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L’idea del libro nasce all’indomani della lettura di Come funziona la musica di David Byrne, importante opera di analisi sociale, antropologica, tecnica, statistica e personale del magico quanto com……続きを見る

Entre la divulgación musical y la irreverencia, el pianista Miguel Baselga desvela la (casi) siempre oculta cara B de la música clásica en este libro en el que tienen cabida batallas de chelos, armo……続きを見る

The 1990s was a decade of significant turmoil in Hollywood cinema, which resulted in a watershed moment in the interplay of gender and genre. Patricia Di Risio argues that cinematic representations ……続きを見る

Grazie ai documenti originali e ad altre fonti d’epoca, spesso inedite, Visioni proibite ricostruisce per la prima volta in modo sistematico le vicissitudini di centinaia di pellicole cui fu negato ……続きを見る

For nearly a century, movies have been made in Montana. The state played itself in Cattle Queen of Montana, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Winter in the Blood, and the iconic A River Runs Through It, an……続きを見る

The book investigates speculative filmic architectural projects and animations that go beyond representing buildings, touching upon issues concerning medium, act of representation, or conducting cri……続きを見る

This book presents the first study of music in convent life in a single Hispanic city, Barcelona, during the early modern era. Exploring how convents were involved in the musical networks operating ……続きを見る

While many critics have analyzed the influence of the FDR administration on Hollywood films of the era, most of these studies have focused either on New Deal imagery or on studio interactions with t……続きを見る

I cento canti fondamentali della resistenza – Bella ciao, Fischia il vento, Dalle belle città – per capire l’evento essenziale della nostra Storia. Spartiacque etico, politico, culturale, la resiste……続きを見る

Howard Skempton has contributed to British musical life for more than half a century, as composer, performer and commentator. His music is characterised by simplicity yet sophistication and is appre……続きを見る

Offers an intimate view of a contemporary composer's creative world and how others may interpret it. Howard Skempton has contributed to British musical life for more than half a century, as composer……続きを見る

ALT 36 turns a "queer eye" on Africa, offering provocative (re-)readings of texts to position formerly erased sexualities and contemporary sexual expression among Africans on the continent, and abro……続きを見る

Debates on the future of the African continent and the role of gender identities in these visions are increasingly present in literary criticism forums as African writers become bolder in exploring ……続きを見る

Il ’68 e tutto ciò che da esso è nato – la controcultura, il pacifismo, la rivoluzione dei costumi, la sessualità libera – hanno cambiato profondamente il cinema. Il mondo aveva fame di emozioni for……続きを見る

For over three decades Michael Nyman's music has succeeded in reaching beyond the small community of contemporary music aficionados to a much wider range of listeners. An important element in unlock……続きを見る

Acting Companies and their Plays in Shakespeare's London explores the intimate and dynamic relationship between acting companies and playwrights in this seminal era in English theatre history. Siobh……続きを見る

Una storia che si snoda in una decade di nuova creatività musicale, rivolgimenti sociali e contraddizioni. Oasis, Blur, Stones Roses, Joy Division, La Factory Records, FAC 51 The Hacienda, Creation……続きを見る

A Heartbeat and a Guitar tells of the collaboration of two distinct yet connected musicians--iconoclast Johnny Cash and pioneering folk artist Peter La Farge-- Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American ……続きを見る

Un saggio interamente dedicato a un classico del cinema horror e fantastico americano, Zombi (Dawn of the dead - 1978) di George A. Romero. Un autentico "atto di amore" degli autori nei confronti di……続きを見る

The first ever overview of women's contributions to the dawn of cinema looking at a variety of roles from writers and directors to film editors and critics. Why have women such as Alice Guy-Blache, ……続きを見る

Nyman's rise to international prominence during the last three decades has made him one of the world's most successful living composers. His music has nevertheless been criticized for its parasitic ……続きを見る

Quando Alessio Calandra mi ha interpellata per leggere la sua tesi di laurea ‘Il caso dell’Azienda Prevost’, prima di presentarla, ho subito pensato che, senza saperlo, avevo vissuto nella storia de……続きを見る

Screening Minors in Latin American Cinema is the first volume to delve into the construction of children's subjectivity and agency in Latin American film, and addresses such questions as: How and to……続きを見る