Understanding Chekhov: A Critical Study of Chekhov's Prose and Drama
ISBN: 9780299163143 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Of all Russian writers, Chekhov is one of the best liked and most easily appreciated. Yet he is also one of the most elusive. Here Donald Rayfield reveals the layers of meaning on which the great dramatist's stories and plays are built. He examines his brief twenty-year creative life, from medical student supplementing his income by writing comic stories to his rapid rise as the father of twentieth-century drama and narrative prose. Understanding Chekhov is enriched by revelations from previously unexplored archival material, which deepen our understanding of Chekhov's sources,...
Of all Russian writers, Chekhov is one of the best liked and most easily appreciated. Yet he is also one of the most elusive. Here Donald Rayfield rev...
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Reading the Right Text: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Drama
ISBN: 9780824825058 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reading the Right Text introduces six new plays from contemporary China, five of which are translated here into English for the first time. Chosen from a wide variety of well-received dramas of the period, each play represents the traditions and changes in a particular subgenre: regional theater, proletarian theater, women's theater, history plays, and experimental theater. Xiaomei Chen's wide-ranging and perceptive introduction locates the plays in the political and cultural history of modern China to demonstrate the interrelationship between theater, history, society, and everyday... Reading the Right Text introduces six new plays from contemporary China, five of which are translated here into English for the first time. Chosen ... |
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The Komedie Stamboel: Popular Theater in Colonial Indonesia, 1891-1903 Volume 112
ISBN: 9780896802469 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the 2008 Benda Prize Originating in 1891 in the port city of Surabaya, the Komedie Stamboel, or Istanbul-style theater, toured colonial Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia by rail and steamship. The company performed musical versions of the Arabian Nights, European fairy tales and operas such as Sleeping Beauty and Aida, as well as Indian and Persian romances, Southeast Asian chronicles, true crime stories, and political allegories. The actors were primarily Eurasians, the original backers were Chinese, and audiences were made up of all races and classes. The Komedie...
Winner of the 2008 Benda Prize Originating in 1891 in the port city of Surabaya, the Komedie Stamboel, or Istanbul-style theater, toured ...
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Chinese Film Stars
ISBN: 9780415573900 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume of original essays fills a significant research gap in Chinese film studies by offering an interdisciplinary, comparative examination of ethnic Chinese film stars from the silent period to the era of globalization. Whereas studies of stars and stardom have developed considerably in the West over the past two decades, there is no single book in English that critically addresses issues related to stars and stardom in Chinese culture. Chinese Film Stars offers exemplary readings of historically, geographically and aesthetically multifaceted star phenomena. An... This volume of original essays fills a significant research gap in Chinese film studies by offering an interdisciplinary, comparative examination o... |
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On Thrones of Gold: Three Javanese Shadow Plays
ISBN: 9780824814250 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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170,93 zł |
Global Capital, Local Culture: Transnational Media Corporations in China
ISBN: 9780820495019 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the way transnational media companies have entered the Chinese entertainment market. Based on the author s ethnographic work and over 100 interviews with senior executives in global media corporations, including Warner Bros. Pictures, Viacom s MTV Channel, and Nickelodeon and News Corporation s Channel V, the book analyzes the concrete globalization/localization strategies of these corporations and how they cope with the various political and economic constraints of working in China."
This book examines the way transnational media companies have entered the Chinese entertainment market. Based on the author s ethnographic work and ov...
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Forty-Nine Day Funeral: Forty-Nine Day Funeral: Okinawans' Forty-Nine Day Funeral
ISBN: 9781494261054 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After receiving the news of her mother's death, the author rushes back to her home island Okinawa. There, she struggles to deal with her sisters and her broken family. She also reunites with friends and participates in the selfless duties that are part of this beautiful and miraculous culture.
After receiving the news of her mother's death, the author rushes back to her home island Okinawa. There, she struggles to deal with her sisters and h...
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Chinese Film Stars
ISBN: 9780415690270 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume of original essays fills a significant research gap in Chinese film studies by offering an interdisciplinary, comparative examination of ethnic Chinese film stars from the silent period to the era of globalization. Whereas studies of stars and stardom have developed considerably in the West over the past two decades, there is no single book in English that critically addresses issues related to stars and stardom in Chinese culture. Chinese Film Stars offers exemplary readings of historically, geographically and aesthetically multifaceted star phenomena. An... This volume of original essays fills a significant research gap in Chinese film studies by offering an interdisciplinary, comparative examination o... |
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264,48 zł |
Amok.: ou le fou de Malaisie.
