I M All Right Jack

Author : Alan Hackney
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571277391

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I'm All Right Jack by Alan Hackney Pdf

After an undistinguished career at Oxford, Stanley Windrush wanders from one escapade to another in the world of paid employment. The unwitting cause of an international furore in his indefinable role at the Foreign Office, he soon loses more jobs in the world of industry. He swiftly decides to take up a post as an unskilled worker - to be 'one of the chaps that reap the benefit', as his uncle advises - where his naïve dealings with the trade unions only cause more trouble for everyone. Originally released in 1958 as Private Life, the follow-up to Private's Progress, the novel was swiftly made into a popular film, I'm All Right Jack. 'Funny, critical and good-tempered, all at the same time and apparently without the slightest effort.' The Times 'Wonderfully funny.' Sunday Express 'Brilliantly funny.' Manchester Evening News 'Extremely funny.' Manchester Guardian

Author : Alan Hackney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B101902

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I'm All Right Jack by Alan Hackney Pdf

Author : Nigel Mather
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0719070775

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Tears of Laughter by Nigel Mather Pdf

This text critically examines significant developments within British cinema during the 1990s and explores the interactions in comedy and drama in a number of key films from the period.

Author : Lawrence English
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781628944426

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More than Music by Lawrence English Pdf

Pink Floyd tapped into the deep roots people have in philosophy, psychology, religion, literature, and history, and their 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon continues to appeal to people after almost fifty years. This book explains how the album evokes and resonates with so many cultural chords in all of us. "More Than Music is a rigorous examination of one of the most enduring records of all time, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon. Analyzing the album from many different avenues, the book provides clear correlations of the music and lyrics to many aspects of human culture, from ancient times to the present. Each song is examined line by line to show how the album evokes and ties together themes from myriad philosophical, mythological, psychological, religious, historical, literary, and other cultural sources. The book shows how William James and Carl Jung, Ecclesiastes and Kierkegaard, D.H. Lawrence and T.S. Eliot, Horace and Orwell, Jesus and Buddha, Beethoven and Strauss, William Blake and Jean-Paul Sartre, The Beatles and Gilbert and Sullivan resonate throughout The Dark Side of the Moon. They are among the most powerful sources of who we are and why. Coming to see how the album knits together so many diverse elements into a seamless whole, the interplay of many factors that make up society is illuminated. This book will give readers a new way of looking at how the factors of philosophy, religion, psychology, mythology, literature and poetry, history and politics derive meaning and depth from each other. Readers will never listen to The Dark Side of the Moon the same way, but they’ll never look at the underlying factors the same way again, either.

Author : Nicole Cloarec,David Haigron,Delphine Letort
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476623122

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Social Class on British and American Screens by Nicole Cloarec,David Haigron,Delphine Letort Pdf

At a time when debates about social inequality are in the spotlight, it is worth examining how the two most popular media of the 20th and 21st centuries--film and television--have shaped the representation of social classes. How do generic conventions determine the representation of social stereotypes? How do filmmakers challenge social class identification? How do factors such as national history, geography and gender affect the representation of social classes? This collection of new essays explores these and other questions through an analysis of a wide range of American and British productions--from sitcoms and reality TV to documentaries and auteur cinema--from the 1950s to the present.

Author : John Hill
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781838718084

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Sex, Class and Realism by John Hill Pdf

Hugely impressive in its scope, with introductory chapters on social history, the film industry and theories of realism, this indispensable history of these vital years contains unusually fresh discussions of films justly regards as important, alongside those unjustly ignored. The extensive filmography which accompanies Sex, Class and Realism will also prove to be an invaluable reference source in the teaching of British cinema history.

Author : John Godber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-06
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781408125717

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Godber Plays: 4 by John Godber Pdf

Godber Plays: 4 brings together four recent plays by one of Britain's most prolific, popular playwrights. The author is the artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre and the publication is timed to coincide with the opening of Hull Truck's new theatre building in the heart of Hull. In Our House May, a widow, mother and grandmother, is packing up her home of 45 years and heads for a life in the sun. However, trading neighbourhood hell for the Costa del Calm is no easy task as memories are harder to let go than possessions. First produced in 2007, the play was revived and toured the UK in 2008. In Crown Prince (2007) Godber finds comedy in a bowls club, and against the backdrop of the advancing years of its members, issues of redundancy, bereavement and guilt emerge. Sold is the author's most politically charged play to date, exposing the misery of people-trafficking and women sold into the sex-trade in Britain. Christmas Crackers follows overworked A&E nurses Holly and Kath on a shopping and booze trip to Prague where things take an unexpected turn. 'John Godber's work is unique; he is able to speak to a very broad audience in a way that is thought-provoking, exciting and always very funny.' Hilary Strong, Executive Director of Greenwich Theatre

Author : I.Q. Hunter,Laraine Porter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136508370

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British Comedy Cinema by I.Q. Hunter,Laraine Porter Pdf

