How does Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality relate to the sexual conventions and language of his times? Wells draws on historical and anecdotal sources to present an account of sexual behavior in Shakespeare's time, particularly in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. He expl…
How does Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality relate to the sexual conventions and language of his times? Wells draws on historical and anecdotal sources to present an account of sexual behavior in Shakespeare's time, particularly in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. He expl…
"The first generation of Russian modernists experienced a profound sense of anxiety resulting from the belief that they were living in an age of decline. The premised it on a decadent view of history according to which every culture passes through the stages of growth, stagnatio…
The aim of this book is to re-evaluate the status and usage of the photographic image in historical Surrealism, seeking to locate the use of photography by Surrealists within the cultural discourses of that historical moment.
This clear and challenging re-evaluation of the status and usage of photographic images in historical surrealism puts surrealism's fundamental issues back into the framework of its historical purpose and function. David Bate asks what a surrealist photograph actually is. He disc…
Georg wächst in einer der schönsten Wohngegenden Prags in einem summenden Frauenhaushalt auf. Leider zur Zeit des politischen Terrors, der überirdischen Atomtest und später des brutal unterdrückten Reformversuchs von '68. Umstellt von seinen vielen Tanten mit Kriegstraumata, dem…
Audio disc contains: musical recordings that exemplify some of the music-making carried out by courtesans discussed in the book.