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Hear the name "Igor Stravinsky" and the first thing that comes to mind is a composer of ponderous, "serious" music. But did you know that Stravinsky lived much of his life in Hollywood? That he collaborated on musical projects with Pablo Picasso and George Balanchine? That his work subtly espoused deeply held political views and reflected key literary influences? That he was not only interested in the modern communication technologies of his time--sound...

Discusses the novels of Ken Kesey, Stanley Elkin, John Barth, Joseph Heller, Thomas Pynchon, John Hawkes, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., and Peter S. Beagle.

As 'the English Athens', Oxford has long been seen as central to England's intellectual life. For over six centuries the city has been lauded, slighted, and cited in the pages of English literature. While it has been hailed as the embodiment of excellence, beauty, and truth on the one hand, it has also been attacked for its elitism, insularity, and traditionalism on the other. Oxford in English Literature provides for the first time an overview of...

A critical analysis of Poe's stories, poetry, and criticism, probing the psychological and philosophical aspects of the complex nineteenth-century writer's work.

Collection of essays about Nathaniel Hawthorne written between 1842 and 1984.

Life, art and inspirations of Salvador Dalí.

"An annual survey of Shakespearian study and production."

Faith Ringgold has produced an amazingly diverse body of work, from oils to collages, thangkas to masks, posters to children's books. She is most famous for her quilts, which combine painting, fabric, and narrative text. This monograph provides an introduction to Ringgold's life and work.

Other crime writers may come and go, but Agatha Christie maintains her enduring appeal, and for her millions of fans, this book is the next best thing to a new Christie novel. The authors, avid fans themselves, have assembled a mouth-watering feast of period memorabilia the jackets and bindings of first editions from both sides of the Atlantic, stills from the television dramas, photographs of the places and buildings that Christie used as settings...