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Publisher
Vulcan Productions
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
During the 1960s the United Kingdom was the location for a vibrant social revolution. The post-war traditional jazz and folk revival movements sewed the seeds for a new kind of blues music, entirely influenced by the black blues of the USA. Mike Figgis' film mixes interviews with dozens of the key players of the British blues movement with new music from an all-star jam session at the famous Abbey Road studios.
2) Hamlet
Author
Language
English
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Description
Often credited with creating a popular movie audience for Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh has wanted for many years to bring to the screen the complete, full-length version of Hamlet. His desire becomes a reality when this epic drama, featuring an all-star cast and produced and directed by Branagh, comes to theaters this fall. This tie-in book includes Branagh's Introduction and screenplay, a production diary, color stills, and more.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A literary scholar poses twenty questions that reveal deep truths about the iconic writer and her lasting influence, demonstrating how Austen's genius can be better appreciated with an understanding of her books' character dynamics, unspoken sexuality, and period conventions.
8) Twentieth century interpretations of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: a collection of critical essays
Author
Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Pub. Date
[1968]
Language
English
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Professor Stephen Railton of the University of Virginia explores the private persona behind the public figure through literary analysis of some of his Mark Twain's most representative works. A series of 24 lectures on a college course level.
11) Hitchcock
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
"Any book-length interview with Alfred Hitchcock is valuable, but considering that this volume's interlocutor is François Truffaut, the conversation is remarkable indeed. Here is a rare opportunity to eavesdrop on two cinematic masters from very different backgrounds as they cover each of Hitch's films in succession. Though this book was initially published in 1967 when Hitchcock was still active, Truffaut later prepared a revised edition that covered...
Author
Publisher
The Scarecrow Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The films of Alfred Hitchcock are appreciated for a variety of reasons, including the many memorable villains who menaced the protagonists. Unlike so many of cinema's wrongdoers, the Hitchcock villain was often a complex individual with a nuanced personality and neuroses the common person might not be able to relate to, but could at least understand. If such figures did not always elicit sympathy from the audience, they still possessed characteristics...
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Loved by young people across the globe, Paul Klee's playful paintings are a natural introduction for children to the world of creativity and art. It's no wonder that young people are drawn to the work of Paul Klee. The German artist was fascinated by children's drawings, and incorporated their energy and simplicity into his own work. This beautiful introduction to Klee's paintings focuses on the artist's love of color and symbols, his lighthearted...
15) Cormac McCarthy
Author
Series
Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 679
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Since Theodore Geisel published his first children's book in 1937 under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss, children and adults alike have been captivated by the charming and laconic tales of whimsical characters and imaginative worlds. But Dr. Seuss's stories are more than just catchy poems; they often wrestle with serious philosophical and moral dilemmas, whether it is Horton discovering the very essence of life or the Lorax teaching us about morality."--P....
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
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Description
Here are meditations on plays, such as Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tempest, and fruitful engagements with others not often read or producedHenry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3; The Merry Wives of Windsor; King John; Timon of Athens; Pericles; and Cymbeline. Garber affords us a rare chance to trace Shakespeareʼs stylistic development as a writer of verse and prose, an artful...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"As we witness monuments of white Western history fall, many are asking how is Shakespeare still relevant? Professor Farah Karim-Cooper has dedicated her career to the Bard, which is why she wants to take the playwright down from his pedestal to unveil aShakespeare for the twenty-first century. If we persist in reading Shakespeare as representative of only one group, as the very pinnacle of the white Western canon, then he will truly be in peril....
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu sets out to uncover the truth behind the legendary lost city of Atlantis. A few years ago, Mark Adams made a strange discovery: Everything we know about the lost city of Atlantis comes from the work of one man, the Greek philosopher Plato. Then he made a second, stranger discovery: Amateur explorers are still actively searching for this sunken city all around the world, based entirely...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the master artist and his most famous series reveals the dramas behind their creation, describing Monet's struggles with World War I, family losses, harsh criticism, and competition from a younger generation of artists in the final years ofhis life.
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