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Literary Research and Postcolonial Literatures in English
Strategies and Sources
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2012
Postcolonial literatures can be defined as the body of creative work written by authors whose lands were formerly subjugated to colonial rule. In previous volumes of this series, the research literature of former British colonies Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand have been addressed. This...
Literary Research and the American Modernist Era
Strategies and Sources
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2008
Characterized by its move away from Romanticism and toward mundane, every day subjects, as well as incorporating such ideas as metanarrative, stream of consciousness, and disjointed timelines, the American Modernist Era was at its heyday during the years 1914-1949. It produced such great authors as...
by Michael M. Gunter
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
The A to Z of the Kurds covers the largest nation on Earth that does not have its own independent state. Scholars, government officials who are dealing with the Middle East and the Kurds, the news media, as well as the general reader will find this an accessible historical account about a people who...
by Ludwig W. Adamec
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
Afghanistan has long been a coveted land of great strategic importance. Early in its history it served as a gateway to India, impinging on the ancient Silk Road, which carried trade from the Mediterranean to China. In the 16th century the Persian Safavid Empire in the west, the Turkic Uzbek state...
Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections
An Author and Title Index to Plays Appearing in Collections Published since 1900
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
The standard location tool for full-length plays published in collections and anthologies in England and the United States since the beginning of the 20th century, Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections has undergone seven previous editions, the latest in 1988, covering 1900 through 1985. In this...
Pr'hody lisky Bystrousky, The Cunning Little Vixen
Translations and Pronunciation
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2003
Responding to the ever-increasing popularity and international performances of operas by the Czech composer Leo? Janácek, this volume, the first in the Janácek Opera Libretti Series, is the full translation of The Cunning Little Vixen in English alongside the original Czech. This work meets the...
Composing for the Cinema
The Theory and Praxis of Music in Film
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
With nearly 400 scores to his credit, Ennio Morricone is one of the most prolific and influential film composers working today. He has collaborated with many significant directors, and his scores for such films as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; Once Upon a Time in America; Days of Heaven; The Mission;...
African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics
The Lawrence Gellert Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
In African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics: The Lawrence Gellert Story, scholar and musician Bruce Conforth tells the story of one of the most unusual collections of African American folk music ever amassed—and the remarkable story of the man who produced it: Lawrence Gellert. Compiled...
Sheldon Cheney's Theatre Arts Magazine
Promoting a Modern American Theatre, 1916-1921
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2009
In the early decades of the 20th century, Sheldon Cheney was the American theatre's zealous missionary for modernism. In 1916, Cheney founded Theatre Arts Magazine in Detroit with the intent to foster and support a 'renaissance' in America. Through this publication, Cheney gave voice to scores of...
Michael Mann
Crime Auteur
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Michael Mann first made his mark as a writer for such television programs as Starsky and Hutch, Police Story, and Vegas. In 1981 he made his feature film directing debut with the James Caan thriller Thief, and in the 1980s he served as a writer and executive producer for the groundbreaking programs...
The Solo Singer in the Choral Setting
A Handbook for Achieving Vocal Health
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2010
While there are many similarities between solo and choral singing, they are not the same discipline, and it is important to realize the different approaches necessary for each. In The Solo Singer in the Choral Setting: A Handbook for Achieving Vocal Health, Olson presents the unique perspective of...
by Thomas G. Deveny
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Immigration is an important and much-discussed topic throughout the world, and its depiction on screen helps shape the way we perceive this issue. In Migration in Contemporary Hispanic Cinema, Thomas G. Deveny looks at film and immigration with a global perspective, examining emigration and immigration...
Act Like It's Your Business
Branding and Marketing Strategies for Actors
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Many actors treat their profession as a purely artistic endeavor, rarely conceding that there is more to making a living than simply showing up on stage or in front of a camera. By refusing to seriously acknowledge that self-promotion is vital to their livelihoods, many performers can get quickly...
by John Renard
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2009
With more than 3,000 entries and cross-references on the history, main figures, institutions, theory, and literary works associated with Islam's mystical tradition, Sufism, this dictionary brings together in one volume, extensive historical information that helps put contemporary events into a historical...