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By Robert Goode Hogan

£48.95 02 Feb 2012 Hardback Associated University Presses

This documentary history covers a period of Irish political and dramatic climax that had an impact not only on the nation, but on the world as well. During these years both Ireland and its major theater attained a position, however precarious, of stability. De Valera and the Republicans laid down their arms and entered politics, while, by a state subsidy, the Abbey was formally recognized as the Irish National Theatre. The importance of these years goes far beyond Ireland itself because the Irish masterpieces of Sean O'Casey - The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars - made an impact upon world drama nearly as profound as that of Luigi Pirandello or of Eugene O'Neill.

As this book is a documentary history, the story is told primarily through the words of the writers, actors, producers, critics, and members of the audience who themselves lived and created the story. However, these contemporary accounts are frequently amplified and put into modern perspective, particularly at crucial moments such as a major production, a final production, or a death. The authors have particularly done so with writers of some importance such as Edward Martyn, William Boyle, or T. C. Murray.

Since the theater of these years was especially influenced by the state of the country, the authors give considerable space to the disruptive political events of the times. Always, however, this is done from the particular vantage point of the theater and its workers, for the Irish theater vigorously reacted to and quickly assimilated the turbulent political events of the day: the raids, the reprisals, the burnings, and the murders.

These 1,800 days really break into two periods. The first comprises the violence of the Black and Tan War, the exhaustion that led to the treaty, and the bitterness occasioned by the treaty that led to the culminating ferocity of the civil war. The second is politically and theatrically a time of consolidation and assimilation. The two early plays of O'Casey might well be seen as symptoms of this healing process.

The wound in the body politic was deep, however, and not to be so quickly or so easily healed; moreover, such matters as The Plough row and O'Casey's departure from Ireland inevitably seem to be later, more lasting symptoms of divisions that still fester in Ireland today. The authors' account of Ireland's drama is not merely confined to the capital city of Dublin, but also to Belfast, Cork, and the provinces. Also included are a full bibliography and cast listings of all the significant new plays produced or published during the period.

Cancan!

02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By David Price

£42.95 02 Feb 2012 Hardback Associated University Presses

Cancan! covers the nineteenth-century influences on the dance's development, including women's fashions (particularly their underwear), sex and morality, and major political changes. Author David Price describes the colourful personalities responsible for the transformation of what was an amateur dance into a professional entertainment, and the theatres, music-halls and dancing gardens where they performed.

The book gives a full account of the ballets, operettas and musicals by Offenbach, Lehar, Cole Porter and others featuring the cancan, as well as the artists and film-makers who depicted the dance in their work - artists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Seurat, Picasso, Rouault and the Second Empire illustrators; and film-makers such as Jean Renoir, John Huston and others. Included are comments from dancers and choreographers in France, Britain and the USA.

Defining Cinema

02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Lehman, Robert Lyons, Mirella Jona Affron, Charles Affron

£52.50 02 Feb 2012 Hardback Rutgers University Press

Defining Cinema is the first book to bring together leading theorists and scholars to discuss the importance of film theory to cinema studies. Peter Lehman introduces the volume by explaining what constitutes film theory and outlining the major positions within the field by placing these five theorists and their work within a historical perspective. Andre Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer represent realist film theories, and Sergei Eisenstein represents a formalist position. Noel Burch and Christian Metz are contemporary theorists who have moved beyond the classical realist-formalist opposition. Burch's theory encompasses films and styles praised by both Bazin and Eisenstein, and Metz helped bring semiotics and psychoanalytic theory to prominence in the field.

