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26 produkter
Science Fiction in Classic Rock
Musical Explorations of Space, Technology and the Imagination, 1967-1982
Häftad, 2017
376 kr
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As technology advances, society retains its mythical roots--a tendency evident in rock music and its enduring relationship with myth and science fiction. This study explores the mythical and fantastic themes of artists from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, including David Bowie, Pink Floyd, …
Charles Dickens's American Audience
Häftad, 2011
737 kr
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From 1837 to 1912, Charles Dickens was by far the most popular writer for American readers. Through several sources including statistics, literary biography, newspapers, memoirs, diaries, letters, and interviews, Robert McParland examines a historical time and an emerging national consciousness …
Beyond Gatsby
How Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Culture
Häftad, 2017
526 kr
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Many of the heralded writers of the 20th century—including Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Faulkner—first made their mark in the 1920s, while established authors like Willa Cather and Sinclair Lewis produced some of their most important works during this period. …
Beyond Gatsby
How Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Culture
Inbunden, 2015
672 kr
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Many of the heralded writers of the 20th century—including Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Faulkner—first made their mark in the 1920s, while established authors like Willa Cather and Sinclair Lewis produced some of their most important works during this period. …
Citizen Steinbeck
Giving Voice to the People
Inbunden, 2016
737 kr
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John Steinbeck is one of the most popular and important writers in American literature. Novels such as The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men,and East of Eden and the journal Travels with Charley convey the core of Steinbeck’s work—fiction that is reflective and compassionate. The Nobel prize winner …
Finding God in the Devil's Music
Critical Essays on Rock and Religion
Av Alex DiBlasi, Robert McParland
Häftad, 2019
259 kr
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From the rise of the American Evangelical movement to the introduction of Eastern philosophies in the West, the past century has seen major changes in the religious makeup of Western culture. As one result, musicians across the world have brought both "new" and old religious beliefs into their …
Myth and Magic in Heavy Metal Music
Häftad, 2018
267 kr
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Myth pervades heavy metal. With visual elements drawn from medieval and horror cinema, the genre's themes of chaos, dissidence and alienation transmit an image of Promethean rebellion against the conventional. In dialogue with the modern world, heavy metal draws imaginatively on myth and folklore …
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's 50-Year Quest
Music to Change the World
Häftad, 2019
267 kr
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Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, with their distinct vocal harmonies, blending of rock, jazz, folk, and blues, and political and social activism, have remained one of the most enduring musical acts of the 1960s. This book examines their songs and themes, which continue to resonate with contemporary …
Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s
150+ Profiles
Häftad, 2022
384 kr
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The 1970s saw a wave of singer-songwriters flood the airwaves and concert halls across the United States. This book organizes the stories of approximately 150 artists whose songs created the soundtrack to people's lives during the decade that forever shaped musical composition. Some well-known, …
Mark Twain's Audience
A Critical Analysis of Reader Responses to the Writings of Mark Twain
Häftad, 2016
818 kr
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Mark Twain has been one of the most popular American writers since 1868. This book shifts the focus of Twain studies from the writer to the reader. This study of Twain’s readership and lecture audiences makes use of statistics, literary biography, twentieth-century newspapers, memoirs, diaries, …
Rock Music Imagination
Häftad, 2022
529 kr
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The Rock Music Imagination is an exploration of rock artists in their social and artistic contexts, particularly between 1964 and 1980, and of rock music in relation to literature, that is, creative expression, fantastic imagination, and contemporary fiction about rock. Robert McParland analyzes …
From Native Son to King's Men
The Literary Landscape of 1940s America
Inbunden, 2017
672 kr
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On the heels of the Great Depression and staring into the abyss of a global war, American writers took fiction and literature in a new direction that addressed the chaos that the nation—and the world—was facing. These authors spoke to the human condition in traumatic times, and their works …
From Native Son to King's Men
The Literary Landscape of 1940s America
E-bok, 2017
719 kr
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On the heels of the Great Depression and staring into the abyss of a global war, American writers took fiction and literature in a new direction that addressed the chaos that the nation—and the world—was facing. These authors spoke to the human condition in traumatic times, and their works …
Bestseller
A Century of America's Favorite Books
Inbunden, 2018
575 kr
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Whether curled up on a sofa with a good mystery, lounging by the pool with a steamy romance, or brooding over a classic novel, Americans love to read. Despite the distractions of modern living, nothing quite satisfies many individuals more than a really good book. And regardless of how one accesses …
People We Meet in Stories
Literary Characters That Defined the 1950s
Inbunden, 2020
575 kr
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Novels bring us into fictional worlds where we encounter the lives, struggles, and dreams of characters who speak to the underlying pulse of society and social change. In this book, post–World War II America comes alive again as literary critic Robert McParland tilts the rearview mirror to see the …
People We Meet in Stories
Literary Characters That Defined the 1950s
E-bok, 2020
628 kr
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Novels bring us into fictional worlds where we encounter the lives, struggles, and dreams of characters who speak to the underlying pulse of society and social change. In this book, post–World War II America comes alive again as literary critic Robert McParland tilts the rearview mirror to see the …
Rock Music Icons
Musical and Cultural Impacts
Inbunden, 2022
1313 kr
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The music, performances, and cultural impact of some of the most enduring figures in popular music are explored in Rock Music Icons: Musical and Cultural Impacts. This collection investigates authenticity, identity, and the power of the voices and images of widely circulated and shared artists that …
Rock Music Icons
Musical and Cultural Impacts
Häftad, 2024
471 kr
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The music, performances, and cultural impact of some of the most enduring figures in popular music are explored in Rock Music Icons: Musical and Cultural Impacts. This collection investigates authenticity, identity, and the power of the voices and images of widely circulated and shared artists that …
American Melodies
Popular Music, Ecology, and the Quest for Community
Inbunden, 2026
1313 kr
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Robert McParland explores American music as a bridge between art, audiences, and the environment.American Melodies is a study of America’s varied music genres that is grounded in interviews with folk, rock, and jazz musicians, music listeners, songwriters, and organizers of music programs in local …
Cultural Memory, Consciousness, and the Modernist Novel
Inbunden, 2022
1822 kr
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Cultural Memory, Consciousness, and the Modernist Novel is a study of the novel and consciousness in James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, D. H. Lawrence, and Virginia Woolf. This volume focuses on novels of the 1920s and engages in a study of Joyce’s epiphany and language play, Yeats’s esoteric …
Cultural Memory, Consciousness, and The Modernist Novel
E-bok, 2022
1954 kr
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Cultural Memory, Consciousness, and the Modernist Novel is a study of the novel and consciousness in James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, D. H. Lawrence, and Virginia Woolf. This volume focuses on novels of the 1920s and engages in a study of Joyce’s epiphany and language play, Yeats’s esoteric …
American Melodies
Popular Music, Ecology, and the Quest for Community
E-bok, 2026
1445 kr
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Robert McParland explores American music as a bridge between art, audiences, and the environment.American Melodies is a study of America's varied music genres that is grounded in interviews with folk, rock, and jazz musicians, music listeners, songwriters, and organizers of music programs in local …
Last Alchemist
E-bok, 2023
200 kr
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The Last Alchemist What if an aging Nazi scientist hid away on an American farm, pretending that he was dead because he knew too much? This thriller, grounded in historical research, reveals the frightening prospect of "Hitler''s children." Jake Kincaid''s chance encounter with an elderly …
