Load Cafe: September 2009

Sexuality and Gender in the Classical World

DOWNLOADSexuality and Gender in the Classical World: Readings and Sources (Interpreting Ancient History) by Laura K. McClure (Editor)This book explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. It provides readers with essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in the ancient world. They are accessible to general readers whilst also

Sexuality in Greek and Roman Literature and Society

DOWNLOADSexuality in Greek and Roman Literature and Society: A Sourcebook by Marguer JohnsonThis volume contains numerous original translations of ancient poetry, inscriptions, and documents, all of which illuminate the multifaceted nature of sexuality in antiquity.The detailed introduction provides full social and historical context for the sources, and guides students on how to use the material

A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy

DOWNLOADA Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy: 2 Volume Set (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy) by Robert E. Goodin, Philip Pettit, Thomas W. Pogge (Editors)Product DescriptionThis new edition of A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy has been extended significantly to include 55 chapters across two volumes written by some of today's most distinguished scholars.New

The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics

DOWNLOAD 1DOWNLOAD 2The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics by Alex Preminger, Terry V.F. Brogan, Frank J. Warnke (Editors) The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics is a comprehensive reference work dealing with all aspects of its subject: history, types, movements, prosody, and critical terminology. Prepared by recognized authorities, its articles treat their topics in

Harold Bloom - The Anxiety of Influence

DOWNLOADThe Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetryby Harold BloomHarold Bloom's The Anxiety of Influence has cast its long shadow of influence since it was first published in 1973. Through an insightful study of Romantic poets, Bloom puts forth his central vision of the relations between tradition and the individual artist. His argument that all literary texts are a strong misreading of thise

Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography

DOWNLOADEncyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography by John Hannavy Supported by an international board of advisors and contributors, editor Hannavy has produced an impressive and authoritative, albeit somewhat expensive, resource encompassing the photographers, techniques, equipment, theories, literature, exhibitions, history, and organizations involved in photography during its early

Archaeological Chemistry

DOWNLOADArchaeological Chemistryby Mark A. Pollard, Carl Heron (Authors) Mark Pollard and Carl Heron have set out to produce a text that will bring together an interdisciplinary readership in the fields of chemical conservation, restoration, archaeological excavation, historical provenancing, and chemical analysis. It is perhaps the latter area that will appeal most to chemists, but it must be

Nazi Cinema as Enchantment

DOWNLOADNazi Cinema as Enchantment: The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) by Mary-Elizabeth O'BrienReviewO'Brien carries the reader into the world of Babelsberg, the German Hollywood, where the reader sees Nazi filmmaking as a form of amusement that carries the Nazi message. CHOICE The readings are integrated within a larger,

The Opera Lover's Companion

DOWNLOADThe Opera Lover's Companion by Charles OsborneReview"'A loving and expert guide to the great operas in the repertoire, written from many years of experience. A must for all opera lovers young and old. I love it.' Dame Joan Sutherland 'An erudite, instructive and unpretentious guide.' Michael Kennedy, The Sunday Telegraph 'This book is exactly what the title claims: an opera lover's

The Media City

DOWNLOADThe Media City: Media, Architecture and Urban Spaceby Dr Scott McQuire Review'If only more new media commentators had this level of historical-critical reference, engaging, good stories, and a degree of wonder at what media and windows bring to the city, to life...' - John Hutnyk, Academic Director, Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths University of London'Just when you thought the

Walter Benjamin - The Arcades Project

DOWNLOADThe Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin"Quite simply, the Passagen-Werk is one of the twentieth century's great efforts at historical comprehension--some would say the greatest." --T. J. Clark, author of The Painting of Modern Life The Arcades Project Walter Benjamin Translated by Howard Eiland and Kevin McLaughlin "To great writers," Walter Benjamin once wrote, "finished works weigh

Faulkner and Love

DOWNLOADFaulkner and Love: The Women Who Shaped His Artby Prof. Judith L. Sensibar "We know a lot about William Faulkner''s drinking, his philandering, his struggles with race, sexuality and history. We know much less about why Faulkner was so spectacularly talented and so spectacularly troubled. Judith Sensibar''s magisterial new book tells how the fraught, obsessive relationships with the women

Ancient Greek Music - Ensemble Melpomen

DOWNLOADAncient Greek Music - Ensemble MelpomenEnsemble MelpomenConrad Steinman,aulos - directionArianna Savall,soprano - barbitosLuis Alves da Silva,altus - kymbalaMassimo Cialfi,tympanon,krotola - salpinx

Music of the Ancient Sumerians, Egyptians & Greeks (De Organographia)

DOWNLOADMusic of the Ancient Sumerians, Egyptians & Greeks (De Organographia) Music from c. 1950 B.C. to 300 A.D. (Including the world's oldest notated music) performed on voice, lyres, kithara, pandoura, double reed pipes, flutes & other ancient instruments.

The Cultures of Globalization

DOWNLOADThe Cultures of Globalization (Post-Contemporary Interventions)by Fredric Jameson, Ioan Davies, Subramani, Barbara Trent, Sherif Hetata, Joan Martinez-Alier, Noam ChomskyA pervasive force, globalization has come to represent the export and import of culture, the speed and intensity of which has increased to unprecedented levels in recent years. Here an international panel of intellectuals

Edward W. Said - presentations of the Intellectual: The 1993 Reith Lectures

DOWNLOADpresentations of the Intellectual: The 1993 Reith Lectures by Edward W. SaidCelebrated humanist, teacher, and scholar, Edward W. Said here examines the ever-changing role of the intellectual today. In these six stunning essays - delivered on the BBC as the prestigious Reith Lectures - Said addresses the ways in which the intellectual can best serve society in the light of a heavily

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