The commentaries by contemporary film scholars range from attacking to defending to explicating the various theorists. Dudley Andrew gives an impassioned defense of Bazin, while Noel Carroll offers a sharp critique of Kracauer. Vance Kepley, Jr., explicates Eisenstein's theories in relationship to his films and shows the legacy of his works in film history. Edward Branigan analyzes Burch's early writings in a manner that reveals its daring, rigor, and importance. Robert T. Eberwein traces the shift in Metz's work from the early phase based in linguistics and semiotics to the later work based in psychoanalytic theory. Taken together, the essays show that film theory is a lively area of inquiry and debate rather than a simple history of right and wrong positions.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Feb 2012 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

? Casts new light on how Chekhovs plays can be interpreted and enacted ? The author explores all the prime components of Chekhovs theatrical technique: text construction, themes and ideas, scenes, dialogue, plot, and interaction between verbal and nonve

How the Firefly Got Its Light

01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Theory and Practice from Hollywood to Bollywood

By Pradyumna Kumar

£11.95 01 Feb 2012 Hardback Grantha Corporation

Jugnu Rani, a tiny firefly, ponders over her insignificance and witnesses the gradual distancing between trees and humankind. She observes the disciplined life of ants and the hard work of the bees, and feels that her existence is useless. But Suraj Dada, the Sun, reminds her that every creature has a place and purpose in the universe.

Film Sequels

01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Carolyn Jess-Cooke

£16.99 01 Feb 2012 Paperback Edinburgh University Press

A study of sequel production within recent Hollywood and beyond in terms of its industrial, cultural and global implications.

The Years of O'Casey, 1921-1926

18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Goode Hogan

£48.95 18 Jan 2012 Hardback Associated University Presses

Cancan!

18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By David Price

£42.95 18 Jan 2012 Hardback Associated University Presses

Defining Cinema

18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Lehman, Robert Lyons, Mirella Jona Affron, Charles Affron

£52.50 18 Jan 2012 Hardback Rutgers University Press

American Science Fiction TV

13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Jan Johnson-Smith

£22.50 13 Jan 2012 Paperback University Press of New England

The Years of O'Casey, 1921-1926

03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Goode Hogan

£48.95 03 Jan 2012 Hardback Associated University Presses

Cancan!

03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By David Price

£42.95 03 Jan 2012 Hardback Associated University Presses

Defining Cinema

03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Lehman, Robert Lyons, Mirella Jona Affron, Charles Affron

£52.50 03 Jan 2012 Hardback Rutgers University Press

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Jan 2012 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

How the Firefly Got Its Light

01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Pradyumna Kumar

£11.95 01 Jan 2012 Hardback Grantha Corporation

American Science Fiction TV

29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Jan Johnson-Smith

£22.50 29 Dec 2011 Paperback University Press of New England

The Years of O'Casey, 1921-1926

19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Goode Hogan

£47.95 19 Dec 2011 Hardback Associated University Presses

Cancan!

19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David Price

£41.95 19 Dec 2011 Hardback Associated University Presses

Defining Cinema

19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Lehman, Robert Lyons, Mirella Jona Affron, Charles Affron

£51.50 19 Dec 2011 Hardback Rutgers University Press

American Science Fiction TV

14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Jan Johnson-Smith

£21.95 14 Dec 2011 Paperback University Press of New England

La "Regle Du Jeu"

03 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

"The Rules of the Game"

By V. F. Perkins

£9.99 03 Dec 2011 Paperback British Film Institute

This study relates the history of Jean Renoir's "La Regle du Jeu" (The Rules of the Game) to the profundity and originality of its form. The film is analysed as an anguished comedy whose characters are all, in Renoir's words, "dancing on a volcano", unable to resist the slide towards catastrophe.

The Years of O'Casey, 1921-1926

02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Goode Hogan

£47.95 02 Dec 2011 Hardback Associated University Presses

Cancan!

02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David Price

£41.95 02 Dec 2011 Hardback Associated University Presses

Defining Cinema

02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Lehman, Robert Lyons, Mirella Jona Affron, Charles Affron

£51.50 02 Dec 2011 Hardback Rutgers University Press

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Dec 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

How the Firefly Got Its Light

01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Pradyumna Kumar

£11.95 01 Dec 2011 Hardback Grantha Corporation

American Science Fiction TV

29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Jan Johnson-Smith

£21.95 29 Nov 2011 Paperback University Press of New England

The Years of O'Casey, 1921-1926

17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Goode Hogan

£49.95 17 Nov 2011 Hardback Associated University Presses

Cancan!

