
12 de mai. de 2024 · “Custom of the Country” is an enthralling tale of ambition, society, and the pursuit of happiness through the eyes of its unforgettable protagonist, Undine Spragg. Wharton uses her signature wit and penetrating insight to chart Undine’s ascent through New York’s high society, revealing the formidable and often unscrupulous ...
3 de mai. de 2024 · The Custom of the Country is a Jacobean stage play, a tragicomedy written by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, originally published in 1647 in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio . Date and sources. The play is usually dated to c. 1619–23.
4 de mai. de 2024 · A biting satire from one of America's greatest writers, The Custom of the Country features a compelling and driven antiheroine, a sharp-eyed critique of the marriage market and its objectification of women, and a knowing send-up of Gilded Age snobbery.
8 de mai. de 2024 · Understanding cultural diversity. Let’s now explore how various facets of culture influence business practices around the world. We’ve drawn insights from the Dutch social psychologist Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions framework, which can help us understand how culture intersects the business domain.
Há 6 dias · What is Christmas? When is Christmas celebrated? How is Christmas celebrated? Does Christmas have pagan roots? Did Christmas start in Germany? Christmas, Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin.
28 de abr. de 2024 · Undine Spragg is a beautiful and ambitious, yet vain and socially dense young woman with dreams of marrying a rich man. Hoping for a life of prominence and luxury, Undine convinces her family to relocate to New York.
Há 3 dias · Local customs, animist beliefs, Buddhist traditions, and regional ethnic and cultural practices have all played a role in shaping Thai culture. Thainess, which refers to the distinctive qualities that define the national identity of Thailand, is evident in the country's history, customs, and traditions.
