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Romance, Satire, and Timeless Elegance 〓〓 ー All of Jane Austen in One Beautiful Collection Step into the refined yet emotionally complex world of Jane Austen, one of the most beloved novelists in……続きを見る

This book draws attention to the reception of Oskar Kolberg’s folklorist’s work outside of Poland. It also presents the work of other scholars active in Eastern Europe from the nineteenth century to……続きを見る

Grundlage der in diesem Band gesammelten Studien ist der überlieferte Bestand an Aufführungsmaterialien des Musiktheaters in Hamburg. Besonderheiten des Stadttheaters gegenüber Hoftheatern betreffen……続きを見る

Gut oder schlecht? – Die Frage nach dem Werturteil in der Kunst und insbesondere in der Musik steht im Zentrum des Sammelbandes. Die Befähigung zum Urteil war das ausschlaggebende Argument für die E……続きを見る

“Yes, Kant did indeed speak of extraterrestrials.” This phrase could provide the opening for this brief treatise of philosofiction (as one speaks of science fiction). What is revealed in the aliens ……続きを見る

The world of international politics has recently been rocked by a seemingly endless series of scandals involving auditory surveillance: the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping is merely the most sensation……続きを見る

This book investigates how practitioners of Hip Hop negotiate identity and belonging in contemporary Israel. An interdisciplinary, ethnographic approach illustrates how practitioners embody the para……続きを見る

The prostheses Peter Szendy exploresーthose peculiar artifacts known as musical instrumentsーare not only technical devices but also bodies that live a strange phantom life, as uncanny as a sixth fi……続きを見る

The Texas Panhandle’s frontier days were fresh in memory when fiddler Eck Robertson (1887-1975) arrived. Cowboys still worked on ranches in the 1910s but barbed-wire fences abounded too. Robertson p……続きを見る

Harun Farocki (1944-2014) a été un cinéaste et un critique prolifique, réalisant près d’une centaine de films pour le cinéma, la télévision, ou présentés sous forme d’installations dans les espaces ……続きを見る

Die Operette - leicht, heiter und dennoch voller Tiefe. In Operette als Spiegel der Zeit: Die Erfolgsgeschichte der Operette und ihr kultureller Einfluss entführt Martha Szenessy die Leserinnen und ……続きを見る

Afrofuturism in Black Panther: Gender, Identity, and the Re-making of Blackness, through an interdisciplinary and intersectional analysis of Black Panther, discusses the importance of superheroes an……続きを見る

Interrogates contemporary sex panics in the United States, looking especially at popular culture texts to conceptualize queer youth survival strategies. Sex panics saturate contemporary discourse an……続きを見る

Onweerstaanbare beroemde en persoonlijke verhalen van operazangeres Francis van Broekhuizen over de opera. In haar boek Schandalig mooie opera vertelt Francis van Broekhuizen verhalen en schandalen ……続きを見る

Die Klangschätze unseres Planeten - als täglicher Begleiter Journalist und Radioautor Stefan Franzen spürt seit vielen Jahren den Tönen abseits von Rock, Pop, Klassik nach und erkundet die musikalis……続きを見る

An enlightening exploration of the concept of listening and the evolving role of the listener from Beethoven to Charlie Parker to contemporary remixing. In this intimate meditation on listening, Pet……続きを見る

In its scope and command of primary sources and its generosity of scholarly inquiry, Nikolai Findeizen's monumental work, published in 1928 and 1929 in Soviet Russia, places the origins and developm……続きを見る

In its scope and command of primary sources and its generosity of scholarly inquiry, Nikolai Findeizen's monumental work, published in 1928 and 1929 in Soviet Russia, places the origins and developm……続きを見る

Selected contributions to the Ninth World Shakespeare Congress, which took place in July 2011 in Prague, represent the contemporary state of Shakespeare studies in thirty-eight countries worldwide. ……続きを見る

Jährlich werden in Deutschland 30.000 Personen promoviert. Rund 3.000 davon könnten plagiiert haben. Diese Vergehen werden von der Wissenschaftsplattform VroniPlag Wiki aufgedeckt und dokumentiert. ……続きを見る

The bushranger legend is an important component of Australia’s cultural history, with names like Ned Kelly and Ben Hall still provoking strong, if ambivalent, responses. Storytellers mobilize this l……続きを見る

'A Cultural History of the Bushranger Legend in Theatres and Cinemas, 1828–2017' is a multidisciplinary investigation into the history of cultural representations of the bushranger legend on the sta……続きを見る

The bushranger legend is an important component of Australia’s cultural history, with names like Ned Kelly and Ben Hall still provoking strong, if ambivalent, responses. Storytellers mobilize this l……続きを見る

With a colorful history that spans 450 years, the violin has proven to be one of the world's most important and versatile instruments. Addressed to performing musicians, serious concertgoers, and co……続きを見る

Provides new perspectives on the violin's beloved concert repertoire, its diverse roles in indigenous musical traditions on four continents, and its metaphorical presence in visual arts and literatu……続きを見る

Concepita nel corso di più di un decennio e rimasta incompiuta al momento della morte del regista, l’opera corrisponde al progetto di un “libro sferico”, in cui far rientrare, intrecciandoli fra lor……続きを見る

Humor and entertainment were vital to the war effort during World War I. While entertainment provided relief to soldiers in the trenches, it also built up support for the war effort on the home fron……続きを見る

Drawing on a variety of film semiotic theories, this book sheds light on works by mainland Chinese directors, Hong Kong New Wave directors, Taiwan New Cinema directors, and overseas Chinese director……続きを見る

How can love be understood globally as a problematic transgression rather than the narrative of "happy endings" that Hollywood has offered? The contributors utilize varying methodologies of textual ……続きを見る

Filmic constructions of war heroism have a profound impact on public perceptions of conflicts. Here, contributors examine the ways motifs of gender and heroism in war films are used to justify ideol……続きを見る