First published in 1970, the introduction distinguishes between the Comedy of Manners and other types of comedy and traces its origins in English and French literature, then chapters on the major writers Etherege, Dryden, Wycherly, Congreve, Van...Lasīt vairāk
Its a bird! Its a plane! Its a complete guide to over 50 years of superheroes on screen! This expanded and updated edition of the 2004 award-winning encyclopedia covers important developments in the popular genre; adds new shows such as H...Lasīt vairāk
Horror films have always reflected their audiences fears and anxieties. In the United States, the 2000s were a decade full of change in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the contested presidential election of 2000, and the wars in Iraq and Af...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1970, this title starts with an introduction, in which Professor Muir distinguishes between the Comedy of Manners and other types of comedy and traces its origins in English and French literature, there are then chapters on...Lasīt vairāk
Gregor Muir, Yilmaz Dziewior, Kenneth Brummel, Stephan Diederich, Olivia Laing
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Apr-2021, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Rizzoli International Publications, ISBN-13: 9780847869251)
A new reading of Warhol presents his life and work in the context of contemporary concerns, emphasizing his continued relevance in the digital age.As an underground art star, Andy Warhol was the antidote to the prevalent Abstract Expre...Lasīt vairāk
Providing a career-spanning view of everyone’s favorite geek writer and director, Joss Whedon FAQ offers answers to fans’ questions about one of the most significant pop culture a...Lasīt vairāk
This filmography covers more than 300 horror films released from 1990 through 1999. The horror genres trends and cliches are connected to social and cultural phenomena, such as Y2K fears and the Los Angeles riots. Popular films were about serial kil...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1984. With selections organised chronologically, this collection presents the best writing on one of Shakespeares most studied plays. The structure displays the changing responses to the play and includes a wide range of c...Lasīt vairāk
(FAQ). The X-Files FAQ explores Chris Carters popular 1990s science-fiction TV series, which aired on Fox for nine seasons and inspired spin-offs, including feature films, TV shows, toys, novels, and comic books. The book explores the series in term...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1984. With selections organised chronologically, this collection presents the best writing on one of Shakespeares most studied plays. The structure displays the changing responses to the play and includes a wide range of c...Lasīt vairāk
First published in 1937. This study argues that the plays of Shakespeare must be studied by comparison with each other and not as separate entities; that they must be related to one another, to the poems and to the Sonnets; that each individu...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Jul-2014, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: The University Press of Kentucky, ISBN-13: 9780813153568)
Calderón, the great dramatist of Spains Golden Age, was a skilled writer of comedy. The four plays in this volume, three of which appear in English for the first time, have been translated by Kenneth Muir, the noted British scholar and director. ...Lasīt vairāk
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Kenneth Muir, Ann L. Mackenzie
Sērija : Studies in Romance Languages
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Jul-2014, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: The University Press of Kentucky, ISBN-13: 9780813160252)
This volume is a sequel to Four Comedies of Calderón (1980), which was hailed by reviewers as superb, faithful, and actable. The three comedies in the present volume are generally counted among Calderóns masterpieces: Casa con dos puertas mala es...Lasīt vairāk
(FAQ). Horror Films FAQ explores a century of ghoulish and grand horror cinema, gazing at the different characters, situations, settings, and themes featured in the horror film, from final girls, monstrous bogeymen, giant monsters and vampires to t...Lasīt vairāk
First published in 1961. On her death, Professor Ellis-Fermor left behind some uncollected essays and part of a book on Shakespeare the Dramatist. This volume includes the chapters of the unfinished work and three further articles on Shakesp...Lasīt vairāk
This edition first published in 1960. This book discusses the extent of Shakespeares collaboration in the plays of Edward III, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Pericles and the lost Cardenio. It includes chapters on the dramatic val...Lasīt vairāk
First published in 1957. This book finds discovers what the sources to Shakespeares Comedies and Tragedies really were, considers the dramatic reasons for Shakespeares departure from them and provides many examples of the way in which he...Lasīt vairāk
The emphasis of this book is that each of Shakespeares tragedies demanded its own individual form and that although certain themes run through most of the tragedies, nearly all critics refrain from the attempt to apply external rules to them....Lasīt vairāk
John Kenneth Muir is back! This time, Muir surveys 300 films from the 1980s. From backwards psychos (Just Before Dawn) and yuppie-baiting giant rats (Of Unknown Origin), to horror franchises like Friday the 13th and Hellraiser, Muir is our informati...Lasīt vairāk
