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Wanda Jakubowska Revisited

by Monika Talarczyk

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 The book by Monika Talarczyk is devoted to the life and work of Wanda Jakubowska (1907â€"1998), Polish film director, author of The Last Stage (1948), who is said to be the Mother of All Holocaust Films. She is also considered a pioneer of womenâ€™s cinema and recognized as the first Polish woman film director who gained worldwide renown.
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The Theatre Of The Absurd, The Grotesque And Politics - A Study Of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter And Tom Stoppard

by Jadwiga Uchman

55,19€ + 10% CARD

 The monograph deals with chosen aspects of modern drama based on the output of three playwrights. It discusses the works of Beckett, Pinter and Stoppard in reference to their employment of the grotesque and the theatre of the absurd. Elements of the grotesque appear in political dramas of all three playwrights. While Beckett does not shy away from absurdity in his plays, some of the early dramas of Pinter and Stoppard present a general existential condition of man, even though their strictly political plays are basically realistic in respect to form, yet satirical in their content. Most of the political plays discussed portray the absurdity of totalitarian countries, stemming from the tragicomic discrepancy between what the authorities are saying they are doing and their actual actions.
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In The Footsteps Of Harlequin And Pulcinella - Cultural Mobility And Localness Of Theatre

by Ewa Bal

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 The series aims at presenting innovative cross-disciplinary and intercultural research in performance practice and theory. The series focuses on promoting groundbreaking methodologies and new directions in studying performative culture. The series Interdisciplinary Studies in Performance publishes in English and German.
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Grotowski In Iran

by Masoud Najafi Ardabili

46,57€ + 10% CARD

 Jerzy Grotowski and the «Laboratory Theatre» presented his famous performance «The Constant Prince» to Iranian audiences in 1970 during the Shiraz Art Festival and in Teheran. Jerzy Grotowski travelled to Iran four times and his fifth journey, which was supposed to include «Apocalypsis Cum Figuris» as well as «Desert Project» had been thoroughly planned but never happened. Although Grotowski had not talked too much about his travels to Iran, his influence on Iranian artists during three generations is quite obvious. The author gathered many documents and conducted interviews for this in-depth study pursuing the fundamental questions of his research: How was Grotowskis work received in Iran and in what way did he influence theatre artists in Iran?
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Japanese Avant-Garde And Experimental Film

by Agnieszka Kiejziewicz

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 The book shows the connections between Japanese historical avant-garde movements and new Japanese experimental films. The author provides insight into the development of Japanese avant-garde visual culture and experimental aesthetics, also featuring the expanded cinema after 2000.
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The Kinetics Of The Invisible - Acting Processes In Peter Brook'S Theatre

by Matteo Bonfitto

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 Whatâ€™s the role played by the invisible in our lives? At what level can it be perceived when explored in the theatre? Having as its focus the acting processes carried out by Peter Brook and his actors, the author tries to reveal the invisible that permeates their work in its dynamic manifestation.
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Running Off The Anger: British New Wave

by Anna Liwiska

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 Running off the Anger. British New Wave includes several areas of research that suggest interpreting the cinema of the British New Wave in relation to social realism, the construction of the main characters, popular culture and the way New Wave played with film-making. Thanks to an in-depth analysis of key films of this trend, it is possible not only to understand the workings of social realism and examine character creation and their rebellion, but also to explore the intentionality of the utilising New Wave techniques that were known from nouvelle vague. The last chapter of this book is devoted to the most recent references to British New Wave Cinema.
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The Cinema Of Iceland - Between Tradition And Liquid Modernity

by Sebastian Jakub Konefa

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 The book focuses on the history and evolution of the national and transnational cinema from Iceland. The author analyses popular topics and narrative strategies in Icelandic films. The research covers local versions of black comedies, road movies, crime stories and figures connected with the motif of struggle between tradition and modernity.
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Shakespeare In 19th-Century Opera

