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Staging Spectatorship in the Plays of Philip Massinger

By: Professor Joanne Rochester

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Staging Spectatorship in the Plays of Philip Massinger

By: Professor Joanne Rochester

The playwrights composing for the London stage between 1580 and 1642 repeatedly staged plays-within and other metatheatrical inserts. Such works present fictionalized spectators as well as performers, providing images of the audience-stage interaction within the theatre. They are as much enactments of the interpretive work of a spectator as of acting, and as such they are a potential source of information about early modern conceptions of audiences, spectatorship and perception. This study examines on-stage spectatorship in three plays by Philip Massinger, head playwright for the King's Men from 1625 to 1640. Each play presents a different form of metatheatrical inset, from the plays-within of The Roman Actor (1626), to the masques-within of The City Madam (1632) to the titular miniature portrait of The Picture (1629), moving thematically from spectator interpretations of dramatic performance, the visual spectacle of the masque to staged 'readings' of static visual art. All three forms present a dramatization of the process of examination, and allow an analysis of Massinger's assumptions about interpretation, perception and spectator response.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409475824

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The Handbook of Golf History

By: Dr. Douglas Lonnstrom, Professor of Statistics, Siena College,Sara Riso, Summer Scholar, Sienna College

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The Handbook of Golf History

By: Dr. Douglas Lonnstrom, Professor of Statistics, Siena College,Sara Riso, Summer Scholar, Sienna College

The Handbook of Golf History By: Dr. Douglas Lonnstrom, Professor of Statistics, Siena College and Sara Riso, Summer Scholar, Sienna College The game of Golf evolved from various forms of stick and ball games over a long period of time. While it is difficult to determine the exact origin of golf, this HANDBOOK was written to be an informative guide tracing the history of Golf back to the 1400s. Topics covered are terms, balls, clubs, majors, women’s Golf, PGA and LPGA results by year from the beginning. There is a trivia quiz to test your knowledge. Until you read this book you will never know how little you knew about the game.

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269

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480960284

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9781480960282

Caribbean Women Writers and Globalization

Fictions of Independence

By: Professor Helen C Scott

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Caribbean Women Writers and Globalization

Fictions of Independence

By: Professor Helen C Scott

Caribbean Women Writers and Globalization offers a fresh reading of contemporary literature by Caribbean women in the context of global and local economic forces, providing a valuable corrective to much Caribbean feminist literary criticism. Departing from the trend towards thematic diasporic studies, Helen Scott considers each text in light of its national historical and cultural origins while also acknowledging regional and international patterns. Though the work of Caribbean women writers is apparently less political than the male-dominated literature of national liberation, Scott argues that these women nonetheless express the sociopolitical realities of the postindependent Caribbean, providing insight into the dynamics of imperialism that survive the demise of formal colonialism. In addition, she identifies the specific aesthetic qualities that reach beyond the confines of geography and history in the work of such writers as Oonya Kempadoo, Jamaica Kincaid, Edwidge Danticat, Pauline Melville, and Janice Shinebourne. Throughout, Scott's persuasive and accessible study sustains the dialectical principle that art is inseparable from social forces and yet always strains against the limits they impose. Her book will be an indispensable resource for literature and women's studies scholars, as well as for those interested in postcolonial, cultural, and globalization studies.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409489612

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Lady in the Dark : Biography of a Musical

Biography of a Musical

By: bruce d. mcclung Associate Professor of Musicology University of Cincinnati

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Lady in the Dark : Biography of a Musical

Biography of a Musical

By: bruce d. mcclung Associate Professor of Musicology University of Cincinnati

When Lady in the Dark opened on January 23, 1941, its many firsts immediately distinguished it as a new and unusual work. The curious directive to playwright Moss Hart to complete a play about psychoanalysis came from his own Freudian psychiatrist. For the first time since his brother George's death, Ira Gershwin returned to writing lyrics for the theater. And for emigre composer Kurt Weill, it was a crack at an opulent first-class production. Together Hart, Gershwin, and Weill (with a little help from the psychiatrist) produced one of the most innovative works in Broadway history. Though Lady in the Dark was a smash-hit, it has never enjoyed a Broadway revival, and a certain mystique has grown up around its legendary original production. In this ground-breaking biography, bruce mcclung pieces together the musical's life story from sketches and drafts, production scripts, correspondence, photographs, costume and set designs, and thousands of clippings from the star's personal scrapbooks. He has interviewed eleven members of the original company to provide a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the backstage story.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195353099

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The African-American Odyssey Media Research Update

By: Board of Trustees Professor of African American Studies and Professor of History Darlene Clark Hine,Darlene Clark Hine,William C. Hine,Stanley Harrold

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The African-American Odyssey Media Research Update

By: Board of Trustees Professor of African American Studies and Professor of History Darlene Clark Hine,Darlene Clark Hine,William C. Hine,Stanley Harrold

For one/two-semester, undergraduate courses in African-American History, African-American Studies, and United States History. The Media and Research update edition includes a new CD-ROM-bound into every book-- that includes over 150 primary source documents in African American history each accompanied by essay questions. In addition, the CD ROM also contains media-rich activities that explore key episodes and developments. Finally, free access to Research Navigator is included in the Evaluating Online resources booklet that is packaged with all new copies of the text. With it students can access this powerful research tool with one site. Written by leading scholars, The African-American Odyssey is a clear and comprehensive narrative of African-American history, from its African roots to the 21st century. This text places African-American history at the center, and in the context, of American History.

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Prentice Hall

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0131899317

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9780131899315

Book's by Professor Joanne Rochester

Staging Spectatorship in the Plays of Philip Massinger

Staging Spectatorship in the Plays of Philip Massinger

The Handbook of Golf History

The Handbook of Golf History

Caribbean Women Writers and Globalization

Caribbean Women Writers and Globalization

Lady in the Dark : Biography of a Musical

Lady in the Dark : Biography of a Musical

The African-American Odyssey Media Research Update

The African-American Odyssey Media Research Update

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