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Images of Utopia in the Advertising Page

By: Luigi Manca,Alessandra Manca

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Images of Utopia in the Advertising Page

By: Luigi Manca,Alessandra Manca

In this book, Luigi Manca and Alessandra Manca examine the use of utopian imagery in magazine advertisements from the 1970s through the early 2020s. Positing that these advertisements reflect the public’s unbridled desires, rather than reality itself, the authors argue that these idealistic reflections can lead the public to be unable or unwilling to recognize real threats to democracy, social justice, and the environment. They extend this analysis to argue that political moderates have long underestimated the ability of mass media and charismatic, radical politicians to tap into the utopian dreams of millions of disillusioned—and predominantly white—Americans to leverage these dreams in order to further their own political agendas. Ultimately, this cumulative study spanning decades of advertisement history portrays a consumer utopia shaped almost exclusively by unrestrained consumer desire.

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119

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Lexington Books

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1666959154

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9781666959154

Nostalgia for the Future

Luigi Nono's Selected Writings and Interviews

By: Luigi Nono

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Nostalgia for the Future

Luigi Nono's Selected Writings and Interviews

By: Luigi Nono

Nostalgia for the Future is the first collection in English of the writings and interviews of Luigi Nono (1924–1990). One of the most prominent figures in the development of new music after World War II, he is renowned for both his compositions and his utopian views. His many essays and lectures reveal an artist at the center of the analytical, theoretical, critical, and political debates of the time. This selection of Nono’s most significant essays, articles, and interviews covers his entire career (1948–1989), faithfully mirroring the interests, orientations, continuities, and fractures of a complex and unique personality. His writings illuminate his intensive involvements with theatre, painting, literature, politics, science, and even mysticism. Nono’s words make vividly evident his restless quest for the transformative possibilities of a radical musical experience, one that is at the same time profoundly engaged with its performers and spaces, its audiences, and its human and social motivations and ramifications.

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502

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University of California Press

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0520291204

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9780520291201

The Temple of Peace in Rome

By: Pier Luigi Tucci

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The Temple of Peace in Rome

By: Pier Luigi Tucci

In this magisterial two-volume book, Pier Luigi Tucci offers a comprehensive examination of one of the key complexes of Ancient Rome, the Temple of Peace. Based on archival research and an architectural survey, his research sheds new light on the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque transformations of the basilica, and the later restorations of the complex. Volume 1 focuses on the foundation of the complex under Vespasian until its restoration under Septimius Severus and challenges the accepted views about the ancient building. Volume 2 begins with the remodelling of the library hall and the construction of the rotunda complex, and examines the dedication of the Christian Basilica of SS Cosmas and Damian. Of interest to scholars in a range of topics, The Temple of Peace in Rome crosses the boundaries between classics, archaeology, history of architecture, and art history, through Late Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the early modern period.

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1142

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Cambridge University Press

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1108548814

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9781108548816

Teachers, Students, and Schools of Greek in the Renaissance

By: Federica Ciccolella,Luigi Silvano

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Teachers, Students, and Schools of Greek in the Renaissance

By: Federica Ciccolella,Luigi Silvano

The beginning of the Greek revival in the West is generally attributed to the teaching of the Byzantine scholar Manuel Chrysoloras in Florence between 1397 and 1400. Causes, aspects, and consequences of this important cultural phenomenon still need to be analyzed in depth. The essays collected in this volume examine the development of the study of Greek from the fifteenth to the early sixteenth century, reconstructing its spread and impact on early modern literatures, philosophy, and visual arts. An analysis of the methods and tools used to teach and learn Greek sheds light on the complex cultural relationships between Byzantium and the West and enlarges the traditional picture of the Greek revival in early modern Europe. Contributors are: Lilia Campana, Federica Ciccolella, Mariarosa Cortesi, Francesco G. Giannachi, Fevronia Nousia, Kalle Lundahl, Erika Nuti, Denis Robichaud, Antonio Rollo, Luigi Silvano, David Speranzi, and Paola Tomé.