17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David Price

£41.95 17 Nov 2011 Hardback Associated University Presses

Defining Cinema

17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Lehman, Robert Lyons, Mirella Jona Affron, Charles Affron

£51.50 17 Nov 2011 Hardback Rutgers University Press

American Science Fiction TV

14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Jan Johnson-Smith

£22.95 14 Nov 2011 Paperback University Press of New England

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Nov 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

How the Firefly Got Its Light

01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Pradyumna Kumar

£11.95 01 Nov 2011 Hardback Grantha Corporation

The Cabin in the Woods

28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon

£24.99 28 Oct 2011 Hardback Titan Books Ltd

The details of the plot are a closely guarded secret, though Joss himself has described it as "a straight-up, balls-out, really terrifying horror movie", adding, "it is not just a slasher in the woods. It's a little more complicated than that..." This book features an extended interview with Joss and Drew, and the full script.

The Cabin in the Woods

28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Perspectives on Leading Playwrights Writing for the Proscenium Stage

By Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon

£17.99 28 Oct 2011 Paperback Titan Books Ltd

The Mirror Behind the Curtain

28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Dominic Dromgoole

£14.99 28 Oct 2011 Paperback A & C Black Publishers Ltd

An indispensable guide to over a hundred years of drama, this book provides an invigorating and illuminating study of the work of over twenty-five playwrights who wrote for the proscenium arch stage. Beginning with the work of the great writers from the late-nineteenth century--August Strindberg, Anton Chekhov, and Henrik Ibsen--Dominic Dromgoole takes the reader on an exhilarating journey into the work of writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde and Harold Pinter, and as recent as Sarah Kane and Caryl Churchill. Along the way, the plays of such luminaries as Noel Coward, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Samuel Beckett, Brian Friel, and James MacPherson are considered in a series of essays that display all of Dromgoole's characteristic panache and insight.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Oct 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

How the Firefly Got Its Light

01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Pradyumna Kumar

£11.95 01 Oct 2011 Hardback Grantha Corporation

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Sep 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

How the Firefly Got Its Light

01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Pradyumna Kumar

£11.95 01 Sep 2011 Hardback Grantha Corporation

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Aug 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Art, Film and Spectatorship

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Jul 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Understanding Animation

01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul Wells

£21.99 01 Jul 2011 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

An introduction guide to animation that uses examples such as "The Incredibles", "Belleville Rendez-vous" and "Spirited Away". It is suitable for students or fans of animation.

Understanding Animation

01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul Wells

£65.00 01 Jul 2011 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Presents an introduction to animation uses examples such as "The Incredibles", "Belleville Rendez-vous" and "Spirited Away". This title is suitable for students or fans of animation.

Fields of View

30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By A.L. Rees

£17.99 30 Jun 2011 Paperback British Film Institute

An investigation of point of view in film and digital media. This book traces the links between the classic avant-garde or experimental cinema, focusing on innovators, such as Vertov and Brakhage, to various artists using digital technologies.

The Back Stage Guide to Stage Management

16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Traditional and New Methods for Running a Show from First Rehearsal to Last

By Thomas A. Kelly

£14.99 16 Jun 2011 Paperback Watson-Guptill Publications

Whether they work in the amateur, educational, or professional theatre, this title provides stage managers with the nuts and bolts of the craft, including the various technologies and a section on opera stage management. It contains sample documents, diagrams and charts to demonstrate rehearsal schedules, scene breakdowns, prop lists and more.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Jun 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Stages to Performance

31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In the Rehearsal Room

By Ronan Paterson

£12.00 31 May 2011 Paperback Northumbria University Press

In a series of engaging case studies exploring how actors and directors work, this authoritative volume, written by some of the world's leading pioneers in the field, takes theater students and aspiring actors into the rehearsal and gives a unique insight into theater production at its best. The essays look closely at the processes used by a range of important artists, providing a valuable introduction to modern theater practice and advice on how to transform rehearsals into great stage portrayals. The artists covered in the book all come from outside the mainstream and offer fresh perspectives that challenge the orthodoxies of the ways in which plays are usually produced.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 May 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain

