The World of Languages and Literatures
A Contemporary Outlook
This book offers contemporary perspectives on the evolving world of languages and literatures. Using contemporary research, these essays highlight the dynamic global prism through which scholars view these issues, allowing educators, researchers and students to stay current.
This book offers contemporary perspectives on the evolving world of languages and literatures. Using contemporary research, these essays highlight the dynamic global prism through which scholars view these issues, allowing educators, researchers and students to stay current.
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The World of South African Music
A Reader
This Reader is a selection of influential, rare, historic, and contemporary texts on South African music, chosen to provide a deep understanding of the music itself. Indispensable to scholars and enthusiasts, it is vital for those looking for a way into this world.
This Reader is a selection of influential, rare, historic, and contemporary texts on South African music, chosen to provide a deep understanding of the music itself. Indispensable to scholars and enthusiasts, it is vital for those looking for a way into this world.
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The World of the Axial Sages
The Age of Awakening
This book analyzes the "Age of Awakening" in the first millennium BCE. It argues that earthshattering spiritual encounters led prophets and sages to redirect people away from stagnant traditions towards new forms of dynamic, personal spirituality.
This book analyzes the “Age of Awakening” in the first millennium BCE. It argues that earthshattering spiritual encounters led prophets and sages to redirect people away from stagnant traditions towards new forms of dynamic, personal spirituality.
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This book combats modern scholarship’s marginalization of women in antiquity, proving their roles in the home, workplace, and society were essential for survival. Using archaeology and textual studies, it highlights women's extensive accomplishments.
This book combats modern scholarship’s marginalization of women in antiquity, proving their roles in the home, workplace, and society were essential for survival. Using archaeology and textual studies, it highlights women’s extensive accomplishments.
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The Worlds of Elias Canetti
Centenary Essays
The essays gathered here challenge conventional wisdom about Nobel laureate Elias Canetti. This volume introduces us to a Canetti we have not yet known, one who belongs to the twenty-first century, and opens up new areas to scholarly investigation.
The essays gathered here challenge conventional wisdom about Nobel laureate Elias Canetti. This volume introduces us to a Canetti we have not yet known, one who belongs to the twenty-first century, and opens up new areas to scholarly investigation.
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The Wounds of Possibility
Essays on George Steiner
This timely volume offers an in-depth study of George Steiner, one of our most provocative thinkers. Leading scholars reflect on the relation between ethics and literature, philosophy and art, providing the most comprehensive engagement with Steiner’s work to date.
This timely volume offers an in-depth study of George Steiner, one of our most provocative thinkers. Leading scholars reflect on the relation between ethics and literature, philosophy and art, providing the most comprehensive engagement with Steiner’s work to date.
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The X-Files and Literature
Unweaving the Story, Unraveling the Lie to Find the Truth
This collection explores The X-Files’ rich adaptation of literature to find the truth. It unveils connections to Gothic writers and delves into unexpected sources like the Arthurian quest, making you a smarter, better reader of this landmark series.
This collection explores The X-Files’ rich adaptation of literature to find the truth. It unveils connections to Gothic writers and delves into unexpected sources like the Arthurian quest, making you a smarter, better reader of this landmark series.
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The worlds of theatre, law, and psychology all deal with the human soul and its contradictions. This book examines six classic Yiddish plays for the first time from a legal and psychoanalytical perspective, shedding new light on the characters' universal conflicts.
The worlds of theatre, law, and psychology all deal with the human soul and its contradictions. This book examines six classic Yiddish plays for the first time from a legal and psychoanalytical perspective, shedding new light on the characters’ universal conflicts.
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The Yields of Transition
Literature, Art and Philosophy in Early Medieval China
This volume on the Wei Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties (220–589 AD) opens new pathways in sinological studies. It reveals a new image of this period, undermining common historical interpretations and showing its decisive achievements.
This volume on the Wei Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties (220–589 AD) opens new pathways in sinological studies. It reveals a new image of this period, undermining common historical interpretations and showing its decisive achievements.
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The Young Dante
Archetypes of His Early Intellectual Biography
This book explores Dante’s formative Florentine years, a crucible of great importance. Focusing on the Vita Nuova and early poems, it shows how the young poet took archetypes from ancient-medieval tradition and reshaped them to pave the way for his own work.
