History & Criticism 2

Inspired by an alleged real case of demonic possession in 1949, The Exorcist became an international phenomenon on its release in 1973. A blockbusting adaptation of a best-selling novel, it was prai……続きを見る

Este livro apresenta algumas das iniciativas para a retomada da máscara no teatro moderno. No amplo quadro da primeira metade do século XX, o autor selecionou quatro principais artistas que abordara……続きを見る

Music, as the form of art whose name derives from ancient myths, is often thought of as pure symbolic expression and associated with transcendence. Music is also a universal phenomenon and thus a pr……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

The Bee Gees’ music and image have long been synonymous with the 1970s, and the career trajectory of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb in those ten years meanders between dizzying highs and de……続きを見る

An Introduction to Film Analysis is designed to introduce students to filmmaking techniques while also providing an invaluable guide to film interpretation. It takes readers step by step through: -t……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 pretexto de nos falar sobre cinema, Makota Valdina, professora militante e religiosa da Bahia, nos legou essa lição de vida em uma das sessões do CachoeiraDoc, o festival de documentários de Cacho……続きを見る

Welcome to a world of fantastical media produced under unexpected circumstances. As we move further and further away from the initial period of quarantine, we're going to see more and more media pro……続きを見る

Why has the zombie become such a pervasive figure in twenty-first-century popular culture? John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro and Filip Miscevic seek to answer this question by arguing that par……続きを見る

The composer Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 - November 1585) lived and worked through much of the turbulent Tudor period in England. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not just react to radical chang……続きを見る

"Musical Myths and Facts" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by a German author Carl Engel. Volume 1: A Musical Library Elsass-Lothringen Music and Ethnology Collections of Musical Instrume……続きを見る

Affective Images examines both canonical and lesser-known photographs and films that address the struggle against apartheid and the new struggles that came into being in post-apartheid times. Mariet……続きを見る

The first ever comprehensive history of post-war Bristolian culture, On Brandon Hill spans the years 1945 to 2020 and covers all the major art forms for which the West Country city is famous – music……続きを見る

The influence of Jews in American entertainment from the early days of Hollywood to the present has proved an endlessly fascinating and controversial topic, for Jews and non-Jews alike. From Shtetl ……続きを見る

Join David in his lockdown journey through his 102 favorite songs, Two pages are dedicated for each song, analysing what makes them special, attempting to understand their meanings and supplying any……続きを見る

Chopin and Other Musical Essays: This collection of essays by George Alexander Osborne explores the lives and works of some of the greatest composers of the Romantic era, including Chopin, Liszt, an……続きを見る

How Music Developed is a musicological book by W. J. Henderson. It delves into topics such as the beginning of modern music, harmony, notation, and measure, the birth of counterpoint, the golden age……続きを見る

Incredibly, Uriah Heep have now been active for a full fifty years. However, few would argue that the period which has come to define them the most, and during which they were at their most influent……続きを見る

During the Russian Revolution and Civil War, amateur theater groups sprang up in cities across the country. Workers, peasants, students, soldiers, and sailors provided entertainment ranging from imp……続きを見る

Take Your First Steps Into Worldbuilding. Ready to build your first fantasy world but don't know where to start? 101 Worldbuilding Prompts delivers just what it promises with 101 questions to guide ……続きを見る

What a multi-colored stream of one-of-a-kind characters flowed across the recreational landscape of early America! Where else would you find Blatz the "Human Fish," "Dinner Pail McNutt" or "Big-eare……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 free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s new open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Player pia……続きを見る

This collection gathers together the works by William Shakespeare in a single, convenient, high quality, and extremely low priced Kindle volume! It comes with 150 original illustrations which are th……続きを見る

Careful, well thought-out plans and scenarios are woefully lacking in this adventure. Even an erupting volcano doesn't scare these young men- but it should! What were they thinking? Find that out an……続きを見る

With six Academy Awards, four entries on the American Film Institute’s list of 100 greatest American movies, and more titles on the National Historic Register of classic films deemed worthy of prese……続きを見る

'Bursts with gloriously geeky detail.' The Telegraph Have you ever made someone you love a mix-tape? Forty years ago, a group of scientists, artists and writers gathered in a house in Ithaca, New Yo……続きを見る

Michael Christoforidis is widely recognized as a leading expert on one of Spain's most important composers, Manuel de Falla. This volume brings together both new chapters and revised versions of pre……続きを見る

A new edition that brings the ways we watch and think about television up to the present We all have opinions about the television shows we watch, but television criticism is about much more than si……続きを見る