01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Julian Petley

£24.99 01 May 2011 Paperback Edinburgh University Press

This book looks at the development of film and video censorship since 1979, a year that marked the start of Margaret Thatcher's moral authoritarianism and the birth of the home video industry. It features case studies of censorship including legal and political contexts and describes campaigns against films like "Child's Play III,"

Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain

01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Julian Petley

£75.00 01 May 2011 Hardback Edinburgh University Press

The Cabin in the Woods

29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon

£24.99 29 Apr 2011 Hardback Titan Books Ltd

Offers information on the horror movie by Joss Whedon. This companion book features an extended interview with Joss and Drew, the full script, and over 150 photos and pieces of production art.

The Cabin in the Woods

29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon

£17.99 29 Apr 2011 Paperback Titan Books Ltd

A companion book that features an extended interview with Joss and Drew, the full script, and over 150 photos and pieces of production art.

Astaire and Rogers

19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Edward Gallafent

£13.95 19 Apr 2011 Paperback The University Press Group Ltd

This is the first book to pay tribute to the genuine cinematic contribution of these magnificent performers. Gallafent traces the development of Astaire and Rogers' star personas both together and apart and how the narratives of their films were designed around those personas.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Training the Actor's Voice

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Apr 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Voice for Performance

15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Linda Gates

£16.50 15 Mar 2011 Multimedia Item Hal Leonard Corporation

A complete guide for all who want to make more effective use of their voice. "The goal of voice work," Linda Gates explains in Voice for Performance, "is to reveal the mind and soul of the character through the words of the playwright so the audience can both hear and understand." She addresses key elements of voice and speech - Respiration, Vibration, Resonation, and Articulation - in a straightforward style and grounds her approach in the elimination of the separation between the actor's voice and speech. She also addresses how this relates to the voice of the actor/singer. For the first time, this book is now available in paperback and includes eight hours of exercises with Gates on two companion audio CDs.

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons

15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Complete History and Episode Log of Radio's Most Durable Detective

By Jim Cox

£34.95 15 Mar 2011 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

That "kindly old investigator," Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, sought missing and murdered individuals longer than any other fictional detective ever heard or seen on the air. For 18 years (1937-1955) Keen and his faithful assistant, Mike Clancy, entertained followers with their intuitive perception that kept listeners coming back for more. With 1690 nationwide broadcasts, Mr. Keen was the most resilient private detective in a namesake role. The nearest competitors were Nick Carter, Master Detective (726 broadcasts), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (657) and The Adventures of the Falcon (473). This book presents a portrait of both the beloved character and the venerable dramatic series. An introductory chapter examines the significance of the sleuth in American entertainment. A concerted effort is also made to properly define each Keen era and an appendix provides an episodic log of the program's 1,690 broadcasts.

The Great Radio Soap Operas

15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim Cox

£34.95 15 Mar 2011 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

This reference work contains exhaustive histories of 31 of network radio's most durable soap operas on the air between 1930 and 1960. The soap operas covered are Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories, Backstage Wife, Big Sister, The Brighter Day, David Harum, Front Page Farrell, The Guiding Light, Hilltop House, Just Plain Bill, Life Can Be Beautiful, The Light of the World, Lora Lawton, Lorenzo Jones, Ma Perkins, One Man's Family, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family, Perry Mason, Portia Faces Life, The Right to Happiness, Road of Life, The Romance of Helen Trent, Rosemary, The Second Mrs. Burton, Stella Dallas, This Is Nora Drake, Today's Children, Wendy Warren and the News, When a Girl Marries, Young Doctor Malone, and Young Widder Brown.