British comedy cinema has been a mainstay of domestic production since the beginning of the last Century and arguably the most popular and important genre in British film history. This edited volume will offer the first comprehensive account of the rich and popular history of British comedy cinema from silent slapstick and satire to contemporary romantic comedy. Using a loosely chronological approach, essays cover successive decades of the 20th and 21st Century with a combination of case studies on key personalities, production cycles and studio output along with fresh approaches to issues of class and gender representation. It will present new research on familiar comedy cycles such as the Ealing Comedies and Carry On films as well as the largely undocumented silent period along with the rise of television spin offs from the 1970s and the development of animated comedy from 1915 to the present. Films covered include: St Trinians, A Fish Called Wanda, Brassed Off, Local Hero, The Full Monty, Four Lions and In the Loop. Contributors: Melanie Bell, Alan Burton, James Chapman, Richard Dacre, Ian Hunter, James Leggott, Sharon Lockyer, Andy Medhurst, Lawrence Napper, Tim O’Sullivan, Laraine Porter, Justin Smith, Sarah Street, Peter Waymark, Paul Wells

Author : Лариса Шитова
Publisher : Litres
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9785040007011

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Proper Name Idioms and Their Origins. Словарь именных идиом by Лариса Шитова Pdf

Последняя из тематического цикла книга идиом, содержащая на сей раз имена собственные, заимствованные из Библии, мифологии, истории, литературы и реальной жизни. Богатый справочный материал, сопровождающий устойчивые выражения, призван удовлетворить читательский интерес и помочь активному использованию идиом в речи.

Author : Kerrin P. Rowe
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781490786346

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Third Language Dictionary by Kerrin P. Rowe Pdf

Third Language Dictionary is a guide to everyday language that is peculiar to and used by Australian folks from all walks of life no matter what or who they are or the level of success, education, credence, or place in society they have attained.

Author : John Ayto
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780192584380

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Oxford Dictionary of Idioms by John Ayto Pdf

What is it to 'cock a snook', where is the land of Nod, and who was first to go the extra mile? Find the answers to these questions (and many more!) in the new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms. This dictionary uncovers the meanings of myriad phrases and sayings that are used daily in the English language, encompassing more than 10,000 figurative expressions, similes, sayings, and proverbs. More than 400 idioms have been added to this new edition, and comprise recently coined and common sayings alike. New additions include 'back of the net', 'drag and drop', 'go it alone', 'how come?', 'if you ask me', 'make your skin crawl', and 'woe betide'. Illustrative quotations sourced from the Oxford corpora give contextual examples of the idioms and their standard usage, and many entries include background information on the origins of the idiom in question. An updated thematic index makes for easy navigation, and anyone who is interested in the origins and diversity of English vernacular will have hours of fun browsing this fascinating dictionary.

Author : George B. Bryan,Wolfgang Mieder
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 890 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0820479470

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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases, Found in Literary Sources of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by George B. Bryan,Wolfgang Mieder Pdf

A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases Found in Literary Sources of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries is a unique collection of proverbial language found in literary contexts. It includes proverbial materials from a multitude of plays, (auto)biographies of well-known actors like Britain's Laurence Olivier, songs by William S. Gilbert or Lorenz Hart, and American crime stories by Leslie Charteris. Other authors represented in the dictionary are Horatio Alger, Margery Allingham, Samuel Beckett, Lewis Carroll, Raymond Chandler, Benjamin Disraeli, Edward Eggleston, Hamlin Garland, Graham Greene, Thomas C. Haliburton, Bret Harte, Aldous Huxley, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, George Orwell, Eden Phillpotts, John B. Priestley, Carl Sandburg, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jesse Stuart, Oscar Wilde, and more. Many lesser-known dramatists, songwriters, and novelists are included as well, making the contextualized texts to a considerable degree representative of the proverbial language of the past two centuries. While the collection contains a proverbial treasure trove for paremiographers and paremiologists alike, it also presents general readers interested in folkloric, linguistic, cultural, and historical phenomena with an accessible and enjoyable selection of proverbs and proverbial phrases.

Author : Simon Vinnicombe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-05
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781408150276

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Year 10 by Simon Vinnicombe Pdf

Gripping drama of teenage struggle by talented new writer 'I walk to parks and stare into space...just stand there and sometimes I cry, so much that I feel I might not ever stop . . . I stand in the parks with all the fruit bowls, drinking Special Brew and talking to themselves, I'm like a disappointed old man and I'm fifteen years old...' In the suburbs of south London, Jack moves to a new school where he is confronted by aggression, violence and anger. He dreams that time would speed up and hurry by, but then he meets Jamie. And suddenly she makes him wish time could just slow down and stop. An emotionally-charged, bruising yet tender story of the journey of a year in the life of a fifteen year old boy. 'captures all the frustration, anger and fear of the introspective, put-upon teenager, and the helplessness of parents and teachers . . . I believed every word. Which is truly terrifying' Lyn Gardner, Guardian

Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1840224916

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Dictionary of Idioms by Martin H. Manser Pdf

This dictionary explains such idiomatic phrases used in typical English conversations. Modern spoken English contains many expressions that the average English speaker scarcely thinks about and foreign learners find difficult. This dictionary explains such expressions.

Author : John Ayto,John Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199232055

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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang by John Ayto,John Simpson Pdf

Offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney 'abaht' to the American term 'zowie', this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries.