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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Written in plain English, The Literature Book cuts through the literary jargon and is packed with witty illustrations and clear graphics, making it the perfect primer to world literature, from ancient epics such as the Iliad and Mahabharata to contemporary works by Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood." --
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This encyclopedic history of pop music begins with Bill Haley & the Comet's 1954 hit, "Rock Around the Clock" and continues up through Beyoncé's first huge hit in 2003, "Crazy in Love," touching on all the groups and genres in between.
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Limited Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
ArtQuake' tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that shook the world, telling the fascinating stories behind their creation, reception and legacy. Causing fascination and intrigue in some, repulse and scorn in others, these cutting-edge totems celebrated novelty and innovation and defined twentieth-century art. From Gustave Courbet's The Bathers (1853) to Marcel Duchamp's Fountain (1917); Yves Klein's Anthropology Performance (1960) to Judy Chicago's...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The History of Sketch Comedy will appeal to all kinds of comedy fans as well as fans of Keegan-Michael Key. With epic personal tangents and hilarious asides, their story takes you on an illuminating look at all facets of comedy from the stock characters of commedia del arte in the 16th century, to the rise of vaudeville and burlesque, the golden age of television comedy, the influence of the most well-known comedy schools, and ascension of comedy...
33) Music is history
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bestselling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and his deep curiosity about history to examine America over the past fifty years. Choosing one essential track from each year, Questlove unpacks each song's significance, revealing the pivotal role that American music plays around issues of race, gender, politics, and identity. Whether he is exploring how Black identity reshaped...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on new interviews with surviving members and people in their inner circle--along with the group's extensive archives and his own research from years of covering the group--David Browne, longtime music journalist and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, does more than merely delve into the Dead's saga. By way of an altogether unique structure--each chapter centered around a significant or pivotal day in their story--he lends this ... musical...
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Focusing on twelve American writers--including Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, and Hart Crane--a renowned American literary critic discusses the greatest authors of American literature whose works make up what he calls the American sublime.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on well known examples both past and present, the author examines the history of fairy tales, discussing their origins and variations, their meanings and cultural influences and how they combine equal parts of fantasy, folklore and myth.
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