wyszukanych pozycji: 56
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Machaut's Legacy: The Judgment Poetry Tradition in the Later Middle Ages and Beyond
ISBN: 9780813062419 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "Machaut's Legacy deepens our appreciation of the poet's wide-ranging accomplishments and influences, which span from the Middle Ages to the postmodern era. It stakes out exciting new territories and provocative theses, all of which enhance our understanding of this genius of world literature."--Tison Pugh, author of Chaucer's (Anti-)Eroticisms and the Queer Middle Ages "This richly erudite volume contextualizes Machaut as a seminal medieval poet whose work extends its reach well into the modern era. Machaut's Legacy pulls the reader through almost 700 years of literary history, illustrating...
"Machaut's Legacy deepens our appreciation of the poet's wide-ranging accomplishments and influences, which span from the Middle Ages to the postmoder...
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368,43 |
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Hitchcock's Moral Gaze
ISBN: 9781438463841 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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156,21 |
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International Noir
ISBN: 9781474413084 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Following World War II, film noir became the dominant cinematic expression of Cold War angst, influencing new trends in European and Asian filmmaking. International Noir examines film noir's influence on the cinematic traditions of Britain, France, Scandinavia, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and India.
This book suggests that the film noir style continues to appeal on such a global scale because no other cinematic form has merged style and genre to effect a vision of the disturbing consequences of modernity. International noir has, however, adapted and adopted noir themes and aesthetic elements... Following World War II, film noir became the dominant cinematic expression of Cold War angst, influencing new trends in European and Asian filmmaking....
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158,63 |
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Hollywood Noir's Women Performers: International Stars
ISBN: 9781474428088 / Angielski / Twarda / 2026 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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486,13 |
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Michael Mann - Cinema and Television: Interviews, 1980-2012
ISBN: 9781399569538 / Angielski / Miękka / 2026 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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102,29 |
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Screening Modern Irish Fiction and Drama
ISBN: 9783319822204 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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334,11 |
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Positive Psychiatry: A Clinical Handbook
ISBN: 9781585624959 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 385 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Long overdue, Positive Psychiatry provides a rigorous and clinically useful guide to the growing body of research that strongly suggests that positive psychosocial factors such as resilience, optimism, and social engagement are associated with better outcomes, including lower morbidity, greater longevity, and a heightened sense of patient well-being. Because most of the research has been conducted outside of the field of psychiatry, it has had relatively little influence on everyday clinical practice. This volume, written and edited by luminaries in the field, hopes to remedy this... Long overdue, Positive Psychiatry provides a rigorous and clinically useful guide to the growing body of research that strongly suggests that posit... |
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280,10 |
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An Anthology of Medieval Love Debate Poetry
ISBN: 9780813035697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "An accurate, elegant rendering of major late-medieval texts, crucial to our understanding of the courtly tradition and of Chaucer. Ideal for classroom use."--William Calin, University of Florida "Elegant and graceful translations of the most important authors of the late Middle Ages; each work brings a new take on the topic of love. A superb resource for students and scholars in comparative literature and medieval studies."--Wendy Pfeffer, University of Louisville This very first anthology of medieval love debate poems--comprising five masterpieces of the genre--explores the... "An accurate, elegant rendering of major late-medieval texts, crucial to our understanding of the courtly tradition and of Chaucer. Ideal for class... |
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117,64 |
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An Anthology of Medieval Love Debate Poetry
ISBN: 9780813029078 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This very first anthology of medieval love debate poems comprising five masterpieces of the genre explores the many compelling mysteries raised by the experience of romantic love.Some have been translated into modern English for the first time. With wit, ingenuity, and humor, these poems suggest intriguing answers to what contemporary inquirers would call questions of gender and sexual politics: Who loves better, men or women? Are men or women more faithful in love? Are women obligated to reciprocate the attentions of an ardent male? What qualities in a lover do women most desire? The...
This very first anthology of medieval love debate poems comprising five masterpieces of the genre explores the many compelling mysteries raised by the...
