wired - History & Criticism 14

“Incredibly prescient . . . the revised edition updates its account to reflect an age when Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon are now competing for Emmy and Peabody Awards.” ーHenry Jenkins, coauthor of Spre……続きを見る

For 13 years, Peter Hince lived the rock 'n' roll dream. As head roadie for Queen he had a front row seat and backstage pass to some of the greatest moments in music. Now, he is opening up his incre……続きを見る

“NPR's music guru asks dozens of artists about songs that inspired them. The answers are surprising and illuminating.” ーBillboard Magazine From the beloved host and creator of NPR’s All Songs Consi……続きを見る

Witch Fulfillment: Adaptation Dramaturgy and Casting the Witch for Stage and Screen addresses the Witch as a theatrical type on twenty-first-century-North American stages and screens, seen through t……続きを見る

Since the release of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins in 2005, there has been a pronounced surge in alternative uses of the computer term ‘reboot,’ a surge that has witnessed the term deployed in n……続きを見る

Transfigured New York presents conversations with iconic, genre-bending artists who shaped the sounds of experimental movements like no wave, avant-jazz, and electronic music. As an undergrad in the……続きを見る

The director and cowriter of some of the world's most iconic filmsーincluding Double Indemnity, Sunset Blvd., Some Like It Hot, and The ApartmentーBilly Wilder earned acclaim as American cinema's gr……続きを見る

Frederick Wiseman is America’s foremost chronicler of public institutions. His films have focused on city, state, and local governments; hospitals; asylums; creative organizations and museums; schoo……続きを見る

This book explores a heretofore unremarked linkage between Bernard Shaw, the twentieth-century French thinker Paul Ricoeur, and Jesus of Nazareth. The ties that bind them are a foundational interest……続きを見る

Journey with award-winning filmmaker and author Laurent Bouzereau through acclaimed director Brian De Palma’s renownedーand controversialーhorror and thriller films that redefined cinema in the 1970……続きを見る

The legendary 1964 Broadway run of Hamlet directed by John Gielgud is one of the most famous productions of Shakespeare’s most important play. Audacious for its time in concept and execution, it pla……続きを見る

"Das Toiletten Buch: Musikgeschichte" – Das perfekte Geschenk für Musikfans und Liebhaber von Fun Facts! Sind Sie auf der Suche nach dem idealen Geschenk für einen Musikliebhaber oder jemanden, der ……続きを見る

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England is an annual volume committed to the publication of essays and reviews related to English drama and theatre history to 1642. An internationally recognized b……続きを見る

Arthur Wing Pinero's comedy 'The Benefit of the Doubt; a Comedy in Three Acts' explores the societal expectations and moral dilemmas faced by the characters in a lighthearted yet thought-provoking m……続きを見る

In 'Married Life', John Baldwin Buckstone explores the complexities of marital relationships in Victorian society through a witty and comedic lens. The novel is set in the bustling city of London an……続きを見る

In George Dubourg's 'The Violin', readers are taken on a lyrical journey through the world of music, specifically focusing on the intricate craftsmanship and history of the violin. Dubourg's prose i……続きを見る

In 'The Opera' by R. A. Streatfeild, readers are taken on a journey through the glamorous world of opera, filled with passion, intrigue, and high-stakes drama. Streatfeild's writing style is both el……続きを見る

Descubra a História Intemporal: Lennon e Yoko: Um Amor que Mudou o Mundo Embarque em uma jornada fascinante através do tempo e da música com nosso novo ebook: Lennon e Yoko: Um Amor que Mudou o Mund……続きを見る

Reading Rainbow is one of the most successful PBS children’s series in television history, earning numerous national and international awards including 26 Emmys and a Peabody Award. But perhaps more……続きを見る

From the time he began recording with the Velvet Underground in the 1960s until his death in 2013, Lou Reed released nearly 50 original albums. In Sweet, Wild and Vicious, Jim Higgins delves into ea……続きを見る

Since its 1967 production of Vanbrugh’s The Relapse, the Royal Shakespeare Company has been the world’s leading producer of Restoration Comedies. This book is the first to document and critique the ……続きを見る

Discussions of Coward’s achievement in the theatre between 1920 and 1966 have tended to stay with the colourful biography. The more analytical literary approach adopted here places Coward’s success ……続きを見る

The stories of rock musicians who die young are the thing of lore and legend. Accidents, drug overdoses, plane crashesーall have taken the lives of male rock stars still in their primes. But what be……続きを見る

Director David Lynch is best known for films that channel the uncanny and the weird into a distinct "Lynchian" aesthetic, in which sound and music play a key role: Lynch not only writes his intended……続きを見る

Zäsuren der politischen Geschichte bestimmen das Bild, das wir uns von der Musikgeschichte machen. Die Jahreszahlen 1933 und 1945 wurden mit guten Gründen auch zur musikhistorischen Periodisierung d……続きを見る

Seismic shifts in the theatrical meanings of The Merry Wives of Windsor have taken place across the centuries as Shakespeare’s frequently performed play has relocated to Windsor across the world, jo……続きを見る

This new biography is a fascinating account of the period in which Chopin lived, and the way in which the political scene helped shape his music. The important people and places in the composer's li……続きを見る

The entertaining and inspiring story of a stubbornly independent promoter and club owner This irreverent biography provides a rare window into the music industry from a promoter’s perspective. From ……続きを見る

Wilhelm Marr's 'Bayreuther Festtagebuch' ist eine einzigartige literarische Arbeit, die einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Bayreuther Festspiele bietet. In seinem Tagebuch beschreibt Marr nicht nu……続きを見る

'… an instant classic and a required part of the library of anyone fascinated with the record business.' – Danny Goldberg, bestselling author of Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain Chess Re……続きを見る