Author: Margot Elsbeth Fassler
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521382915
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This is the first study of how a particular genre of liturgical texts and music, the Victorine sequences, were first written in great numbers during the twelfth-century.
Gothic Song
Author: Margot Elsbeth Fassler
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521382915
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This is the first study of how a particular genre of liturgical texts and music, the Victorine sequences, were first written in great numbers during the twelfth-century.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521382915
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This is the first study of how a particular genre of liturgical texts and music, the Victorine sequences, were first written in great numbers during the twelfth-century.
The Encyclopedia of the Gothic
Author: David Punter
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119210461
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE GOTHIC “Well written and interesting [it is] a testament to the breadth and depth of knowledge about its central subject among the more than 130 contributing writers, and also among the three editors, each of whom is a significant figure in the field of gothic studies ... A reference work that’s firmly rooted in and actively devoted to expressing the current state of academic scholarship about its area.” New York Journal of Books “A substantial achievement.” Reference Reviews Comprehensive and wide-ranging, The Encyclopedia of the Gothic brings together over 200 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars writing on all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with challenging insights into the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. The A-Z entries provide comprehensive coverage of relevant authors, national traditions, critical developments, and notable texts that continue to define, shape, and inform the genre. The volume’s approach is truly interdisciplinary, with essays by specialist international contributors whose expertise extends beyond Gothic literature to film, music, drama, art, and architecture. From Angels and American Gothic to Wilde and Witchcraft, The Encyclopedia of the Gothic is the definitive reference guide to all aspects of this strange and wondrous genre. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature is a comprehensive, scholarly, authoritative, and critical overview of literature and theory comprising individual titles covering key literary genres, periods, and sub-disciplines. Available both in print and online, this groundbreaking resource provides students, teachers, and researchers with cutting-edge scholarship in literature and literary studies.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119210461
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE GOTHIC “Well written and interesting [it is] a testament to the breadth and depth of knowledge about its central subject among the more than 130 contributing writers, and also among the three editors, each of whom is a significant figure in the field of gothic studies ... A reference work that’s firmly rooted in and actively devoted to expressing the current state of academic scholarship about its area.” New York Journal of Books “A substantial achievement.” Reference Reviews Comprehensive and wide-ranging, The Encyclopedia of the Gothic brings together over 200 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars writing on all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with challenging insights into the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. The A-Z entries provide comprehensive coverage of relevant authors, national traditions, critical developments, and notable texts that continue to define, shape, and inform the genre. The volume’s approach is truly interdisciplinary, with essays by specialist international contributors whose expertise extends beyond Gothic literature to film, music, drama, art, and architecture. From Angels and American Gothic to Wilde and Witchcraft, The Encyclopedia of the Gothic is the definitive reference guide to all aspects of this strange and wondrous genre. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature is a comprehensive, scholarly, authoritative, and critical overview of literature and theory comprising individual titles covering key literary genres, periods, and sub-disciplines. Available both in print and online, this groundbreaking resource provides students, teachers, and researchers with cutting-edge scholarship in literature and literary studies.
Contributions Toward a History of Arabico-Gothic Culture
Author: Leo Wiener
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabic philology
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabic philology
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
The Goths
Author: Arthur A. Jones; Robin Wiseman
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440138028
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
March and live with the Gothic tribes as they soar across Europe and struggle against their enemies. Join them in their battles, their joys and sorrows, the horrific wars against the Roman Empire and their search for a permanent homeland. These are stories told by the Goths themselves, each in his or her own words, placing you in their midst as a first-hand observer of one of the most violent epochs of change in European history.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440138028
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
March and live with the Gothic tribes as they soar across Europe and struggle against their enemies. Join them in their battles, their joys and sorrows, the horrific wars against the Roman Empire and their search for a permanent homeland. These are stories told by the Goths themselves, each in his or her own words, placing you in their midst as a first-hand observer of one of the most violent epochs of change in European history.
Old-Time Fairy Tales
Author: Dalmatian Press
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781577594222
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781577594222
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The Evolution of Goth Culture
Author: Karl Spracklen
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1787146774
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In this book, Spracklen and Spracklen use the idea of collective memory to explore the controversies and boundary-making surrounding the genesis and progression of the modern gothic alternative culture. They suggest that the only way for goth culture to survive is if it becomes transgressive and radical again.
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1787146774
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In this book, Spracklen and Spracklen use the idea of collective memory to explore the controversies and boundary-making surrounding the genesis and progression of the modern gothic alternative culture. They suggest that the only way for goth culture to survive is if it becomes transgressive and radical again.
Gothic Music
Author: Isabella Van Elferen
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 0708325181
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Gothic Music - The Sounds of the Uncanny traces sonic Gothic through history and genres from the eighteenth-century ghost story through the spooky soundtracks of cinema, television and video games to the dark music of the Goth subculture.
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 0708325181
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Gothic Music - The Sounds of the Uncanny traces sonic Gothic through history and genres from the eighteenth-century ghost story through the spooky soundtracks of cinema, television and video games to the dark music of the Goth subculture.
The Gothic in Contemporary Literature and Popular Culture
Author: Justin Edwards
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136337881
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
This interdisciplinary collection brings together world leaders in Gothic Studies, offering dynamic new readings on popular Gothic cultural productions from the last decade. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: contemporary High Street Goth/ic fashion, Gothic performance and art festivals, Gothic popular fiction from Twilight to Shadow of the Wind, Goth/ic popular music, Goth/ic on TV and film, new trends like Steampunk, well-known icons Batman and Lady Gaga, and theorizations of popular Gothic monsters (from zombies and vampires to werewolves and ghosts) in an age of terror/ism.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136337881
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
This interdisciplinary collection brings together world leaders in Gothic Studies, offering dynamic new readings on popular Gothic cultural productions from the last decade. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: contemporary High Street Goth/ic fashion, Gothic performance and art festivals, Gothic popular fiction from Twilight to Shadow of the Wind, Goth/ic popular music, Goth/ic on TV and film, new trends like Steampunk, well-known icons Batman and Lady Gaga, and theorizations of popular Gothic monsters (from zombies and vampires to werewolves and ghosts) in an age of terror/ism.
Gothic Romanticism
Author: T. Duggett
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230109039
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Gothic Romanticism, winner of the 2010 MLA Prize for Independent Scholars, is a study of the relationship between British Romanticism and the Gothic Revival. Reading a wide range of canonical and raretexts, and spanning the Romantic discourses of architecture, politics, and literary form, the book recovers the collaborative project of Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southeyfor a purified 'Gothic' poetry and a 'second Gothic' culture.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230109039
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Gothic Romanticism, winner of the 2010 MLA Prize for Independent Scholars, is a study of the relationship between British Romanticism and the Gothic Revival. Reading a wide range of canonical and raretexts, and spanning the Romantic discourses of architecture, politics, and literary form, the book recovers the collaborative project of Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southeyfor a purified 'Gothic' poetry and a 'second Gothic' culture.
Reading Country Music
Author: Cecelia Tichi
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822321682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
With its steel guitars, Opry stars, and honky-tonk bars, country music is an American original. Bringing together a wide range of scholars and critics from literature, communications, history, sociology, art, and music, this anthology looks at everything from the inner workings of the country music industry to the iconography of certain stars to the development of distinctive styles within the country music genre. 72 photos.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822321682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
With its steel guitars, Opry stars, and honky-tonk bars, country music is an American original. Bringing together a wide range of scholars and critics from literature, communications, history, sociology, art, and music, this anthology looks at everything from the inner workings of the country music industry to the iconography of certain stars to the development of distinctive styles within the country music genre. 72 photos.