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163,75 |
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The Philosophy of Steven Soderbergh
ISBN: 9780813126623 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Widely regarded as a turning point in American independent cinema, Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies, and videotape (1989) launched the career of its twenty-six-year-old director, whose debut film was nominated for an Academy Award and went on to win the Cannes Film Festival's top award, the Palme d'Or. The Philosophy of Steven Soderbergh breaks new ground by investigating salient philosophical themes through the unique story lines and innovative approaches to filmmaking that distinguish this celebrated artist. Editors R. Barton Palmer and Steven M. Sanders have brought together leading scholars...
Widely regarded as a turning point in American independent cinema, Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies, and videotape (1989) launched the career of its twen...
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163,75 |
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Thinking in the Dark: Cinema, Theory, Practice
ISBN: 9780813566283 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Today's film scholars draw from a dizzying range of theoretical perspectives--they're just as likely to cite philosopher Gilles Deleuze as they are to quote classic film theorist Andre Bazin. To students first encountering them, these theoretical lenses for viewing film can seem exhilarating, but also overwhelming.
Thinking in the Dark introduces readers to twenty-one key theorists whose work has made a great impact on film scholarship today, including Rudolf Arnheim, Sergei Eisenstein, Michel Foucault, Siegfried Kracauer, and Judith Butler. Rather than just discussing each... Today's film scholars draw from a dizzying range of theoretical perspectives--they're just as likely to cite philosopher Gilles Deleuze as they are to...
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163,75 |
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Allegory and the Poetic Self: First-Person Narration in Late Medieval Literature
ISBN: 9780813069517 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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327,50 |
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Twentieth-Century American Fiction on Screen
ISBN: 9780521834445 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The essays in this collection analyse major film adaptations of twentieth-century American fiction, from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon to Toni Morrison's Beloved. During the century, films based on American literature came to play a central role in the history of the American cinema. Combining cinematic and literary approaches, this volume explores the adaptation process from conception through production and reception. The contributors explore the ways political and historical contexts have shaped the transfer from book to screen, and the new perspectives that films bring to literary...
The essays in this collection analyse major film adaptations of twentieth-century American fiction, from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon to Toni...
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403,82 |
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Modern American Drama on Screen
ISBN: 9781316619681 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Focusing on key texts, leading scholars explore how Hollywood has given an enduring life to the classics of Broadway theater.
Focusing on key texts, leading scholars explore how Hollywood has given an enduring life to the classics of Broadway theater.
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171,13 |
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Guillaume de Machaut, the Complete Poetry and Music, Volume 1: The Debate Poems: Le Jugement Dou Roy de Behaigne, Le Jugement Dou Roy de Navarre, Le L
ISBN: 9781580442527 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Guillaume de Machaut is the most important poet and composer of late medieval France. His unique and inventive output is the subject of this new, integrated edition of Machaut's complete poetry and music. Volume 1, The Debate Series, presents the two -judgment- poems, which are among his most important artistically in terms of their formal innovations and their influence on contemporaries, notably Geoffrey Chaucer, and the associated Lay de plour, presented here with its music. This volume includes the French originals and facing English translations.
Guillaume de Machaut is the most important poet and composer of late medieval France. His unique and inventive output is the subject of this new, inte...
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234,16 |
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The Philosophy of Michael Mann
ISBN: 9780813144719 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Known for restoring vitality and superior craftsmanship to the crime thriller, American filmmaker Michael Mann has long been regarded as a talented triple threat capable of moving effortlessly between television and feature films as a writer, director, and executive producer. His unique visual sense and thematic approach are evident in the Emmy Award-winning The Jericho Mile (1979), the cult favorite The Keep (1983), the American epic The Last of the Mohicans (1992), and the Academy Award-nominated The Insider (1999) as well as his most recent works --... Known for restoring vitality and superior craftsmanship to the crime thriller, American filmmaker Michael Mann has long been regarded as a talented... |
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163,75 |