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Mandrake (other)
Mandrake is a poisonous herbaceous plant in the genus ''Mandragora'', often connected with magical rituals. Mandrake may also refer to: Biology * ''Mandragora'' (genus), a genus in the family Solanaceae, including ** ''Mandragora autumnalis'', mandrake or autumn mandrake (considered by some sources to be a synonym of ''Mandragora officinarum'') ** ''Mandragora caulescens'', Himalayan mandrake ** ''Mandragora officinarum'', mandrake or Mediterranean mandrake ** ''Mandragora turcomanica'', Turkmenian mandrake * ''Bryonia alba'', English mandrake or white bryony * ''Podophyllum peltatum'', American mandrake, a North American plant in the family Berberidaceae Arts and entertainment Film, television, and drama * ''The Mandrake'', a play by Niccolò Machiavelli first published in 1524 * ''The Mandrake'' (1965 film), a 1965 Franco-Italian film * ''Mandrake'' (TV series), a Latin American TV series * Mandrake (1979 film), an American television thriller film * ''Mandrake'', a 2010 te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrake
A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus '' Mandragora'' (in the family Solanaceae) found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as '' Bryonia alba'' (the English mandrake, in the family Cucurbitaceae) or the American mandrake ('' Podophyllum peltatum'' in the family Berberidaceae) which have similar properties. The plants from which the root is obtained are also called "mandrakes". Mediterranean mandrakes are perennial herbaceous plants with ovate leaves arranged in a rosette, a thick upright root, often branched, and bell-shaped flowers that produce yellow or orange berries. They have been placed in different species by different authors. They are highly variable perennial herbaceous plants with long thick roots (often branched) and almost no stem. The leaves are borne in a basal rosette, and are variable in size and shape, with a maximum length of . They are usually either elliptical in shape or wider towards the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrake The Magician
''Mandrake the Magician'' is a Comic strip syndication, syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk before he created ''The Phantom''.Ron Goulart, ''The Encyclopedia of American Comics''. New York: Facts on File, 1990. . pp. 91, 249–250. ''Mandrake'' began publication on June 11, 1934. Phil Davis (cartoonist), Phil Davis soon took over as the strip's illustrator, while Falk continued to script. The strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate.Ron Goulart, "The Glory Days, or Believe It or Not!" in Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell and Brian Walker, ''King of the Comics: One Hundred Years of King Features Syndicate''. San Diego: IDW Publishing, 2015. . pp. 119, 122. Mandrake, along with the Phantom Magician in Mel Graff's ''The Adventures of Patsy'', is regarded as the first superhero of comics by comics historians such as Don Markstein's Toonopedia, Don Markstein, who writes, "Some people say Mandrake the Magician, who started in 1934, was comics' first superhero." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mandrake (Surrealist Group)
''The Mandrake'' (Italian: ''La Mandragola'' ) is a satirical play by Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Although the five-act comedy was published in 1524 and first performed in the carnival season of 1526, Machiavelli likely wrote ''The Mandrake'' in 1518 as a distraction from his bitterness at having been excluded from the diplomatic and political life of Florence following the 1512 reversion to Medici rule. Some scholars read the play as an overt critique of the House of Medici; and some scholars assert that the play is a mirror to his political treatises. However, Machiavelli set the action in 1504 during the period of the Florentine Republic in order to express his frustrations without fear of censure from patrons already ill-disposed towards him and his writing. Synopsis ''The Mandrake'' takes place over a 24-hour period. The protagonist, Callimaco, desires to sleep with Lucrezia, the young and beautiful wife of an elderly fool, Nicia. Nicia above all e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrake Press
The Mandrake Press was a British small press founded by Edward Goldston and P. R. Stephensen in 1929. In 1930, the company had financial problems and a consortium led by Aleister Crowley formed Mandrake Press Ltd to take it over. The consortium was likewise unsuccessful, and the company was dissolved in 1930. Notable authors Mandrake Press published over 30 items, including D. H. Lawrence, ''The Paintings of D H Lawrence'' together with works by Liam O'Flaherty, Rhys Davies, Giovanni Boccaccio, Peter Warlock under the pseudonym ''Rab Noolas'', S. S. Koteliansky, Aleister Crowley, Thomas Burke, Cecil Roth, Beresford Egan, W. J. Turner, Brinsley MacNamara, Edgell Rickword, Richard Barham Middleton, V. V. Rozanov, Philip Owens, Vernon Knowles, and others. Notable publications At the 1985 Cambridge University Exhibition of the works of The Mandrake Press, it was believed that no copies of the Book of Tobit The Book of Tobit (), also known as the Book of Tobias, is a deute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrake Of Oxford
Mandrake of Oxford is a specialist independent publisher based in Oxford, England, primarily known for the publication of "hands-on" books for occult practitioners.. The company was started in 1986 under the name Golden Dawn Publications, but changed its name to Mandrake upon the publication of ''Sexual Magick'' by Katon Shual (a pen-name of founder Mogg Morgan) in 1988. Mandrake publishes texts on Hermeticism, magick, occulture, Qabalah, sex magic, tantra, and Thelema. In 1992, Mandrake published Aleister Crowley's ''The Equinox'', Volume I, Number 1 to 10. Founder Mandrake's founder, Mogg Morgan, when interviewed by ''occultebooks'', said that he chose the name in 1987 as an homage to Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley ( ; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the pr ... (see Mandrake Press) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mandrake Project
''The Mandrake Project'' is the seventh studio album by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, released on 1 March 2024 through BMG Rights Management. The songwriting on the album was split between Roy Z and Dickinson. This is Dickinson's first solo album in nearly two decades since 2005's ''Tyranny of Souls'', marking the longest gap between two studio albums in his solo career. The artist announced a worldwide promotional tour of the album. The album was announced on 1 December 2023 simultaneously alongside its first single, a companion comic book series to be published the following year, and tour dates for the UK and Europe throughout Spring and Summer 2024. Concept and comics Part of the original announcement for the album explained that it would be a narrative concept album accompanied by a 12-issue comic book series published by Z2 Comics. The story was written by Dickinson, scripted for the comics by Tony Lee and illustrated by Staz Johnson. The announcement stated that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mandrake (band)