by Alina Borkowska-Rychlewska

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 The author of the book analyses selected 19th-century operas based on Shakespeares plays from the perspective of their relations to the literature, aesthetics and philosophy of the Romantic period. The texts discussed here include Verdis Macbeth, Otello and Falstaff, Rossinis Otello, Halévys The Tempest, Gounods Romeo and Juliet and Thomass Hamlet. The study aims to indicate diverse traces of the Romantic interpretation of Shakespeares works in the history of the 19th-century opera. Individual chapters present the librettos of the selected operas, analysed in the context of Shakespeares plays and their 19th-century reception, reconstructed on the basis of 19th-century historic-literary texts (of, among others, A. W. Schlegel, L. Tieck and V. Hugo), critical studies and press articles. The analyses conducted in the book succeed in presenting the evolution of the phenomenon of Romantic Shakespeareanism in the 19th-century opera theatre.
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Cinematic Echoes Of Covenants Past And Present - National Identity In The Historical Films Of Steven Spielberg And Andrzej Wajda

by Christopher Garbowski

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 The author analyzes selected historical films of Steven Spielberg and Andrzej Wajda with respect to historical memory and its impact on national identity. The Holocaust, self-scrutiny in historical memory, and foundation myths are focused in relation to the sense of covenant in the films drawn from the respective national communities.
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The Second Birth Of Theatre - Performances Of Anglo-Saxon Monks

by Mirosaw Kocur

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 This book examines performative practices of Anglo-Saxon monks and provides fresh insights into the origins of early English theatre. The author argues that modern European theatre was reinvented in medieval monasteries and demonstrates the fundamental incongruences between ancient and Christian performativity.
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The Communication And Reception Of Polish Theatre In China

by Guofeng Teng

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 This study combines a literature review from a macro perspective and case studies from a micro perspective to reveal the communication and reception of Polish theatre in China, starting from the reception-end to explore the factors that influence the communication of Polish theatre.
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A Revolutionary Religion Has Emerged As The Need Of The Time

by Mahamanas Maharshi Mahamanas

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Truth, Beauty, And The Common Good - The Search For Meaning Through Culture, Community And Life

by Christopher Garbowski

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 The examination of the transcendentals of truth, beauty and the good in this book stems from the perspective of Christian humanism, transcending ourselves in moral psychology, and perfecting ourselves to attain the good life. These critical approaches are each pertinent to the search for meaning in our lives which the transcendentals augment. From such a perspective, the book engages in an exploration of the philosophy of culture and religion which at key points in the discussion draws upon ritual, works of high and especially popular culture. The truth that moves us closer to discovering meaning and a fuller humanity is largely found in the world and culture that surrounds us and is related to wisdom, which is something that concerns us all.
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Political Music - Legitimization And Contestation

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 In the 12 chapters of this book the authors argue for the universal presence of music in public space and social relations. The examples of American, British, Hungarian, Polish and Russian music serve to elucidate two functions of political music, that of legitimizing and contesting political power. Both satirical songs with their ironic commentary on specific events and people as well as protest songs undermining the system corroborate the universal character of the legitimizing and delegitimizing function of music. The book is addressed to readers interested in countercultural movements and politically engaged music, especially to students of political studies, sociology and cultural studies.
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Truth, Beauty, And The Common Good - The Search For Meaning Through Culture, Community And Life

by Christopher Garbowski

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 The examination of the transcendentals of truth, beauty and the good in this work stems from the perspective of Christian humanism, moral psychology and perfecting ourselves. From such a point of departure the book engages in the philosophy of culture and religion while drawing upon ritual, works of high and especially popular culture.
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Political Music - Communication And Mobilization