ISBN: 9781502853974 / Francuski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Resume/ Amok Le narrateur se retrouve sur un bateau pour revenir en Europe. Ayant une cabine tres inconfortable et bruyante, une nuit il decide d'aller faire un tour sur le bateau. Ce soir-la, il rencontre un inconnu sur le pont qui lui demande de ne dire a personne qu'on l'a vu ici. Intrigue par ce personnage, le narrateur decide d'y retourner le lendemain soir. L'inconnu offre au narrateur un verre et lui demande s'il peut lui raconter son histoire. Entre minuit et trois heures du matin, l'inconnu va raconter son histoire, ponctuee par les coups de l'horloge. Apres avoir tout perdu en...
Resume/ Amok Le narrateur se retrouve sur un bateau pour revenir en Europe. Ayant une cabine tres inconfortable et bruyante, une nuit il decide d'alle...
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The Daughter Of Heaven
ISBN: 9781516869336 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thoroughly to understand China, one must realize that it has for three hundred years cherished in its heart a deep and continually bleeding wound. When the country was conquered by the Manchus of Tartary, the ancient dynasty of the Mings was forced to yield the throne to the Tzin invaders, but the Chinese nation never ceased to mourn the ancient dynasty nor to hope for its restoration. Revolution is therefore a permanent thing in China-a fire which smoulders eternally, breaking into flame in one province only to be smothered and blaze out again presently in another. No doubt the Yellow Empire...
Thoroughly to understand China, one must realize that it has for three hundred years cherished in its heart a deep and continually bleeding wound. Whe...
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The Daughter of Heaven
ISBN: 9781519299666 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thoroughly to understand China, one must realize that it has for three hundred years cherished in its heart a deep and continually bleeding wound. When the country was conquered by the Manchus of Tartary, the ancient dynasty of the Mings was forced to yield the throne to the Tzin invaders, but the Chinese nation never ceased to mourn the ancient dynasty nor to hope for its restoration. Revolution is therefore a permanent thing in China-a fire which smoulders eternally, breaking into flame in one province only to be smothered and blaze out again presently in another. No doubt the Yellow Empire...
Thoroughly to understand China, one must realize that it has for three hundred years cherished in its heart a deep and continually bleeding wound. Whe...
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The Daughter of Heaven
ISBN: 9781530229192 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thoroughly to understand China, one must realize that it has for three hundred years cherished in its heart a deep and continually bleeding wound. When the country was conquered by the Manchus of Tartary, the ancient dynasty of the Mings was forced to yield the throne to the Tzin invaders, but the Chinese nation never ceased to mourn the ancient dynasty nor to hope for its restoration. Revolution is therefore a permanent thing in China-a fire which smoulders eternally, breaking into flame in one province only to be smothered and blaze out again presently in another. No doubt the Yellow Empire...
Thoroughly to understand China, one must realize that it has for three hundred years cherished in its heart a deep and continually bleeding wound. Whe...
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Mapping South Asia Through Contemporary Theatre: Essays on the Theatres of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
ISBN: 9781349477203 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While remapping the region by examining enduring historical and cultural connections, this study discusses multiple traditions and practices of theatre and performance in five South Asian countries within their specific political and socio-cultural contexts.
While remapping the region by examining enduring historical and cultural connections, this study discusses multiple traditions and practices of theatr...
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Once The Birds Fly
ISBN: 9780997982428 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Faiz goes to meet Pari after twenty-five years. A woman who showed him how to love. Yet there is more waiting for him.
Pari, a girl who was born in Quetta, and breathed among norms, culture and man-made rules, wanted more from her life. What she didn't know was that life was going to bring her love, heartaches and trials which would turn her into a strong and wiser woman.
Once The Birds Fly is a story which is a blend of culture, struggle, racism and love. Faiz goes to meet Pari after twenty-five years. A woman who showed him how to love. Yet there is more waiting for him.
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Dream of Red Chamber Vol 6: Traditional Chinese Edition
ISBN: 9781978187337 / Chiński / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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76,43 zł |
Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk: Chinese Edition
ISBN: 9781720673583 / Chiński / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Pot
ISBN: 9781786826558 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the team who brought you The Diary of a Hounslow Girl. Writer Ambreen Razia returns with her second play, POT, exploring the landscape of Britain's invisible children, adrift in the care system and inadvertently impacted by gang culture.
From the team who brought you The Diary of a Hounslow Girl. Writer Ambreen Razia returns with her second play, POT, exploring the landscape of Britain...
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Dramatic History of India: With an Essay From The Garden of Fidelity Being the Autobiography of Flora Annie Steel, 1847 - 1929 By R. R. Clark
ISBN: 9781528714396 / Angielski / Miękka / 151 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,12 zł |
Top Graduate Zhang XIE: The Earliest Extant Chinese Southern Play
ISBN: 9780231197922 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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471,24 zł |
Top Graduate Zhang XIE: The Earliest Extant Chinese Southern Play
ISBN: 9780231197939 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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160,65 zł |