wyszukanych pozycji: 2
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Nineteenth-Century Energies: Literature, Technology, Culture
ISBN: 9781138951938 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Nineteenth-Century Energies explores the idea of energy, a concept central to new directions in interdisciplinary studies today. It examines the cultural perceptions and uses of energy in the nineteenth century both in terms of pure and applied science, and as an idea with widespread diffusion in the popular imagination in contributions by scholars drawing on a variety of fields, such as literature, philosophy, history, French studies, Latin American studies, cinema studies, and art history. These contributions explore the rise of insomnia as a recognized ailment, the role of guns and gun... Nineteenth-Century Energies explores the idea of energy, a concept central to new directions in interdisciplinary studies today. It examines the cu... |
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734,66 |
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Acting Naturally: Victorian Theatricality and Authenticity
ISBN: 9780813922690 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 'Acting Naturally' Lynn Voskuil argues that Victorian Britons saw themselves as authentically performative, a paradoxical belief that focused their sense of vocation as individuals, as a public, and as a nation. Rather than confirming the customary view of Victorian England as fundamentally anti-theatrical, Voskuil shows instead how the Victorians' fabled commitment to the culture of sincerity was often authorized, rather than invariably threatened, by their equally powerful fascination with acting and performance. She explores a diverse range of materials: plays, novels, drama and theater...
In 'Acting Naturally' Lynn Voskuil argues that Victorian Britons saw themselves as authentically performative, a paradoxical belief that focused their...
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186,11 |