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This is the first book in English about Domenico Cimarosa, his more than 65 operas and his sacred and secular vocal music, his keyboard music, and his various works for solo instruments and ensembles.

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"A book-length investigation of the album Sorriso Negro (1982) by Dona Ivone Lara, a pathbreaking black woman in the heavily masculine world of samba."--

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This book is a comprehensive reference to the life and work of Donna Reed for use by researchers as well as fans.

Performing arts researcher Brenda Scott Royce has compiled a self-contained reference work to Donna Reed's career and life.

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Scholar and singer Lawrence Pitilli explores doo-wop acapella groups as manifestations of urban change, mass migrations, ethnic acculturation and changing radio and recording industries. He reveals how groups displayed the dynamics of cultural change in the "sounds"-sonic and ...

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Argues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts.

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Examining the dramatic narrative and visual aesthetics of Downton Abbey, this book addresses the centrality of the power and privilege of imperialism in narrative structuring.

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This study traces the changing nature of film representations of Dracula, from the early silent adaptations to recent dramas

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Richard Wagner continues to be the most controversial artist in history, a perpetually troubling figure in our cultural consciousness. This book presents an overall picture of his musical dramas from the standpoint of literary and theatrical history. It also examines Wagner in relation to political figures including King Ludwig II and Bismarck.

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This was the age of the star. For the first time in the history of the theater, the playwright took second place to the actor; the interpretation of the role assumed primary importance in a assessing a performance. It was Mr. Kean's Hamlet first, and Mr. Shakespeare's second. What effects did this highly subjective, interpretive emphasis have on t

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A fascinating look at the surprisingly complex relationship between the United States and Canada through the lens of political cartoons.

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A how-to handbook that makes drawing easy. It offers simplified techniques and many hints and helps, as well as step-by-step procedures.

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Since late evening cartoons first aired in 1960, prime-time animated series have had a profound effect on American television and American culture at large.

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With encouragement from Durufls editor and the foundation established in his name, Ronald Ebrecht has meticulously studied each of Durufls works and put together the first book to analyze in detail all of Durufls music.

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This study of early black actresses traces the evolution and progress of such stage pioneers, focusing especially on Anita Bush, Laura Bowman and Abbie Mitchell, who achieved success on their own in the first 30 years of the century and helped train a new generation of black actresses.

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A critical guide to the English-language literature, Dutch Modernism demonstrates the importance of the Dutch contribution to 20th-century architecture.

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Comprising both interpretive essays and a selection of documents that bear on Dvorak's career and music, this volume addresses fundamental questions about the composer while presenting an argument for a radical reappraisal.

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A discussion of all of Bob Dylan's lyrics composed during what many critics consider his most creative period: between 1965 and 1969 - placed in the context of Dylan's own life.