Routledge Revivals David Rabe 1988

Author : Philip C. Kolin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781351983709

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Routledge Revivals: David Rabe (1988) by Philip C. Kolin Pdf

In the twenty years that preceded the publication of this book in 1988, David Rabe was in the vanguard of playwrights who shaped American theatre. As the first full-length work on Rabe, this book laid the groundwork for later critical and biographical studies. The first part consists of an essay that covers three sections: a short biography, a summary and evaluation of his formative journalism for the New Haven Register, and a detailed and cohesive stage history of his work. The second part presents the most comprehensive and authoritative primary bibliography of Rabe to date, with the third section containing a secondary bibliography — including a section on biographical studies.

Author : Philip C Kolin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138281751

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Routledge Revivals: David Rabe (1988) by Philip C Kolin Pdf

In the twenty years that preceded the publication of this book in 1988, David Rabe was in the vanguard of playwrights who shaped American theatre. As the first full-length work on Rabe, this book laid the groundwork for later critical and biographical studies. The first part consists of an essay that covers three sections: a short biography, a summary and evaluation of his formative journalism for the New Haven Register, and a detailed and cohesive stage history of his work. The second part presents the most comprehensive and authoritative primary bibliography of Rabe to date, with the third section containing a secondary bibliography -- including a section on biographical studies.

Author : Tony Williams
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781626743519

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Hearths of Darkness by Tony Williams Pdf

Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from being an ephemeral and short-lived genre, horror actually relates to many facets of American history from its beginnings to the present day. Individual chapters examine aspects of the genre, its roots in the Universal horror films of the 1930s, the Val Lewton RKO unit of the 1940s, and the crucial role of Alfred Hitchcock as the father of the modern American horror film. Subsequent chapters investigate the key works of the 1970s by directors such as Larry Cohen, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Wes Craven, and Tobe Hooper, revealing the distinctive nature of films such as Bone, It’s Alive, God Told Me To, Carrie, The Exorcist, Exorcist 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as the contributions of such writers as Stephen King. Williams also studies the slasher films of the 1980s and 1990s, such as the Friday the 13th series, Halloween, the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Nightmare on Elm Street, exploring their failure to improve on the radical achievements of the films of the 1970s. After covering some post-1970s films, such as The Shining, the book concludes with a new postscript examining neglected films of the twentieth and early twenty-first century. Despite the overall decline in the American horror film, Williams determines that, far from being dead, the family horror film is still with us. Elements of family horror even appear in modern television series such as The Sopranos. This updated edition also includes a new introduction.

Author : Stephen Watt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521519588

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Beckett and Contemporary Irish Writing by Stephen Watt Pdf

This book searches for the 'Beckettian' impulse in Irish literature by tracing Beckett's legacy through a selection of contemporary writers.

Author : Monica Prasad
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780674071544

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The Land of Too Much by Monica Prasad Pdf

The Land of Too Much presents a simple but powerful hypothesis that addresses three questions: Why does the United States have more poverty than any other developed country? Why did it experience an attack on state intervention starting in the 1980s, known today as the neoliberal revolution? And why did it recently suffer the greatest economic meltdown in seventy-five years? Although the United States is often considered a liberal, laissez-faire state, Monica Prasad marshals convincing evidence to the contrary. Indeed, she argues that a strong tradition of government intervention undermined the development of a European-style welfare state. The demand-side theory of comparative political economy she develops here explains how and why this happened. Her argument begins in the late nineteenth century, when America’s explosive economic growth overwhelmed world markets, causing price declines everywhere. While European countries adopted protectionist policies in response, in the United States lower prices spurred an agrarian movement that rearranged the political landscape. The federal government instituted progressive taxation and a series of strict financial regulations that ironically resulted in more freely available credit. As European countries developed growth models focused on investment and exports, the United States developed a growth model based on consumption. These large-scale interventions led to economic growth that met citizen needs through private credit rather than through social welfare policies. Among the outcomes have been higher poverty, a backlash against taxation and regulation, and a housing bubble fueled by “mortgage Keynesianism.” This book will launch a thousand debates.

Author : Rose Arny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2180 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1998-06
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015040085766

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Forthcoming Books by Rose Arny Pdf

Author : Ben Offiler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137482211

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US Foreign Policy and the Modernization of Iran by Ben Offiler Pdf

US Foreign Policy and the Modernization of Iran examines the evolution of US-Iranian relations during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon. It demonstrates how successive administrations struggled to exert influence over the Shah of Iran's regime domestic and foreign policy.

