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Agnes of God is a 1979 play by American playwright John Pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth but does not believe she has. After the child is found dead, a psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. The title is a pun on the Latin phrase Agnus Dei ("lamb of God").
Gene Siskel rated the film 2 1 ⁄ 2-stars-out-of-4, writing that it played "with some challenging ideas and some sensationalistic events, but ultimately it fails to earn its right to toy with such subjects." He singled out the cast for praise: "Fonda does get into character convincingly, which is a major achievement considering what a ...
Meg Tilly (born Margaret Elizabeth Chan on February 14, 1960) [1] is an American-Canadian actress and writer. [2]For her role in the 1985 film Agnes of God, she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
The book was first published in German on August 1, 1998, through Arche Verlag and follows a romance between a nameless older man and Agnes, a young woman that is almost half his age. [2] [3] Of the book, Stamm commented that he saw the book's landscape and climate as an important way of setting the tone for the novel and its characters. [4]
Agnes was the daughter of Stephen, Count of Blois and his wife, Adela of Normandy, [1] [note 2] and thus a sister of Stephen of Blois. [2] (later Stephen, King of England) In 1104, Agnes married Hugh III of Le Puiset. [3] Agnes and Hugh had three children: Éverard IV, Viscount of Chartres, no issue. [3] Bouchard de Puiset, Archdeacon of ...
Agnes is an American syndicated comic strip written and drawn by Tony Cochran. It was first syndicated in 1999. [ 1 ] It is currently syndicated by Creators Syndicate .
Agnes Wickfield is a character of David Copperfield, the 1850 novel by Charles Dickens. She is a friend and confidante of David (the narrator and protagonist of this semi-autobiography) since his childhood and at the end of the novel, his second wife.
Daughter of Earth (1929) is an autobiographical novel by the American author and journalist Agnes Smedley.The novel chronicles the years of Marie Rogers's tumultuous childhood, struggles in relationships with men (both physical and emotional), time working with the Socialist Party, and involvement in the Indian independence movement.