History & Criticism 4

Locating Imagination in Popular Culture offers a multi-disciplinary account of the ways in which popular culture, tourism and notions of place intertwine in an environment characterized by ongoing p……続きを見る

This work investigates exhaustively the musical references in Dante's Commedia. It is a critical survey of their literal and symbolical significance within Dante's narrative. Although Inferno, realm……続きを見る

From my Foreword... First and foremost, as the title suggests, these are literally "wild tangents" my mind often takes, and I just ride along, spewing out whatsoever comes into this sick mind of min……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or t……続きを見る

How is the Beatles' "Help!" similar to Stravinsky's "Dance of the Adolescents?" How does Radiohead's "Just" relate to the improvisations of Bill Evans? And how do Chopin's works exploit the non-Eucl……続きを見る

From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes an indispensable analysis of our most celebrated medium, film. No art form is as instantly and continuousl……続きを見る

“Ein garstig Lied, ein politisch Lied”? Von wegen: Arbeiterlieder waren die Protestsongs des 19. & frühen 20. Jahrhunderts, und wurden von Millionen Menschen intoniert. Doch wer weiß heute schon noc……続きを見る

This text mediates between visual and performance studies, incorporating political, aesthetic and social discourses. This book uses case studies and contemporary methodologies to give insight into e……続きを見る

Em "Música Visual", Filipe Salles analisa a íntima relação que existe entre o som e a imagem. Trata-se de uma análise minuciosa que tem como base o filme Fantasia, de Walt Disney, obra audiovisual h……続きを見る

Author-historian Jeff R. Lonto's presentation on the history of radio and television in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that he gave for the St. Paul Radio Club's annual banquet at the University of S……続きを見る

In Visual Occupations Gil Z. Hochberg shows how the Israeli Occupation of Palestine is driven by the unequal access to visual rights, or the right to control what can be seen, how, and from which po……続きを見る

Sample chapters of the greatest fannish guides by Valerie Estelle Frankel: Every Canon Reference You May Have Missed in BBC’s Sherlock, Series 1-3. Guides to all the pop culture in Doctor Who along ……続きを見る

This volume puts "Magical ME" Volumes 13, 14, 15, and 16 together. I suggest you just skip over those and just read the Elemental Chapters of Rhodium to keep up with the news feed. Volume 45 is a co……続きを見る

In this compulsively readable, fascinating, and provocative guide to classical music, Norman Lebrecht, one of the world’s most widely read cultural commentators tells the story of the rise of the cl……続きを見る

Contemporary Japanese pop culture such as anime and manga (Japanese animation and comic books) is Asia's equivalent of the Harry Potter phenomenon--an overseas export that has taken America by storm……続きを見る

Dale Bell, associate producer of the 1970 Oscar Academy Award winning documentary feature film Woodstock, adds a new introduction to the inaugural digital edition of his book on the making of the mo……続きを見る

The Italian art cinema of the 1960s is known worldwide for its brilliance and vitality. Yet rarely has this cinema been considered in relation to the profound economic and cultural changes that tran……続きを見る

This is a unique volume because it was set to examine the calendar date 8/16 of 2014 for the singer Madonna. It was set with religious themes. This is also a unique volume that looks at why the Psyc……続きを見る

In April 1967, the Bee Gees launched themselves onto the international music scene with the release of ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941’. Whilst that haunting classic would be the first of many hits, ……続きを見る

Anime: A Critical Introduction maps the genres that have thrived within Japanese animation culture, and shows how a wide range of commentators have made sense of anime through discussions of its gen……続きを見る

Con il termine guerre persiane o mediche si definisce la sequenza di conflitti combattuti tra le pòlis greche e l'Impero Persiano, iniziati intorno al 499 a.C. e continuati a più riprese fino al 479……続きを見る

Andrew Gant's compelling account traces English church music from Anglo-Saxon origins to the present. It is a history of the music and of the people who made, sang and listened to it. It shows the r……続きを見る

A formal approach to anime rethinks globalization and transnationality under neoliberalism Anime has become synonymous with Japanese culture, but its global reach raises a perplexing questionーwhat ……続きを見る

This epic cultural and historical odyssey unearths the full influence of occult traditions on rock and roll -- from the Beatles to Black Sabbath -- and shows how the marriage between mysticism and m……続きを見る

Cinema has had a hugely influential role on global culture in the 20th century at multiple levels: social, political, and educational. The part of British cinema in this has been controversial - oft……続きを見る

A comprehensive introduction to film music, this book provides a concise and illuminating summary of the process of film scoring, as well as a succinct overview of the rich history of contemporary f……続きを見る

John Field is the most misunderstood composer in the history of classical music. The author, a former educator, classical pianist, and member of the Aldenori Piano Trio, finally sets the record stra……続きを見る

An exploration of polyphony and the perspective it offers on our own polyphonic brains. Polyphonyーthe interweaving of simultaneous soundsーis a crucial aspect of music that has deep implications fo……続きを見る

French Animation History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history. Selected by Choice as an Outsta……続きを見る

An extra-terrestrial alien, capable of replicating any living form it touches, infiltrates an isolated research base in the Antarctic, and sows suspicion and terror among the men trapped there. Whic……続きを見る