Search results for ""Author William Grange""
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Cabaret
Book SynopsisWhere did cabaret come from? What has it got to do with pre-war Berlin, decadent society and Nazis? How does it turn into media cabaret and the sisterhood of sleaze? Is cabaret a primary vehicle for exploring the range of sexual practices and alternative sexual identities?In this new book William Grange brings into one place for the first time the range of practices now associated with the form of cabaret. Beginning with its origins in speciality German theatres and the development both of the sheet music industry and disc recordings, Grange tracks the form through into its golden age in the 1920s and beyond. The book's three sections deal first with the emergence of Berlin as the German Chicago', where cabaret flourished in the midst of post-war political turmoil. The abolition of censorship allowed nude dancing and sexually explicit songs and routines. It also saw the introduction of kick-line dancing and black performers. In the book's second and third sections Grange takes tTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Series Preface Introduction CHAPTER I : Beginnings in France Montmartre The Bohemians Rodolphe Salis Aristide Bruant Yvette Guilbert CHAPTER II: The Craze Spreads to Germany Kabarett Munich Frank Wedekind Kathi Kobus Vienna CHAPTER III: Offshoots: Prague, Kracow, Budapest, Moscow, Zurich Prague Kracow BudapestMoscow Zurich New York CHAPTER IV: The Golden Age of Cabaret Escape The Outbreak of War The New Republic The Naked Body of Cabaret Wildness and Megalomania The Follies of Foliés and Revues Retorts and Tribunals CHAPTER V: The Nazi Terror Catastrophe The National Socialist Reign of Terror Cabaret in Exile Klaus and Erika Mann CHAPTER VI: Cabaret in a Media-Driven Age Aftermath The Economic Miracle Cabaret on the Airwaves East Germany Fat and Overfed The Revolt of the ’68ers Downhill Televised Cabaret Notes Bibliography Index
£19.78
Rlpg/Galleys Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDetailed. * American Reference Books Annual, March 2009 *
£70.20
Scarecrow Press Historical Dictionary of German Literature to
Book SynopsisHistorical Dictionary of German Literature to 1945 covers a wide swath of literary analysis and achievement, from Old High German lays and ecclesiastical encomia to Middle High German epics, sagas, and love lyrics. While extensive in its chronological dimension, the Historical Dictionary of German Literature to 1945 is equally comprehensive in the geographical and genre areas it covers. The history of this period in German literature is told through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, a comprehensive bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on poetry, novels, historical narrative, philosophical musings, and drama. The exceptional writers who emerged and shaped German literature over the centuriesincluding Walther von der Vogelweide, Johann Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, Heinrich Heine, Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Mann, and many others who are well known and admired worldwideareTrade ReviewAs the title of the present work suggests, the scope here is quite vast, with coverage ranging in date from the eighth century through the end of the Second World War. A chronology of important dates in and a lengthy introductory essay on the history of German literature precede the alphabetically arranged entries. The dictionary concludes with a substantial bibliography arranged by historical period and individual author. The entries themselves introduce authors; individual literary works; literary genres (e.g., Bildungsroman, Shrovetide plays); and literary movements (e.g., Expressionism, Storm and stress)....Appropriate for academic and large public libraries. * Booklist *Although at first glance a single volume of 351 pages seems an unlikely candidate to do justice to such a vast topic as German literature to 1945, this historical dictionary provides an excellent overview of the material. Following in the footsteps of earlier works written by Grange (Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln) on German literature since 1945 and on German theater, this volume provides well-written, authoritative entries on the most important authors, works, and movements of this period. In a crowded field of general encyclopedias of German literature, one might expect it to be easily outclassed by other entrants such as Henry Garland and Mary Garland's Oxford Companion to German Literature (3rd ed., 1997) and Matthias Konzett's edited, two-volume Encyclopedia of German Literature (CH, Nov'00, 38-1280). However, Grange's work more than holds its own in the quality of its articles, though it does not have the depth of coverage of the two previous works. The articles are lively, highly original, and informative, filled with Grange's own personal opinions and likely to be of great value to students and nonspecialists. This book will be an excellent addition to any college, university, or large public library that may not need the larger, more detailed Oxford Companion and Encyclopedia. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers. * CHOICE *
£91.80
University Press of America A Primer in Theatre History
Book SynopsisA Primer in Theatre History covers productions, personalities, theories, innovations, and plays from ancient Greece to the Spanish Golden Age. Grange discusses theatre from 534 BC in Athens to 1681 AD in Madrid. The book contains highly informative chapters on theatre culture in the ancient classical world, the medieval period, the Italian Renaissance, classical Asia, German-speaking Europe, France to 1658, and England to 1642. Following a wide-ranging introduction, chapters allow the uninitiated reader straightforward access to well-researched material, often presented in a humorous and approachable fashion. Descriptions of films augment discussions of theatre, while an extended bibliography and comprehensive index assist the reader in making further inquiries. Each chapter features illustrations by Mallory Prucha, a designer and graphic illustrator who has received several awards at theatre conferences around the US. A Primer in Theatre History does not read like a scholarly tome. Its whimsical wrinkles offer readers a more contemporaneous view of theatre than is customary. It employs, for example, frequent references to movies germane to topics and time periods under discussion. Such use of film promotes familiarity among younger readers, who can then appropriate analogies to theatre performance.Table of ContentsIntroduction: History and Time Chapter 1: The Origin of Theatre in Athens Chapter 2: Rome: Republic and Empire Chapter 3: The Theatre of the Middle Ages Chapter 4: The Theatre of the Italian Renaissance Chapter 5: The Classical Theatre of Asia Chapter 6: The Theatre of France to 1658 Chapter 7: The Theatre of Spain in the Siglo de oro Chapter 8: The Theatre of Elizabethan England Chapter 9: The German Theatre to 1700 Bibliography Index
