wyszukanych pozycji: 13
Heroes and Humanities: Detective Fiction and Culture
ISBN: 9780879723712 / Angielski / Mikrofilm / 1986 / 141 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Mystery fiction, although essentially the same in all its national varieties, nevertheless comes in several types and several wrappings. The present study of American, Australian, and Canadian detective fiction concerns literature which speaks in the ways of heroes and humanities about the human condition. All authors studied here, to one degree or another, demonstrate their concern with human society, some more strongly than others, but all with their eyes on the human situation and human existence. At times these studies lean toward the tragic in their outlook and development. In all...
Mystery fiction, although essentially the same in all its national varieties, nevertheless comes in several types and several wrappings. The present s...
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43,56 zł |
Against Academia: The History of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association and the Popular Culture Movement 1967-1988
ISBN: 9780879724528 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The history of the study of popular culture in American academia since its (re)introduction in 1967 is filled with misunderstanding and opposition. From the first, proponents of the study of this major portion of American culture made clear that they were interested in making popular culture a supplement to the usual courses in such fields as literature, sociology, history, philosophy, and the other humanities and social sciences; nobody proposed that study of popular culture replace the other disciplines, but many suggested that it was time to reexamine the accepted courses and see if... The history of the study of popular culture in American academia since its (re)introduction in 1967 is filled with misunderstanding and opposition.... |
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78,59 zł |
Profiles of Popular Culture: A Reader
ISBN: 9780879728694 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) From Hank Williams to hip hop, Aunt Jemima to the Energizer Bunny, scrap-booking to NASCAR racing, Profiles of Popular Culture cuts a generous swath across what is perhaps the fastest growing discipline of the past several decades. Edited by a pioneer in the field, this volume invites readers to reflect on a diverse sampling of modern myths, icons, archetypes, rituals, and pastimes. Adopting an inclusive approach, editor Ray B. Browne has mined both scholarly and mainstream media to bring together penetrating essays on fads and fashions, sports fandom, the shaping of body image,...
From Hank Williams to hip hop, Aunt Jemima to the Energizer Bunny, scrap-booking to NASCAR racing, Profiles of Popular Culture cuts a generous ...
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189,89 zł |
More Tales of the Defective Detective in the Pulps
ISBN: 9780879723361 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This second collection of defective detective stories features some of the best of the period, including Russell Gray's gimpy hero Ben Bryn, Edith and Ejler Jacobson's hemophiliac gum-shoe Nat Perry, John Kobler's glaucomatous troubleshooter Peter Quest, and Leon Byrne's deaf detective Dan Holden.
This second collection of defective detective stories features some of the best of the period, including Russell Gray's gimpy hero Ben Bryn, Edith and...
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61,08 zł |
The Defective Detective in the Pulps
ISBN: 9780879722364 / Angielski / Miękka / 1983 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The world of the defective detective was a strange one. Continuing the motif of the mythological hero, this unique detective type emerged in the 1930s in a very imperfect and threatened society. The stories reprinted in this volume reveal just how widely the genre ranged during the Depression. The world of the defective detective was a strange one. Continuing the motif of the mythological hero, this unique detective type emerged in the 19... |
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61,08 zł |
The Gothic World of Anne Rice
ISBN: 9780879727086 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This anthology argues for the serious study of the literary oeuvre of Anne Rice, a major figure in today's popular literature. The essays assert that Rice expands the conventions of the horror genre's formula to examine important social issues. Like a handful of authors working in this genre, Rice manipulates its otherwise predictable narrative structures so that a larger, more interesting cultural mythology can be developed. Rice searches for philosophical truth, examining themes of good and evil, the influence on people and society of both nature and nurture, and the conflict and... This anthology argues for the serious study of the literary oeuvre of Anne Rice, a major figure in today's popular literature. The essays assert th... |
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96,11 zł |
Heroines of Popular Culture
ISBN: 9780879724092 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) From life and literature come the heroines of this volume. The essays demonstrate that women can fit the role of hero as defined by Joseph Campbell: A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder, fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won, the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. Contributors to this volume cover a wide range of heroic women."