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487

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BRILL

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9004338047

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9789004338043

The Metropolitan Opera Presents: Puccini's Tosca

The Complete Libretto

By: Luigi Illica,Giuseppe Giacosa

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The Metropolitan Opera Presents: Puccini's Tosca

The Complete Libretto

By: Luigi Illica,Giuseppe Giacosa

(Amadeus). An idealistic artist, a celebrated opera singer, and a corrupt police chief engage in a fierce battle of wills in this tempestuous tale of passion, intrigue, cruelty, and deception. Puccini's great melodrama may be set in 1800, amid the Napoleonic wars, but the conflicts between love and loyalty, the state and the individual, and hypocrisy and principle are anything but dated. Floria Tosca, the beautiful, glamorous singer who has all of Rome at her feet, is one of the iconic soprano roles in the Italian repertoire. She's caught between two men: her lover, the handsome painter Cavaradossi, who defies the law to hide a rebel friend; and the villainous Baron Scarpia, Rome's all-powerful chief of police, who will stop at nothing to crush the rebels and conquer Tosca for himself. This gripping story of torture, attempted rape, murder, suicide, and general mayhem is as thrilling and dramatic as anything seen on the operatic stage.

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152

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1574674501

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9781574674507

Governance and Performance of Water Utility Firms

By: Stefano Pozzoli,Loris Landriani,Luigi Lepore,Rossella Romano

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Governance and Performance of Water Utility Firms

By: Stefano Pozzoli,Loris Landriani,Luigi Lepore,Rossella Romano

In Italy, the debate about the reform process, that has involved the water sector for several years, cannot be considered concluded. It seems exclusively ideological and often it does not consider the business administration perspective, which certainly could make a contribution to the solution of different problems. Politicians and researchers, for example, show very little interest for the economic and financial performance of water utility firms, focusing almost exclusively on the different ways for providing the services or on the ownership structure. This work analyzes the variables characterizing the outsourcing process in the water sector. It also explores the connection of such variables with the performance of companies and local government authorities involved in the delivery process. Subsequently, the work explains the results of an exploratory analysis of different cases in the international context, making also a comparison about the performance. Lastly, the work verifies the existence of some best practices and evaluates the adaptability of these best practices in the Italian context.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3319026453

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9783319026459

Eleven Short Stories

A Dual-Language Book

By: Luigi Pirandello

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Eleven Short Stories

A Dual-Language Book

By: Luigi Pirandello

DIVMasterly stories include "Little Hut," "With Other Eyes," "A Voice," "Citrons from Sicily," "A Character’s Tragedy," six more. English translations. /div

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Courier Corporation

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0486120333

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9780486120331

Tosca

By: Giacomo Puccini,Giuseppe Giacosa,Luigi Illica

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Tosca

By: Giacomo Puccini,Giuseppe Giacosa,Luigi Illica

Tosca è un'opera lirica in tre atti di Giacomo Puccini, su libretto di Giuseppe Giacosa e Luigi Illica, una breve storia d'amore e di morte. Nella Roma del 1800 dopo il fallimento della Repubblica Romana, quando lo Stato Pontificio sta catturando i rappresentanti ed i sostenitori della Repubblica, le vite del pittore Mario Cavaradossi e della sua amante Tosca, incrociano Cesare Angelotti, patriota fuggito dalle carceri del Papa. Sulle tracce del fuggiasco c'è il capo della polizia pontificia, barone Scampia che, innamorato di Tosca, approfitta della situazione per conquistare la donna. L'opera drammatica finisce come deve finire una tragedia: muore il fuggiasco, muore il cattivo Scampia per mano di Tosca, muore il pittore ed infine muore Tosca suicida (Aonia edizioni).

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102

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Lulu.com

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1291542744

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9781291542745

Book's by Luigi Manca

Images of Utopia in the Advertising Page

Images of Utopia in the Advertising Page

Nostalgia for the Future

Nostalgia for the Future

The Temple of Peace in Rome

The Temple of Peace in Rome

Teachers, Students, and Schools of Greek in the Renaissance

Teachers, Students, and Schools of Greek in the Renaissance

The Metropolitan Opera Presents: Puccini's Tosca

The Metropolitan Opera Presents: Puccini's Tosca

Governance and Performance of Water Utility Firms

Governance and Performance of Water Utility Firms

Eleven Short Stories

Eleven Short Stories

Tosca

Tosca

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