This book explores Dante’s formative Florentine years, a crucible of great importance. Focusing on the Vita Nuova and early poems, it shows how the young poet took archetypes from ancient-medieval tradition and reshaped them to pave the way for his own work.
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This landmark collection is the first of critical responses to novelist Thea Astley. It includes essays from leading critics, three essays by Astley herself, a major interview with her, and the first Thea Astley lecture by Kate Grenville.
This landmark collection is the first of critical responses to novelist Thea Astley. It includes essays from leading critics, three essays by Astley herself, a major interview with her, and the first Thea Astley lecture by Kate Grenville.
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Since Plato, the relationship between theatre and learning has been seen as powerful, dangerous, and complex. This volume investigates this intersection, as researchers and practitioners consider the tensions and failures that make learning through theatre so engaging.
Since Plato, the relationship between theatre and learning has been seen as powerful, dangerous, and complex. This volume investigates this intersection, as researchers and practitioners consider the tensions and failures that make learning through theatre so engaging.
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Theatre Noise
The Sound of Performance
This book explores ‘theatre noise’—a concrete sound, a metaphor, and a theoretical thrust. Theatre provides a unique habitat for noise, a place where friction between sound and meaning reveals the aesthetic and political power of performance.
This book explores ‘theatre noise’—a concrete sound, a metaphor, and a theoretical thrust. Theatre provides a unique habitat for noise, a place where friction between sound and meaning reveals the aesthetic and political power of performance.
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Theatre Theory and Performance
A Critical Interrogation
Biswas offers a starting point for a much-needed critical interrogation of theatre today. He looks at the constant features of European theatre and brings in some Indian elements, before scrutinising the symbiosis that has been functioning for some time.
Biswas offers a starting point for a much-needed critical interrogation of theatre today. He looks at the constant features of European theatre and brings in some Indian elements, before scrutinising the symbiosis that has been functioning for some time.
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This book shows how theatre and media can negotiate the contradictions threatening Nigeria’s unity. It provides statesmen and policy makers with alternative methods for nation-building, offering models from the global South applicable to similar global settings.
This book shows how theatre and media can negotiate the contradictions threatening Nigeria’s unity. It provides statesmen and policy makers with alternative methods for nation-building, offering models from the global South applicable to similar global settings.
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Theatres of Rebellion in Nicaragua
From the Colony to the Sandinista Revolution
To understand Nicaragua today, we must look at its theatrical performances of power and resistance. This book examines the nation's history, from the colonial period to the Sandinista Revolution, to reveal the critical connection between revolt and cultural performance.
To understand Nicaragua today, we must look at its theatrical performances of power and resistance. This book examines the nation’s history, from the colonial period to the Sandinista Revolution, to reveal the critical connection between revolt and cultural performance.
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Theatres of Thought
Theatre, Performance and Philosophy
Theatre and philosophy both make things appear. These essays articulate the fact that they have never been truly apart, exploring theatre’s fascination with transforming thought into spectacle from wide-ranging perspectives and approaches.
Theatre and philosophy both make things appear. These essays articulate the fact that they have never been truly apart, exploring theatre’s fascination with transforming thought into spectacle from wide-ranging perspectives and approaches.
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This book is an interpretive approach to understanding the power of theatrical works. It asks: Why does a work’s meaning vary? What are its stable components? It explains theatrical variability and interpretive stability, from text to reception.
This book is an interpretive approach to understanding the power of theatrical works. It asks: Why does a work’s meaning vary? What are its stable components? It explains theatrical variability and interpretive stability, from text to reception.
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As gay men lead lives increasingly similar to their straight counterparts, what is the basis for gay culture? This book argues that theatricality, not identity, is what defines it. Gay culture is a practice, accessible to anyone with a flair for the theatrical.
As gay men lead lives increasingly similar to their straight counterparts, what is the basis for gay culture? This book argues that theatricality, not identity, is what defines it. Gay culture is a practice, accessible to anyone with a flair for the theatrical.
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This volume assembles studies by prominent scholars on Thebes in the First Millennium BC. It investigates royal and elite monuments of the Libyan, Kushite, and Saite Periods, providing new perspectives on their art, architecture, texts, and conservation.
This volume assembles studies by prominent scholars on Thebes in the First Millennium BC. It investigates royal and elite monuments of the Libyan, Kushite, and Saite Periods, providing new perspectives on their art, architecture, texts, and conservation.
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