From life and literature come the heroines of this volume. The essays demonstrate that women can fit the role of hero as defined by Joseph Campbell: A...
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74,21 zł |
The Cultures of Celebrations
ISBN: 9780879726522 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Popular entertainments are windows into the attitudes and values of the people who participate in them. They both reflect and affect society as they celebrate an aspect of life. The fifteen essays in this collection demonstrate various aspects of celebrations of cultures and the importance they have in those cultures.
Topics include: feminine processions and masculine parades; political activism and quietism in Shi a rituals; civic socializing in Puritan New England; the circus and American culture; the Wild West shows; beauty pageants; theme parks; Bourbon Street, New Orleans; and... Popular entertainments are windows into the attitudes and values of the people who participate in them. They both reflect and affect society as they c...
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78,59 zł |
Ordinary Reactions to Extraordinary Events
ISBN: 9780879728342 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 267 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The essays in this collection present communities beset by unexpected social and physical events. Some outline immediate responses that soon pass and some that will not go away. Who would have foreseen that Elvis would be a phenomenon apparently as lasting as the faces on Mount Rushmore? Cultural history will not allow us to forget the H. G. Wells account of the Martian attack, nor can we ever forget the continued terror of the Chernobyl explosion. Ordinary Reactions to Extraordinary Events catalogues on the Geiger counter of human emotions societal reactions to events both earthshaking and...
The essays in this collection present communities beset by unexpected social and physical events. Some outline immediate responses that soon pass and ...
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82,97 zł |
Mission Underway: The History of the Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Assn and the Popular Culture Movement 1967-2001
ISBN: 9780879728564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Originally published and copyrighted in 1989 by Bowling Green State University Popular Press under the name Against Academia: The History of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association and the Popular Culture Movement 1967-1988
Originally published and copyrighted in 1989 by Bowling Green State University Popular Press under the name Against Academia: The History of the Popul...
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113,62 zł |
Laws of Our Fathers: Popular Culture and the U.S. Constitution
ISBN: 9780879723385 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The essays in this book trace many of the multitudinous forces at work on the Constitution and in the popular culture and show how the forces control and benefit each other. The subject is of profound importance and, beginning with these essays, needs to be studied at great length for the benefit of us all.
The essays in this book trace many of the multitudinous forces at work on the Constitution and in the popular culture and show how the forces control ...
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61,08 zł |
The Civil War and Reconstruction
ISBN: 9780313313257 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Civil War tore America apart. The ensuing era of Reconstruction sewed it back together. In this vivid look at the popular culture of the era, Browne and Kreiser examine how Americans coped with the trials and tribulations of this cataclysmic period. Narrative essays examine the lives of everyday Americans--young and old, Northern and Southern, soldier and civilian--along with the major traditions and trends in every facet of the time's popular culture. Dime novels, illustrated newspapers, iceboxes, patriotic hymns and rebel rhythms, minstrel shows, and professional... The Civil War tore America apart. The ensuing era of Reconstruction sewed it back together. In this vivid look at the popular culture of the era, B... |
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315,41 zł |
The Gothic World of Stephen King: Landscape of Nightmares
ISBN: 9780879724115 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Stephen King's popularity lies in his ability to reinterpret the standard Gothic tale in new and exciting ways. Through his eyes, the conventional becomes unconventional and wonderful. King thus creates his own Gothic world and then interprets it for us. This book analyzes King's interpretations and his mastery of popular literature. The essays discuss adolescent revolt, the artist as survivor, the vampire in popular literature, and much more.
Stephen King's popularity lies in his ability to reinterpret the standard Gothic tale in new and exciting ways. Through his eyes, the conventional bec...
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82,97 zł |