History & Criticism 33

A comprehensive study examining the history, content, and context of the legendary comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus. One of the most innovative comedic programs to air on television, Monty……続きを見る

In Hollywood Left and Right, Steven J. Ross tells a story that has escaped public attention: the emergence of Hollywood as a vital center of political life and the important role that movie stars ha……続きを見る

Considers the history of the American blockbusterーthe large-scale, high-cost filmーas it evolved from the 1890s to today. The pantheon of big-budget, commercially successful films encompasses a ran……続きを見る

A noted critic brings crowd theory to Film Studies, offering a bold new analysis of the pervasive cinematic themes of transformation and power. From Intolerance to The Silence of the Lambs, motion p……続きを見る

Published in 2001, Women is a valuable contribution to the field of Performance. 続きを見る

This book gives a new view on the legacy of Jerzy Grotowski (1933-1999), one of the central, and yet misunderstood, figures who shaped 20th-century theatre, focusing on his least known last phase of……続きを見る

Aaron Copland (1900-1990) is generally considered the most popular and well-known composer of American art music, and yet little scholarly attention has been paid to Copland since the 1950s. This vo……続きを見る

Max Hastings's account of his family's tumultuous 20th century experiences embraces the worlds of fashion and newspapers, theatre and TV, pioneering in Africa and even – his father's most exotic 196……続きを見る

In her nuanced, extremely perceptive book, Laina Dawes champions the liberating possibilities of metal while questioning the color-blindness of the metal world, celebrating the role of black women i……続きを見る

Madeleine Sherwood is excerpted from Tennessee Williams and Company: His Essential Screen Actors by John DiLeo. The essay focuses on Madeleine Sherwoods roles in the films Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (195……続きを見る

"God Bless America" is a song most Americans know well. It is taught in American schools and regularly performed at sporting events. After the attacks on September 11th, it was sung on the steps of ……続きを見る

A life in film. An extraordinary career. An unforgettable storyーfrom the “most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world” (The Hollywood Reporter) “[Field’s] illuminating, consistently entert……続きを見る

An analysis of the under-studied sitcom Gilligan's Island that addresses key questions about American social life in the 1960s. Gilligan's Island, created by Sherwood Schwartz, aired for three seaso……続きを見る

An essay by film historian John DiLeo about the film Hour of the Gun (1967). Excerpted from DiLeo's book, SCREEN SAVERS: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery (2008) from Hansen Publishing Group.続きを見る

In Generation Ecstasy, Simon Reynolds takes the reader on a guided tour of this end-of-the-millenium phenomenon, telling the story of rave culture and techno music as an insider who has dosed up and……続きを見る

After the modern Mexican state came into being following the Revolution of 1910, hyper-masculine machismo came to be a defining characteristic of "mexicanidad," or Mexican national identity. Virile ……続きを見る

Intellectual, cultural, and film historians have long considered neorealism the founding block of post-World War II Italian cinema. Neorealism, the traditional story goes, was an Italian film style ……続きを見る

Sociology through the Projector takes issue with the question of how contemporary film can help answering the general, abstract but still urgent question: what is the social today? This book explain……続きを見る

“’Tis God gives skill, but not without men’s hands: He could not make Antonio Stradivari’s violins without Antonio.” –George Eliot Antonio Stradivari (1644ー1737) was a perfectionist whose single-mi……続きを見る

Haydn is enjoying renewed appreciation as one of the towering figures of Western music history. This lively collection builds upon this resurgence of interest, with chapters exploring the nature of ……続きを見る

On May 11, 2001, Globe and Mail reporter Stephanie Nolen announced a stunning discovery to the world: an attractive portrait held by an Ontario family for twelve generations, which may well be the o……続きを見る

The ramifications of 9/11 are still being felt today. And those ramifications will continue to be felt for generations to come. Everyone's world changed irrevocably on that morning. Eleven years lat……続きを見る

The Language of the Modes provides a study of modes in early music through eight essays, each dealing with a different aspects of modality. The volume codifies all known theoretical references to mo……続きを見る

Why The Beatles Are Relevant is the second volume of essays of the research study BeatleMusings- an anthology of scholarship that examines the historical and musical legacy of The Beatles. The Beatl……続きを見る

To mark the 20th anniversary of Kenneth Williams’ death, a beautiful coffee table book celebrating his life, including never-before-seen photographs, sketches and personal testimony from Williams’ c……続きを見る

Examining Hong Kong cinema from its inception in 1913 to the end of the colonial era, this work explains the key areas of production, market, film products and critical traditions. Hong Kong Cinema ……続きを見る

With a new introduction by the author In this deliciously polemical work, a giant of cultural theory immerses himself in the ideas of a giant of French thought. In his inimical style, Zizek links De……続きを見る

An essay by film historian John DiLeo about the film These Three (1936) directed by William Wyler and starring Joel McCrea, Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon. Excerpted from John DiLeos Screen Savers ……続きを見る

D. W. Griffith (1875-1948) is one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture. As director of The Birth of a Nation, he is also one of the most controversial. He raised the ……続きを見る

An essay by film historian John DiLeo about the film Cover Girl (1944). Excerpted from DiLeo's book, SCREEN SAVERS: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery (2008) from Hansen Publishing Group.続きを見る