The Mandrake is a death metal band who were signed to Crash Music but now describe themselves as looking for a new label, and they are releasing their next EP independently. They have released one demo and one studio album. The Mandrake is, according to their record label, an example of an American band with a lot of Scandinavian influences from the likes of Age of Ruin, Opeth and At the Gates; Scandinavia having dominated the black and death metal scene throughout the 1990s. The band achieved early success, garnering favorable reviews even in the demo stage. Slight touches of black metal are often present in some of their work. While at the demo stage, they opened for international bands including Six Feet Under, Fear Factory and Behemoth. History The Mandrake was founded in early 2001 by their guitarist, Ron Carillo, and they released their first demo, '' Dying Sentiment'', later that year. Their debut studio album, '' The Burning Horizon at the End of Dawn'', was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrake (Japanese Band)
was a Japanese progressive rock band formed in Tokyo in 1973. One of the few Japanese groups active during the genre's heyday, they distinguished themselves by developing a style of their own, harder than the jazz fusion hybrid most other Japanese groups played. They were unable to release any albums during their lifetime; by the point they were approached by a label, most of their members felt the genre was no longer capable of supporting the themes they wished to explore. New wave music had started to spread in the west by that point, a genre they saw as more fitting to their aims. After a farewell concert on New Year's Eve 1978, most of the band opted to reform as P-Model. Guitarist Susumu Hirasawa is the only member that remains professionally active as a musician. He has kept traits of progressive rock part of his writing style but has no desire to fully reembrace the genre. Bootleg and demo recordings of some Mandrake songs were released over 2 albums in 1997, to date the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrake (German Band)
Mandrake is a German gothic metal band from Emden, Ostfriesland, formed by Lutz de Putter in 1996. History Lutz de Putter founded Mandrake in 1996. The band's name derives from the Latin name of the ''Mandragora officinarum'' mandrake, which are said to give eternal life. The band recorded their first demo '' Mandragora Officialis'' in 1997. Their debut album ''Forever'' came out in 1998 and was produced with the help of some guest musicians. Birgit Lau joined the band in 1999 as a background singer, slowly getting more and more share of the vocals. Being unsigned, after various line-ups, the band recorded a promo titled ''Entwine'' in 2002. The following year, Mandrake signed a contract with the German independent label Prophecy Productions and released '' Calm the Seas'', followed by '' The Balance of Blue'' (2005) and ''Mary Celeste'' (2007). All the lyrics and music were written by Lutz de Putter and Jörg Uken. Style and reviews Mandrake's second album ''Calm the Seas'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrake (album)
''Mandrake'' is the fifth album by German power metal band Edguy, released in 2001. It is a varied album, exploring many styles of the power metal genre. It was their last studio album for AFM Records. They later signed a contract with Nuclear Blast. In 2017, ''Loudwire'' ranked it as the 20th best power metal album of all time. Track listing Personnel Band members *Tobias Sammet – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, organ * Jens Ludwig – guitars, backing vocals * Dirk Sauer – guitars, backing vocals * Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel – bass, backing vocals * Felix Bohnke – drums Additional musicians *Ralf Zdiarstek, Markus Schmitt, Daniel Schmitt, Rob Rock Robert Rock (born June 29, 1959) is an American heavy metal singer who is best known as the longtime frontman of Impellitteri, a position he has held from 1987 to 1988, 1992 to 2000, and now from 2008 to the present day. Rock has also release ... – backing vocals *Frank Tischer – piano on track 7 Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamal (album)
''Shamal'' is the sixth studio album released under the name Gong and was released by Virgin Records on 13 February 1976 The album, produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, was recorded in December 1975 by a unique line-up referred to later as "Shamal-Gong". It is usually regarded as a transitional album between Daevid Allen's incarnation of the band and the Pierre Moerlen-led fusion line-up of the late 1970s. Reception Reviewing the album for the website Sputnikmusic, Robert Davis said: The greatest thing about ''Shamal'' is that it's so versatile. There are only six tracks here, but each one seems to explore a different tone and aspect of musical experimentation. The softer tracks such as opener "Wingful of Eyes" and beautiful, elegant flute-led "Bambooji" are complementary to the album's quirkier tracks, such as the almost Frank Zappa-inspired "Cat in Clark's Shoes" and eccentric closing title track. Yet what really glues all these songs together is the absence of self-indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic (2013 Film)
''Epic'' (stylized as ''epic'') is a 2013 American animated fantasy action-adventure film loosely based on William Joyce's 1996 children's book ''The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs''. Produced by Blue Sky Studios in association with 20th Century Fox Animation, it was directed by Chris Wedge from a screenplay written by Joyce, James V. Hart, Daniel Shere, and the writing team of Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, based on a story conceived by Joyce, Hart, and Wedge. It stars the voices of Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari, Chris O'Dowd, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, and Beyoncé Knowles. In the film, after teenager Mary Katherine gets shrunk and teleported to a tiny woodland kingdom inhabited by talking slugs, flower people and tiny soldiers called Leafmen, she is swept up in a wild adventure between good and evil and, alongside her new friends, must fight to protect the world she never knew existed. ''Epic'' was internationally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