£31.50
Rowman & Littlefield Historical Dictionary of German Theater
Book SynopsisThe German-language theater is one of the most vibrant and generously endowed of any in the world. It boasts long and honored traditions that include world-renowned plays, playwrights, actors, directors, and designers, and several German theater artists have had an enormous impact on theater practice around the globe. Students continue to study German plays in dozens of languages, and every year scores of German plays are produced in a wide variety of non-German venues.This second edition of Historical Dictionary of German Theater covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on directors, designers, producers, and movements such as Regietheater, post-dramatic approaches to theater production, the freie Szene of independent, non-subsidized groups, the role of increasingly massive government subsidies, and cities whose reputations as centers of innovation and excelleTable of ContentsEditor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff Acknowledgements Reader’s Note Chronology Introduction The Dictionary Bibliography About the Author
£124.20
Scarecrow Press The A to Z of German Theater
Book SynopsisMore than mere entertainment, German theater was a crucial component of culture-often influencing society and politics in German-speaking countries-whose influence gradually reached much further with the emergence of outstanding playwrights like Goethe, Schiller, Hauptmann, and Brecht, as well as exceptional dramas such as Faust and The Threepenny Opera. The A to Z of German Theater covers the field of theater performance in the German language, concentrating on German-speaking Europe, through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant playwrights, directors, producers, designers, actors, plays, theaters, cities, dramatic genres, and movements such as the Sturm und Drang, Naturalism, and Expressionism.
£40.50
Scarecrow Press Historical Dictionary of Postwar German
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe dictionary succeeds in providing a general introduction and understanding of this particularly multifaceted period of German literature and in presenting students with an overview of important authors, defining movements, and events of the German literary scene in 1945. Recommended. * CHOICE, January 2010 *William Grange has produced another successful historical dictionary. . . . This title is very user friendly. . . . This source is highly recommended for academic libraries. * American Reference Books Annual *The strength of this work lies in its introduction of authors not included in other reference sources....Recommended for academic libraries supporting programs in German language, literature, and culture as well as libraries with collections of postwar German literature. * Booklist, December 2009 *
£101.70
Rlpg/Galleys Hitler Laughing
Book SynopsisWhen the National Socialist German Workers'' party (Nazis) assumed power they vowed to cleanse the German theater of all things un-German, which ostensibly included comedy. During the Third Reich nearly all German theaters, supported by enormous state funding, presented thousands of comedy productions. Perhaps it was a propaganda tool, however only a tiny fraction of these productions were outright propagandist efforts. French playwright and filmmaker, Marcel Pagnol described laughter as a song of triumph...[that] expresses the laugher''s sudden discovery of his own momentary superiority over the person at whom he is laughing. That explains burst of laughter in all times in all countries. Hitler and his followers gladly embraced this triumphal expression. Yet, what did this laughter mean to the Nazi agenda and in what ways did it undermine its goals? Hitler Laughing offers insight into the world of comedy during the Third Reich and its role in the Nazi cultural agenda.Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgements Part 3 Introduction: Why was this man laughing? Chapter 4 1: The Old Reliables Chapter 5 2: The New Reliables Chapter 6 3: Foreign, Yet Familiar Chapter 7 4: Transformations Chapter 8 5: Hits and Misses Chapter 9 6: Women and Comedy in the Third Reich Chapter 10 7: The German Theater and it Brown Culture Part 11 Conclusion Part 12 Select Bibliography Part 13 Index Part 14 About the Author
£37.80
Scarecrow Press The A to Z of Postwar German Literature The A to
Book SynopsisSome authors strongly criticized attempts to rebuild a German literary culture in the aftermath of World War II, while others actively committed themselves to dealing with the German past. There are writers in Austria and Switzerland that find other contradictions of contemporary life troubling, while some find them funny or even worth celebrating. German postwar literature has, in the minds of some observers, developed a kind of split personality. In view of the traumatic monstrosities of the previous century that development may seem logical to some. The A to Z of Postwar German Literature is devoted to modern literature produced in the German language, whether from Germany, Austria, Switzerland or writers using German in other countries. This volume covers an extensive period of time, beginning in 1945 at what was called zero hour for German literature and proceeds into the 21st century, concluding in 2008. This is done through a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on writers, such as Nobel Prize-winners Heinrich Böll, Günter Grass, Elias Canetti, Elfriede Jelinek, and W. G. Sebald. There are also entries on individual works, genres, movements, literary styles, and forms.
£40.50
