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Through a study of the actress' films, records and writings, Gerda Taranow reconstructs the rigorously developed artistry that lay behind the superb performances. Analyzing each histrionic element and discussing repertoire she shows how Bernhardt adapted the techniques learned at the Conservatoire and in the theatre to her own particular strengths

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"In all my whole career the Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in. It was the honky-tonk where levee workers would congregate every Saturday night and trade with the gals who'd s

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A valuable, jubilant look at a great man and artist.-New York Times Book Review

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One of the United States' musical greats, the influence of trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong extended well beyond the world of jazz. This encyclopedia presents alphabetic short entries discussing such topics as musical styles, friends and colleagues, family, tours, writings, recordings, record com

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When pressed to name the most influential musician of the 20th century, many music historians will name Louis Satchmo Armstrong.

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With 26 films to his credit and numerous international prizes, Satyajit Ray is India's most recognized filmmaker--yet, no extended study of his films has previouly been published in English in the West.

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The artists in this first anthology from theUntranslatable Words Series,seek to mine and give new meaning to the dynamic and nuancical complexity of the word saudade by way of poems, fine art photography, song lyrics, short stories, paintings, and essays.

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"Through a series of case studies, Scary Monsters examines masculinity in popular music culture from the perspective of research into monstrosity"--

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"The first comprehensive guide to mastering the art and craft of writing scenes, providing screenwriters with a new foundational approach to creating beautifully articulated scripts"--

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The profiles (approximately 200 words each) are followed by a chronological list of Broadway credits--in scenic design, followed by lighting design and costume design credits.

The introduction outlines the profession in the twentieth century on Broadway and the development of American design from the New Stagecraft.

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Marilyn McCoy opens the volume with a chronology of Schoenberg's life and works. Essays by Joseph Auner, Leon Botstein, Reinhold Brinkmann, J. Peter Burkholder, Severine Neff, and Rudolf Stephan examine aspects of his creative output, theoretical writings, relation to earlier music, and the socio-cultural contexts in which he worked.

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Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern, modern composers living in Vienna near the turn of the 20th century, are examined in a broad artistic context illustrating how their works grew from earlier Viennese musical developments.

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Fight songs, alma maters, and other school songs are as numerous and varied as the colleges and universities in the United States to which they belong.

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A chronological and detailed survey of American science fiction series from the 1950s to the present day, this reference traces the development of the genre as a distinct cultural phenomenon within the context of broader developments in American culture as a whole.

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Stargate-1s original run overlapped the peak and aftermath of the Science Wars, which allowed for the show to engage questions about the nature of science and technology. This book focuses on how the series depicted science (as an enterprise) and scientists at a time when the Science Wars were raging and the nature of both was sharply contested.

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Peter Brunette and David Wills extend the work of Jacques Derrida into a new realm--with rewarding consequences. Although Derrida has never addressed film theory directly in his writings, Brunette and Wills argue that the ideas he has developed in his critique of the logocentric foundations of Western thought, especially his notion of "Writing," ca