David Barnett 
Theatricality, Playtexts and Society [EPUB ebook] 

This book explores Symbolist artists” fascination with ancient Greek art and myth, and how the erotic played a major role in this. For a brief period at the end of the 19th century the Symbolist mov …

Spinning the Child examines music for children on records, radio and television by assessing how ideals of entertainment, education, ‘the child’ and ‘the family’ have been communicated through folk m …

Dramaturgy: The Basics introduces the art of dramaturgy, explaining how dramaturgy works, what a dramaturg is, and how to appreciate their unique contribution to theatre-making. A wide-ranging accoun …

"The Early History of the Scottish Union Question" by way of George W. T. Omond delves into the historical context and complexities surrounding the Scottish Union at some stage in the late …

This volume examines emerging practice and research in design education rooted in the context of significant global issues. A diverse set of international contributors present novel design education …

First Published in 1989. One Hundred Indian Films attempts to bring together a representative selection from the first talkies to the present day. The book originated as a project under the National …

The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of world photography up to the beginning of the twentieth century. It sets out to be the standard, definitiv …

First Published in 1998. This book is the first resource guide to published materials on Scott Joplin and encompasses a wide variety of items having to do with the man, his Iife, his music, and his i …

Identifying the stage as a primary site for erotic display, these essays take eroticism in Renaissance culture as a paradigm for issues of sexuality and identity in early modern culture. Contributors …