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23 produkter
Literature for a Changing Planet
Inbunden, 2022
194 kr
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Why we must learn to tell new stories about our relationship with the earth if we are to avoid climate catastropheReading literature in a time of climate emergency can sometimes feel a bit like fiddling while Rome burns. Yet, at this turning point for the planet, scientists, policymakers, and …
Culture
The surprising connections and influences between civilisations. ‘Genius' - William Dalrymple
Häftad, 2024
166 kr
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'A writer of genius' - William Dalrymple'Remarkable' - Kwame Anthony Appiah'Utterly captivating' - Anthony DoerrCan anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing.It shows how art forms have crisscrossed …
Written World
How Literature Shapes History
Häftad, 2018
130 kr
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From clay tablets to the printing press.From the pencil to the internet.From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter.This is the true story of literature -- of how great texts and technologies have shaped cultures and civilizations and altered human history.The inventions of paper, the printing press …
Language of Thieves
My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate
Häftad, 2021
192 kr
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Centuries ago in middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were "wiz" (in the know). This hybrid language, dubbed Rotwelsch, facilitated survival for people in flight—whether escaping persecution or just down on their luck. It was a language of the …
Drama of Ideas
Platonic Provocations in Theater and Philosophy
E-bok, 2010
506 kr
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Most philosophy has rejected the theater, denouncing it as a place of illusion or moral decay; the theater in turn has rejected philosophy, insisting that drama deals in actions, not ideas. Challenging both views, The Drama of Ideas shows that theater and philosophy have been crucially intertwined …
The Drama of Ideas
Platonic Provocations in Theater and Philosophy
Häftad, 2014
729 kr
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Most philosophy has rejected the theater, denouncing it as a place of illusion or moral decay; the theater in turn has rejected philosophy, insisting that drama deals in actions, not ideas. Challenging both views, The Drama of Ideas shows that theater and philosophy have been crucially intertwined …
The Drama of Ideas
Platonic Provocations in Theater and Philosophy
Inbunden, 2010
855 kr
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Most philosophy makes little mention of the theater except to denounce it as a place of illusion and moral decay. The theater has tended to respond in kind by steering away from philosophy, driven by the notion that theater consists of actions, not ideas. The Drama of Ideas argues that despite this …
Drama of Ideas
Platonic Provocations in Theater and Philosophy
E-bok, 2010
506 kr
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Most philosophy has rejected the theater, denouncing it as a place of illusion or moral decay; the theater in turn has rejected philosophy, insisting that drama deals in actions, not ideas. Challenging both views, The Drama of Ideas shows that theater and philosophy have been crucially intertwined …
Modern Drama
2007
15017 kr
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What is generally referred to as modern drama was an international development or movement centred in Europe and North America, a movement directed against many of the conventions and institutions of nineteenth-century drama and theatre. Between 1880 and 1960, a number of foundational figures broke …
Poetry of the Revolution
Marx, Manifestos, and the Avant-Gardes
Häftad, 2005
392 kr
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Poetry of the Revolution tells the story of political and artistic upheavals through the manifestos of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Ranging from the Communist Manifesto to the manifestos of the 1960s and beyond, it highlights the varied alliances and rivalries between socialism and …
Literature for a Changing Planet
E-bok, 2022
263 kr
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Why we must learn to tell new stories about our relationship with the earth if we are to avoid climate catastrophe Reading literature in a time of climate emergency can sometimes feel a bit like fiddling while Rome burns. Yet, at this turning point for the planet, scientists, policymakers, and …
Written World
The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
E-bok, 2017
164 kr
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The story of how literature shaped world history, in sixteen acts—from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to Don Quixote and Harry Potter In this groundbreaking book, Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the powerful role stories and literature …
Language of Thieves
My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate
Inbunden, 2020
285 kr
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Centuries ago in middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were "wiz" (in the know). This hybrid language, dubbed Rotwelsch, facilitated survival for people in flight—whether escaping persecution or just down on their luck. It was a language of the …
Culture
The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop
Häftad, 2024
171 kr
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What good are the arts? Why should we care about the past? For millennia, humanity has sought to understand and transmit to future generations not just the “know-how” of life, but the “know-why”—the meaning and purpose of our existence, as expressed in art, architecture, religion, and philosophy. …
Poetry of the Revolution
Marx, Manifestos, and the Avant-Gardes
E-bok, 2005
525 kr
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Poetry of the Revolution tells the story of political and artistic upheavals through the manifestos of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Ranging from the Communist Manifesto to the manifestos of the 1960s and beyond, it highlights the varied alliances and rivalries between socialism and …
Stage Fright
Modernism, Anti-Theatricality, and Drama
Häftad, 2011
532 kr
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Grounded equally in discussions of theater history, literary genre, and theory, Martin Puchner's Stage Fright: Modernism, Anti-Theatricality, and Drama explores the conflict between avant-garde theater and modernism. While the avant-garde celebrated all things theatrical, a dominant strain of …
The Language of Thieves
The Story of Rotwelsch and One Family’s Secret History
Inbunden, 2021
198 kr
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You might have heard the saying 'you're in a pickle' meaning you're in a difficult situation. This is just one example of Rotwelsch, an ancient language of the road influenced by Yiddish and written in rudimentary signs, and spoken by vagrants and refugees, merchants and thieves since the European …
Culture
The surprising connections and influences between civilisations. ‘Genius'' - William Dalrymple
E-bok, 2023
105 kr
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''A writer of genius'' - William Dalrymple Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing. It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti''s …
Culture
The surprising connections and influences between civilisations. ‘Genius' - William Dalrymple
Inbunden, 2023
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306 kr
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'A writer of genius' - William DalrympleCan anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing.It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost …
THE WRITTEN WORLD The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
E-bok, 2019
85 kr
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Sovremennaya tekhnologicheskaya revolyuciya ezhegodno obespechivaet nas novymi formatami i vidami tekstov — ot ehlektronnyh pisem i ehlektronnyh knig do blogov i tvittera, menyaya ne tol''ko sposoby rasprostraneniya i chteniya literatury, no i sposoby ee sozdaniya. V to zhe vremya nekotorye terminy …