Worldly Stage

06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Theatricality in Seventeeth-Century China

By Sophie Volpp

£33.95 06 Mar 2011 Hardback Harvard University Press

In 17th Century China, as formerly disparate social spheres grew closer, the theatre began to occupy an important ideological niche among traditional cultural elites. This book shows how the theatre acquired this figurative power.

The Culture of Kitharoidia

04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Power

£14.95 04 Mar 2011 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Timotheus, to that most notorious of musical dilettantes, Nero.

The Quest for the Wicker Man

01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Benjamin Franks, Stephen Harper, Jonathan Murray

£8.99 01 Mar 2011 Paperback Luath Press Ltd

Contains the story behind "The Wicker Man" - legends, facts and rituals. This book explores the roots of this horror film and is suitable for its fans.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Training the Actor's Voice

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Mar 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Voice for Performance

15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Linda Gates

£15.50 15 Feb 2011 Multimedia Item Hal Leonard Corporation

The Great Radio Soap Operas

15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim Cox

£35.50 15 Feb 2011 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

The Culture of Kitharoidia

04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Power

£14.95 04 Feb 2011 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Timotheus, to that most notorious of musical dilettantes, Nero.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Training the Actor's Voice

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Feb 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Voice for Performance

15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Linda Gates

£15.50 15 Jan 2011 Multimedia Item Hal Leonard Corporation

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons

15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Complete History and Episode Log of Radio's Most Durable Detective

By Jim Cox

£34.50 15 Jan 2011 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

Radicalism in American Silent Films, 1909-1929

15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael S. Shull

£64.50 15 Jan 2011 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

The author identifies 436 American silent films released between 1909 and 1929 that engaged the issues of militant labor and revolutionary radicalism.

The Great Radio Soap Operas

15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim Cox

£34.50 15 Jan 2011 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

The Culture of Kitharoidia

07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Power

£14.95 07 Jan 2011 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Timotheus, to that most notorious of musical dilettantes, Nero.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Complete History and Episode Log of Radio's Most Durable Detective

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Jan 2011 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Postcolonial Media Culture in Britain

17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Rosalind Brunt, Rinella Cere

£55.00 17 Dec 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

This fascinating text introduces readers to postcolonial theory using the context of British media culture in ethnic minority communities to explain key ideas and debates. Each chapter considers a specific media output and uses a wealth of examples to offer an absorbing insight into postcolonial media for all students of cultural and media studies.

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons

15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim Cox

£34.50 15 Dec 2010 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

Radicalism in American Silent Films, 1909-1929

15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael S. Shull

£64.50 15 Dec 2010 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

The author identifies 436 American silent films released between 1909 and 1929 that engaged the issues of militant labor and revolutionary radicalism.

The Great Radio Soap Operas

15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim Cox

£34.50 15 Dec 2010 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

The Culture of Kitharoidia

10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Power

£14.95 10 Dec 2010 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Timotheus, to that most notorious of musical dilettantes, Nero.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Complete History and Episode Log of Radio's Most Durable Detective

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Dec 2010 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Stages to Performance

30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In the Rehearsal Room

By Ronan Paterson

£12.00 30 Nov 2010 Paperback Northumbria University Press

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons

15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim Cox

£34.50 15 Nov 2010 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

Radicalism in American Silent Films, 1909-1929

15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael S. Shull

£64.50 15 Nov 2010 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

The author identifies 436 American silent films released between 1909 and 1929 that engaged the issues of militant labor and revolutionary radicalism.

The Great Radio Soap Operas

15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim Cox

£34.50 15 Nov 2010 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

The Culture of Kitharoidia

12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Power

£14.95 12 Nov 2010 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Timotheus, to that most notorious of musical dilettantes, Nero.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

And the Balliol Players on Tour

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Nov 2010 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Performing Greek Drama in Oxford

01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Amanda Wrigley

£37.50 01 Nov 2010 Hardback University of Exeter Press

Celebrates the performance and reception of Greek drama in Oxford. This book traces enduring connections between antiquity and dramatic performance in modern Oxford, and discusses the landmark events from the 16th century to the 1970s.

