Modernism's Metronome: Meter and Twentieth-Century Poetics, Paperback - Ben Glaser

In the twentieth century, meter became an object of disdain, reimagined as an automated metronome to be transcended by new rhythmic practices of fr...

Reducere. DescriptionRhythm constitutes an untapped resource for understanding poetry, making legible a range of ways poetry affects us that cannot be parsed...

This collection categorizes aesthetic avant-garde art as art that seeks to politically transform society and argues that such art is essential for ...

This collection categorizes aesthetic avant-garde art as art that seeks to politically transform society and argues that such art is essential for ...

Description Throughout Germany's tumultuous twentieth century, photography was an indispensable form of documentation. Whether acting as artists, w...

The "century of trauma" produced writing at once saturated in political violence and complicated by the ethics of aesthetic representation. Stretch...

In this study, Diane Purkiss investigates the diverse interpretations and meanings attributed to the figure of the witch. The areas she considers i...

Reducere. There emerged in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries a new Jewish elite, notes Moshe Idel, no longer made up of prophets, priests, kings, or rab...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Ginger NolanIllustration(s): 74 B-W IllustrationsNumber of pages: 328Publication date: 2021Dimen...

Secularism can be stifling for religious actors seeking a voice in public life. But it can also be empowering. Sarah Shortall tells the story of Fr...

Reducere. Containing just the twentieth-century chapters from Howard Zinn's bestselling A People's History of the United States, this revised and updated edi...

This widely acclaimed book, first published in 1974, was a classic from its first day in print. Written in a direct, inviting way by Harry Braverma...

It was an energetic 'No' to provincialism, and a vigorous 'Yes' to nationalism as an enabler of poetry. This work is a Douglas Dunn's anthology of ...

Premii in 2009Oscar pentru: Cea mai buna realizare cinematografica, Cea mai buna scenografie Cele mai bune efecte vizuale. Globul de Aur pentru: Ce...

Reducere. DescriptionEqual under the Sky is the first historical study of Georgia O'Keeffe's complex involvement with, and influence on, US feminism from the...

"[This book] charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonizat...

DescriptionDiscover 100 of the most beautiful English gardens and landscapes designed since 1914, courtesy of the Twentieth Century Society. See ho...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 234 x 157 x 30Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): ...

Reducere. Cu putina vreme inainte de izbucnirea celui de-al doilea Razboi Mondial, tanara si frumoasa aristocrata britanica Sarah Ashley mosteneste o vasta p...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

English radicalism has been a persistent and important, though minority, strand in English political culture since at least the English Civil War. ...

A new edition of this seminal survey on the history of graphic design in the twentieth century.Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Richard Hol...

A phenomenal bestseller in France, Metronome presents a fascinating history of Paris through the lens of the city's iconic Metro systemDid you know...

Reducere. Filmul, pornit de la un fapt real care a starnit un adevarat cutremur in lumea finantelor, este un pamflet dspre imoralitate si o critica acida la ...

The twentieth century was one of the most significant period ever witnessed in philosophy. This title presents a picture of the period: major theme...

War and Revolution identifies and takes to task a reactionary trend among contemporary historians, one that's grown increasingly apparent in recent...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Andreas (Leuphana Universitat Luneburg) BroeckmannIllustration(s): 74 b&w illus., 16 color plates; 90 Illustrati...

Delivered in Stockholm on 7 December 2017, My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs is the lecture of the Nobel Laureate in Liter...

Collins Key Stage 3 History is an exciting, accessible new series focussed on ensuring that all pupils make clear, measurable progression at Key St...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

An eventful hundred years for art, politics and conflict condensed into fifty graphic snapshots for quick understanding of the period's evolution a...

This text examines the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped 20th-century South Africa. The book draws on the rich and lively t...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 240 x 36Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Associate Pr...

Reducere. Nik Vanelli drives a delivery truck by day and is the front man of a popular local band, Lapis Lazuli, on the weekends. But he never expected to ha...

Reducere. Cambridge IGCSE Twentieth Century History covers the Cambridge IGCSE History syllabus and relates to the Twentieth Century core content. The theme ...

Sarbatoriti aniversarea a 50 de ani a celui mai iubit film de familie din toate timpurile! Comoara cinematografica produsa de Rodgers&Hammerstein s...

Reducere. Un program destinat sa previna crima inainte ca aceasta sa se fi savarsit si cei vinovati de ganduri criminale sa fie arestati este folosit de poli...

A landmark new account of the twentieth century from one of Europe's most outstanding thinkers.

The 20 th Century brought revolutionary changes to our world and our lives: the human population of the world tripled, space travel became reality,...

Paperback edition of Judt's final book, which was written up by Snyder from conversations he had with the great historian as he suffered from a fat...

Reducere. DescriptionBetween 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time--enormous engines that powered a colossal industr...

Based on twelve case studies (Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Comoros), this book ...

Reducere. A rousing history of Ireland in its most tumultous century by one of the most well-known and beloved Irish writers of our time. Tim Pat Coogan's Ir...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Gavin (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) RaeNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: ...

This book examines the thinking of early twentieth-century US foreign policy makers and their advisors, including business leaders and economists -...

The emergence of photography and film in the twentieth century helped to establish a dominant culture of images. This extended treatment of the poe...

Inca de la primul Die Hard, in 1988, John McLane (Willis) s-a aflat in locul nepotrivit la timpul nepotrivit, cu abilitatile si atitudinea ce l-au ...

Reducere. Sandra Bullock, castigatoare a premiului Oscar, si Melissa McCarthy, nominalizata la premiul Oscar, sunt un duo- dinamita in aceasta comedie spumoa...

The celebrated music writer looks back on how great British music has often had a connection with the landscape. Takes in the work of musicians div...