Author : Lauren Kinnee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351846578

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The Greek and Roman Trophy by Lauren Kinnee Pdf

In The Greek and Roman Trophy: From Battlefield Marker to Icon of Power, Kinnee presents the first monographic treatment of ancient trophies in sixty years. The study spans Archaic Greece through the Augustan Principate. Kinnee aims to create a holistic view of this complex monument-type by breaking down boundaries between the study of art history, philology, the history of warfare, and the anthropology of religion and magic. Ultimately, the kaleidoscopic picture that emerges is of an ad hoc anthropomorphic Greek talisman that gradually developed into a sophisticated, Augustan sculptural or architectural statement of power. The former, a product of the hoplite phalanx, disappeared from battlefields as the Macedonian cavalry grew in importance, shifting instead onto coins and into rhetoric, where it became a statement of military might. For their part, the Romans seem to have encountered the trophy as an icon on Syracusan coinage. Recognizing its value as a statement of territorial ownership, the Romans spent two centuries honing the trophy-concept into an empire-building tool, planted at key locations around the Mediterranean to assert Roman presence and dominance. This volume covers a ubiquitous but poorly understood phenomenon and will therefore be instructive to upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in all fields of Classical Studies.

Author : Nicole Potter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781581159349

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Movement for Actors by Nicole Potter Pdf

In this rich resource for American actors, renowned movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for the stage and screen. Experts in a wide array of disciplines provide remarkable insight into the Alexander technique, the use of psychological gesture, period movement, the work of Rudolph Laban, postmodern choreography, and Suzuki training, to name but a few. Those who want to pursue serious training will be able to consult the appendix for listings of the best teachers and schools in the country. This inspiring collection is a must read for all actors, directors, and teachers of theater looking for stimulation and new approaches.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1054 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015023716791

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Index to Book Reviews in Religion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gerd Gemünden
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0857450662

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A Foreign Affair by Gerd Gemünden Pdf

With six Academy Awards, four entries on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American movies, and more titles on the National Historic Register of classic films deemed worthy of preservation than any other director, Billy Wilder counts as one of the most accomplished filmmakers ever to work in Hollywood. Yet how American is Billy Wilder, the Jewish émigré from Central Europe? This book underscores this complex issue, unpacking underlying contradictions where previous commentators routinely smoothed them out. Wilder emerges as an artist with roots in sensationalist journalism and the world of entertainment as well as with an awareness of literary culture and the avant-garde, features that lead to productive and often highly original confrontations between high and low.

Author : Aviad E. Raz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781134005437

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Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances by Aviad E. Raz Pdf

The social and bioethical aspects of carrier testing and its assimilation by specific groups are examined through several qualitative case studies in traditional (religious, ethnic) as well as modern (secular-consumerist) communities in Israel and the U.S. Comparing the views of community members and health professionals, the analysis offers a new look on the relations between eugenics and "genetic responsibility."

Author : Ken Bloom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135950194

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Broadway by Ken Bloom Pdf

This volume is another example in the Routledge tradition of producing high-quality reference works on theater, music, and the arts. An A to Z encyclopedia of Broadway, this volume includes tons of information, including producers, writer, composers, lyricists, set designers, theaters, performers, and landmarks in its sweep.

Author : David Vogel
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815790785

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The Market for Virtue by David Vogel Pdf

In the highly praised The Market for Virtue, David Vogel presents a clear, balanced analysis of the contemporary corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement in the United States and Europe. In this updated paperback edition, Vogel discusses recent CSR initiatives and responds to new developments in the CSR debate. He asserts that while the movement has achieved success in improving some labor, human rights, and environmental practices in developing countries, there are limits to improving corporate conduct without more extensive and effective government regulation. Put simply, Vogel believes that there is a market for virtue, but it is limited by the substantial costs of socially responsible business behavior. Praise for the cloth edition: "The definitive guide to what corporate social responsibility can and cannot accomplish in a modern capitalist economy."—Robert B. Reich, Brandeis University, and former U.S. Secretary of Labor "Vogel raises a number of excellent points on the present and future of CSR."—Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School "A useful corrective to the view that CSR alone is the full answer to social problems."—Business Ethics "The study combines sound logic with illustrative cases, and advances the sophistication of the CSR debate considerably." —John G. Ruggie, Harvard University, co-architect of UN Global Compact

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781135950200

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Broadway by Anonim Pdf