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 The volume explores the influence that music exerts on emotions and on social and electoral mobilization. Music shapes social moods, which is crucial both in times of political stabilization and crisis. As corroborated by the presented research results, music enhances group solidarity, loyalty toward the ruler and toward ideas. The authors of individual chapters argue that both in past and present contexts, a specific type of music can be distinguished, namely political or engaged music. The volume aims to address various uses of music in politics in differing political and social circumstances. For this reason, the authors of the texts included in the volume political scientists, media scholars, sociologists and historians analyze Polish political music in various historical periods.
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Lay People In The Asian Church - A Critical Study Of The Theology Of The Laity In The Documents Of The Federation Of Asian Bishopsâ€™ Conferences With Special Reference To John Paul I

by Peter Nguyen Van Hai

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 This book investigates the role of the laity in the Asian Church. It concludes that, for the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, John Paul II, and the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference, lay people have three responsibilities: proclaiming the Gospel, witness of life, and the triple dialogue with the cultures, the religions, and the poor.
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Shakespeare In 19th-Century Opera

by Alina Borkowska-Rychlewska

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 The book analyses selected 19th-century operas based on Shakespeareâ€™s plays from the perspective of their relations to the literature, aesthetics and philosophy of the Romantic period. The texts discussed here include Verdiâ€™s Macbeth, Otello and Falstaff, Rossiniâ€™s Otello", HalÃ©vyâ€™s "The Tempest", Gounodâ€™s "Romeo and Juliet" and Thomasâ€™s "Hamlet".
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Performance Of Identity Of Polish Tatars - From Religious Holidays To Everyday Rituals

by Barbara Pawlic-Miskiewicz

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 The work presents performances of identity of Polish Tatars who are followers of Islam. Based on research and observations, it provides reconstruction of patterns, or performative scripts, of certain holidays, rituals and rules of daily life. Their liturgical calendar interweaves with a natural cycle of rites of passage.
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The Long Shadow Of Don Quixote

by Magdalena Barbaruk

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 The book argues that Don Quixote and Quixotism are relevant to cultural studies. Changing interpretations of Don Quixote reveal cultural dynamics, and Quixotism is value-loaded. The soaring humanistic interest in Don Quixote stems from the experience of 20th-century totalitarianisms. Quixotismâ€™s pivotal facets are now bibliomania and evil.
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American Political Opera In The Twentieth Century

by Joanna Miklaszewska

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 The author analyses the substantial contribution made by American composers to the development of twentieth-century opera. The methodological approach employed in this book is influenced by Mieczyslaw Tomaszewskis method of integral interpretation. The operas analyzed in this monograph, written from 1976 onwards, represent a watershed in twentieth-century American opera, characterised by three main aspects: firstly, creation of video-opera, represented by the works of Steve Reich, secondly, creation of a new kind of opera based on topics related to contemporary events that are manifested with documentary fidelity, represented by works of John Adams, and lastly, the introduction of a new genre: a portrait opera, characteristic for the works of Philip Glass.
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American Political Opera In The Twentieth Century

by Joanna Miklaszewska

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 The monograph focuses on the twentieth-century American political opera, written from 1976 onwards in three new genres: video-opera (created by Steve Reich), opera based on contemporary topics that are manifested with documentary fidelity (created by John Adams) and a portrait opera (created by Philip Glass).
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The Power Of Theater - Actors And Spectators In Ancient Rome

by Miroslaw Kocur

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 This book examines performative practices of the ancient Romans, and provides fresh insights into the contexts of the Roman theater. Today the ancient theater is associated more with Greece than with Rome. However, the Romans went to the theater more often than the Athenians. In fact, the entire Eternal City was a vast stage for numerous performances not just by politicians, leaders, orators, and emperors, but also by common citizens. The author suggests that we look at Rome as a theater, one in which everybody, depending on circumstances, could be a performer. This book reconstructs the art of the Roman spectacle, and based on detailed analyses of rich and varied source materials extensively discusses the behavior of audiences and the little-known practices of actors, such as the performers of Atellan farces, pantomimes, and mimes. The reader also gains an insight into the most recent research on the Roman theater.
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