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Complete History and Episode Log of Radio's Most Durable Detective

By Jim Cox

£35.95 15 Oct 2010 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

Radicalism in American Silent Films, 1909-1929

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael S. Shull

£66.95 15 Oct 2010 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

The author identifies 436 American silent films released between 1909 and 1929 that engaged the issues of militant labor and revolutionary radicalism.

The Great Radio Soap Operas

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jim Cox

£35.95 15 Oct 2010 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

The Culture of Kitharoidia

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Power

£14.95 15 Oct 2010 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Timotheus, to that most notorious of musical dilettantes, Nero.

Film and the Law

05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Cinema of Justice

By Steve Greenfield, Guy Osborn, Peter Robson

£30.00 05 Oct 2010 Paperback Hart Publishing

Presents an exposition on law and film by law scholars. This book attempts to plot the parameters of a distinctive genre of law films. It offers an examination of law in film as place and space that offers a fresh way out of the law film genre problem.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Oct 2010 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Film and the Law

28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Cinema of Justice

By Steve Greenfield, Guy Osborn, Peter Robson

£30.00 28 Sep 2010 Paperback Hart Publishing

My Year

23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Serving

By Douglas Messerli

£11.99 23 Sep 2010 Paperback Green Integer

In this, the third volume of his ongoing cultural memoir, Douglas Messerli explores figures and issues of 2006-the films of Robert Altman and Jean Renoir; The Queen; the writing of Guest, Hauser, Sorrentino, and others; Southern myths-centered on the topic of "serving."

The Culture of Kitharoidia

17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Power

£14.95 17 Sep 2010 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Timotheus, to that most notorious of musical dilettantes, Nero.

Stages to Performance

10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In the Rehearsal Room

By Ronan Paterson

£12.00 10 Sep 2010 Paperback Northumbria University Press

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Adventures in Breakfast Radio

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Sep 2010 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Television, Cult and the Fantastic

01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Sara Jones

£19.99 01 Sep 2010 Paperback Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

For more than forty years, science fiction, fantasy and horror have been captivating television audiences around the world. The imaginary worlds of Star Trek, The X-Files, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer have become resources for lucrative multimedia franchises, their fiction extending beyond television into films, novels, video games and a wide range of other merchandise. Cult television series, once associated with small and marginalized groups of avid viewers, have stormed the mainstream. Television, Cult and the Fantastic considers the commercial success of cult television series in relation to other multimedia cultural phenomena such as Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter. The book examines their genres, themes, textual and marketing strategies, relating these to wider debates about audiences and consumers, the culture industry, technologies and storytelling. Students taking courses in television studies, cultural and critical studies, cyb

Performance Theatre and the Poetics of Failure

31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Sara Jane Bailes

£65.00 31 Aug 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

What does it mean to 'fail' in performance, or more accurately, to stage failure in performance? What do performances that are founded upon the collapse of their own invention illuminate that other modes of theatre usually conceal? This book examines these questions through theoretical and archival modes of investigation.

The Culture of Kitharoidia

20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Power

£14.95 20 Aug 2010 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Timotheus, to that most notorious of musical dilettantes, Nero.

Good Morning Nantwich

05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Phill Jupitus

£12.99 05 Aug 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

What possesses a right-minded comedian to quit the day job for life as a breakfast radio DJ?

Animators Unearthed

03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Guide to the Best of Contemporary Animation

By Chris Robinson

£15.99 03 Aug 2010 Paperback Continuum Publishing Corporation

Animators Unearthed is an introduction to some of the worlds top animation filmmakers, whose faces and voices remain largely unseen and unappreciated outside of the animation community.

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Side Shock Circus Freaks, Carnival Jabbers and Blade Box Queens

By Harai Golomb

£65.00 01 Aug 2010 Hardback Sussex Academic Press

Circus and Carnival Ballyhoo

29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Al Stencell

£17.99 29 Jul 2010 Paperback ECW Press,Canada

From Lentini the three-legged man and Siamese twins to equipment caravans and big top architects, this captivating collection lifts the striped curtain to reveal the larger-than-life world of circuses, carnivals, and freak shows in post-World War II America. Copious never-before-seen photographs, in-depth historical research, and insightful interviews with former sideshow employees illustrate the development of the circus sideshow, the roles of key groups--the freaks, working acts, managers, talkers--and the importance of the grift.

