Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Dream of Europa: The Triumph of Peace
The Dream of Europa: The Triumph of Peace
The Dream of Europa: The Triumph of Peace
Ebook158 pages1 hour

The Dream of Europa: The Triumph of Peace

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

In The Dream of Europa, following the tradition of celebratory court masques in verse by Ben Jonson and more recently William Empson, Nicholas Hagger celebrates the court of the leaders of the European Union. Through a chorus of 50 representatives of European states he presents the growth and expansion of what became the EU in an epic sweep that takes us from 1945 to 2015 and incorporates the five elements (prologue, antimasque, masque, revels, epilogue) and blend of mythology and history found in all masques. Zeus asks Europa, the goddess of Europe, to sort out the chaos and disorder that devastated Europe in 1945. Europa presides over the growing unification of a European Union of 28 states with 22 more expected to join. Celebratory revels acclaim the Treaty of Lisbon but there is a discordant note, and Churchill has strong words for the UK representative. Finally Europa hands the EU back to Zeus. The dream of Europa is that one day the EU will turn into a United States of Europe consisting of 50 states (see front cover) like the USA, and will bring in a Universalist World State. As a court entertainment for European leaders celebrating Europe’s progress from disorder to order, The Dream of Europa cries out to be performed in Brussels. It heralds the triumph of peace during the 70 years following 1945 and calls for a strengthening of European unity in the face of an expanding Russia that still regards Eastern Europe as being within its sphere of influence. This masque and its informative appendix on European states and rights will appeal to all generations in the 50 European states and to all beyond who value a peaceful Europe in our troubled time.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 11, 2015
ISBN9781785352645
The Dream of Europa: The Triumph of Peace
Author

Nicholas Hagger

Nicholas Hagger is the author of more than 50 books that include a substantial literary output and innovatory works within history, philosophy, literature and international politics and statecraft. As a man of letters he has written over 2,000 poems, two poetic epics, five verse plays, 1,200 short stories, two travelogues and three masques. In 2016 he was awarded the Gusi Peace Prize for Literature, and in 2019 the BRICS silver medal for 'Vision for Future'. He lives in Essex, UK.

Read more from Nicholas Hagger

Related to The Dream of Europa

Related ebooks

Performing Arts For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for The Dream of Europa

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Dream of Europa - Nicholas Hagger

    1^book_preview_excerpt.htmlYr6}*ij|Vq*`/jlV(R^jby[^YIS1jۼj34ڮ+6| .9[,l`x(Pɦq[Ee0*J_ i]J,@au+yGc ݈7߮+Es/2tCB4ִ $ɖ޻ A$#dll8OKRq`6_"=UӍJ(#+GOB`ʵƎ%mNh[/a`$NpTeT'756 YyHp^!`c+#a[G@e ,FzJ?0Ó-Y 5-1R+yJv7` b$ӆx2+.%xl'B!G<CF+kiCIA GF]HX!o{oHa`HmRbKqB|b??eL*^-64U Q SgRH'w/>Y2x /cAWrۯ&{8#{(0H 9b|iN^SUսK &+]0d^Kmbm0/g\.WX7vV!.2}爬 'Sb!9%p_H}inP5PVʪ{g@f{ >lM2nuw`hdxH=␜)3MWh!w!d"*fa=oacN! -Krz]S&7ɵ.=12=#Xr fK faBEsb4BpAy7[ΫHUavM+T"<@"@N`xVu=qgre+3(8gˆ9g D]]&)SF:f?>ʏZBR{B% Qu#,x7P $ ?Z+ޣ yh˂kr _^ cyl ٶ]e'BI0655-Az VpvJyO!+m!=ܟ_N@valYJ>>gZ-cpY"k3 kcϖgdOnASr4}+~%'m.>f2譫~#I4LHF%x W]u(kN1 ߠ0Ywp,$̿AG%|ZieRi?ݡfeyv;lhPӐӃ!SRj~@Aa)MֈWF!QWI4 C)?_]t;zA\FZiaKꚳHO{Ӧd€SQYs JԳ3R в5I%3hPEIi]>7tt"7/8^n:XOnI=;UOOyū()Smx @nF4jw/^cR5d05(z&<ʭ|U,b-RIg$~Z;j `Mj`t;} AhIg6@NB <`ܐ8f,3r!d.{;+N ? & H~xW8?R0vzR-~H+%[" Qʉ֫iilf+ mZF7X$P@\7.Xعȩ  jNӍ:5x1-RH+N\&\Wh*c?&%:(boc2$;Ӆ˝F>qn^!{ULy\MM&a |;3?^t=ii8/၆qļ)mlXv$CGK w0q_Njv)e6@X[R$!aEWd*Oʏ+ a!H*$D'scb%e}!lP’d4:ڡOW$ yyON;7󨠟M7\.J ⓚܠQ{9_ÐJ Xiӑ0ү7hƎ EbGPC`2R\FjTPեi ށd]A VmgiRi&eD֯d}GQeE#kj$ $|8%e`@6#ujeG4 YL};Ih0ͽj2J@jIHK`%<ɪ#cfZA`3rc 9Y<=B[R- 18:\'2.s/CJϡJl^A4ej)4jCC8toʷ _@9{ 0YkFϾq Q;zPV&mB@'R't*E}LIN7U,)Sؾd1ݍr ?Hj^y3J2l]*ܽd r84KL9X^Y@=)˳㧬Pe9 ZDe*<áVRg>+W| TLm!-!lu+ 郔c*&ӂ`#7JmxWqI-J [+H_XYAZ ,t%8rp5jUe.ߪIAqJD0:bz:T8,n݆=w?Уcx= +!T$MkǗ4z
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1