EJ - History & Criticism 1

This is the first full-length exploration of the work of Laura Wade, providing critical and performance perspectives on one of the UK's most frequently staged female playwrights. Laura Wade is one o……続きを見る

El "Diccionario de conceptos y términos audiovisuales", tal como reza el subtítulo, es una herramienta conceptual, docente y práctica, orientada a su uso como consulta y, en su caso, divulgación. Si……続きを見る

A lo largo de estas dos primeras décadas, el cine de lo real ha consolidado esa tendencia a la pluralidad alcanzando una madurez en sus propuestas y posicionándose como punta de lanza de la renovaci……続きを見る

Structured around modes in which one might encounter Asian-themed performances and adaptations, Shakespeare and East Asia identifies four themes that distinguish post-1950s East Asian cinemas and th……続きを見る

This book presents a slice of the American songbook from 1920 to 2020, with the author recommending 365 of the best recordings of lesser-known standards and sambas of the period. From Whose Baby Are……続きを見る

Discover the Secrets Behind Pharrell Williams' Legendary Career From chart-topping hits to trendsetting fashion and visionary leadership, Pharrell Williams has built a legacy rooted in originality, ……続きを見る

For over three decades, Portuguese director Pedro Costa has been widely admired for his unusual and innovative body of work, which has earned accolades and wide acclaim. The Haunted Cinema of Pedro ……続きを見る

This book considers the presence of the supernatural and Gothic elements of the Western on screen. These dark and sinister undertones often exist in Western narratives to draw attention to the ever-……続きを見る

This book studies the Jesuit culture in Silesia and Kłodzko (Glatz) County by focusing on its musical works and traditions. The strategies adopted by the Jesuits achieved notable results in the arti……続きを見る

This book concerns the ways in which many different types of nationalism, chauvinism and racism penetrated into musical thought in the interwar period, and how the leading artistic personalities of ……続きを見る

It is the first monograph in which the concertos of all composers active in this field in the Republic of Venice in the years 1695–1740 are methodically discussed. The Venetian instrumental concerto……続きを見る

This book vividly evokes for the reader the sound world of a number of European cities in the last year of the Second World War. It allows the reader to «hear» elements of the soundscapes of Amsterd……続きを見る

The studies collected in this book fall into four chief thematic areas of research on Fryderyk Chopin’s life, stylistic changes, creative output, and musical reception. The first one is devoted to t……続きを見る

This book offers a fresh discussion of the methodology of music historiography. So far historiographical methodology has always depended on other fields within humanities (especially on history) to ……続きを見る

This book looks at the rich means of text interpretation in seventeenth and eighteenth century Polish music, a relatively unknown phenomenon. The works of old Polish masters exhibit many ingenious a……続きを見る

S’il est un pays qui concentre dans son cinéma tous les excès et les contradictions de la société, l’Italie peut sans doute être celui-ci. La richesse de sa culture et les méandres de son histoire o……続きを見る

Dramaturge, metteuse en scène et réalisatrice, la carioca Christiane Jatahy est devenue, avec sa compagnie Vértice de teatro, une figure singulière et très importante de la scène brésilienne, et mai……続きを見る

Un libro que nos presenta 25 exponentes destacados de la música española en el siglo XXI, cuya obra recorre géneros y sonoridades, confeccionando en cierta medida un mapa de la diversidad sonora que……続きを見る

La historia del cine contada a través de la mirada especial de uno de los críticos cinematográficos más importantes del momento. La historia del cine nos ha regalado grandes obras, pero los años pas……続きを見る

Dix ans après le triomphe de sa trilogie Le Seigneur des Anneaux, le réalisateur oscarisé Peter Jackson retourne en Terre du Milieu afin de porter à l’écran Le Hobbit. La mise en chantier de ces tro……続きを見る

A recurrent and popular setting in American cinema, the dressing room has captured the imaginations of filmmakers and audiences for over a century. In The Dressing Room: Backstage Lives and American……続きを見る

George Cole's history includes events not commonly described in routine history books: An important religious figure who drinks a cup of pus to "prove a philosophical point". A Chinese Emperor who s……続きを見る

How gangsta rap shocked America, made millions, and pulled back the curtain on an urban crisis. How is it that gangsta rapーso dystopian that it struck aspiring Brooklyn rapper and future superstar ……続きを見る

A comprehensive overview of how to study film, this updated third edition provides concise and provocative summaries for approaching the language of film analysis, ways of thinking about film histor……続きを見る

Sergei Bondarchuk’s War and Peace, one of the world’s greatest film epics, originated as a consequence of the Cold War. Conceived as a response to King Vidor’s War and Peace, Bondarchuk’s surpassed ……続きを見る

For most of us, fond memories of the Christmas season are inseparable from TV’s holiday presentations. The world loves everything from iconic cartoons like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Charl……続きを見る

Depuis 1600 en Europe, puis 200 ans plus tard en Amérique, l’opéra reflète les thèmes culturels et les différents aspects de la vie quotidienne. Neuf chapitres retracent chronologiquement cette hist……続きを見る

"Inventário de uma memória consagrada" discorre sobre a formação do teatro pernambucano e a pouca importância dada a certos atores e autores, postos à margem dos registros oficiais, em particular no……続きを見る

The first articles here focus on Johannes Tinctoris, the prominent late 15th-century music theorist. They deal with the discovery of his lost pedagogical motet, and his treatise on counterpoint; thi……続きを見る

Estas Tres clases proponen un recorrido literario cautivador y educativo por las obras de tres dramaturgos emblemáticos: William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht y Tennessee Williams. Cada uno de los enc……続きを見る