The Culture of Kitharoidia

23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Power

£14.95 23 Jul 2010 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Timotheus, to that most notorious of musical dilettantes, Nero.

High Society

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Donald Spoto

£19.99 05 Jul 2010 Hardback Chivers Press Ltd

A biography that draws on a series of interviews and offers an intimate portrait of one of the most glamorous icons of the 20th century - Grace Kelly.

Look Back in Hunger

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jo Brand

£13.49 05 Jul 2010 Paperback Chivers Press Ltd

Jo Brand is one of Britain's funniest and best-loved comedians. This title tells her story for the first time with wit, candour and a sense that life can be ridiculous, but there's always a funny side.

Murder on the Boob Tube

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By John William Law

£10.00 05 Jul 2010 Paperback Aplomb Publishing

Peter Cushing: Past Forgetting

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Cushing

£14.99 05 Jul 2010 Audio Cd Cosmic Hobo Productions

The Epic of Kelefaa Saane

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Sirifo Camara

£25.99 05 Jul 2010 Hardback Indiana University Press

Honors the legendary warrior prince of Kaabu and Mandinka cultural hero, Kelefaa Saane. This title describes Kelefaa's life and exploits, relates what it means to be Mandinka. It offers perspectives on the intellectual and literary heritage of West Africa.

Cornbury Festival

03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Six of the Best

By Hugh Phillimore

£20.00 03 Jul 2010 Paperback One Ltd

Cinema, Memory, Modernity

03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Representation of Memory from the Art Film to Transnational Cinema

By Russell J.A. Kilbourn

£80.00 03 Jul 2010 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Since its inception, cinema has evolved into not merely a 'reflection' but an indispensable index of human experience. This title provides a comparative theorization of the representation of memory in both mainstream Hollywood and international art cinema within an increasingly transnational context of production and reception.

Battlestar Galactica

02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Investigating Flesh, Spirit and Steel

By Roz Kaveney, Jennifer Stoy

£14.99 02 Jul 2010 Paperback I B Tauris & Co Ltd

Covers the television science fiction show "Battlestar Galactica" from beginning to end, including the show's principal themes from the depiction of sexuality in an era of artificial people and downloaded memories to what it means to be a member of a military organization when the stakes are not victory or defeat but survival.

Dagur Kari's Noi the Albino / Noi Albinoi

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Bjorn Norethfjoreth

£25.00 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Museum Tusculanum Press

Dagur Kari's "Noi the Albino (Noi Albinoi, 2003)" succeeded on the international festival circuit as a film that was both distinctively Icelandic and appealingly universal. Its place within the history of Icelandic cinema highlights the specific problems faced by this small nation. This title examines the film.

Mind Your Business

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Hollywood Literary Agent's Guide to Your Writing Career

By Michele Wallerstein

£16.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Michael Wiese Productions

Live TV

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

From the Moon

£21.95 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Collector's Guide Publishing

Offers coverage ranging from the earliest known proposals of lunar TV coverage, and on through the political battles that ultimately led to the TV system which flew on the Apollo missions.

The Quest for the Wicker Man

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Benjamin Franks, Stephen Harper, Jonathan Murray

£8.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Luath Press Ltd

Contains the story behind "The Wicker Man" - legends, facts and rituals. This book explores the roots of this horror film and is suitable for its fans.

The Complete Book of Gerry Anderson's UFO

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Chris Bentley

£15.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Reynolds & Hearn Ltd

Keeping the British End Up

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Four Decades of Saucy Cinema

By Simon Sheridan

£17.99 01 Jul 2010 Hardback Reynolds & Hearn Ltd

A New Poetics of Chekhov's Major Plays

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT