Noël Coward

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Publisher : Haus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781904341888
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (418 download)

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Book Synopsis Noël Coward by : Sheridan Morley

Download or read book Noël Coward written by Sheridan Morley and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible and affordable illustrated biography

Reading Lyrics

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Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 0375400818
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book Reading Lyrics written by Robert Gottlieb and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2000-11-21 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive anthology bringing together more than one thousand of the best American and English song lyrics of the twentieth century; an extraordinary celebration of a unique art form and an indispensable reference work and history that celebrates one of the twentieth century’s most enduring and cherished legacies. Reading Lyrics begins with the first masters of the colloquial phrase, including George M. Cohan (“Give My Regards to Broadway”), P. G. Wodehouse (“Till the Clouds Roll By”), and Irving Berlin, whose versatility and career span the period from “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” to “Annie Get Your Gun” and beyond. The Broadway musical emerges as a distinct dramatic form in the 1920s and 1930s, its evolution propelled by a trio of lyricists—Cole Porter, Ira Gershwin, and Lorenz Hart—whose explorations of the psychological and emotional nuances of falling in and out of love have lost none of their wit and sophistication. Their songs, including “Night and Day,” “The Man I Love,” and “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,” have become standards performed and recorded by generation after generation of singers. The lure of Broadway and Hollywood and the performing genius of such artists as Al Jolson, Fred Astaire, Ethel Waters, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and Ethel Merman inspired a remarkable array of talented writers, including Dorothy Fields (“A Fine Romance,” “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love”), Frank Loesser (“Guys and Dolls”), Oscar Hammerstein II (from the groundbreaking “Show Boat” of 1927 through his extraordinary collaboration with Richard Rodgers), Johnny Mercer, Yip Harburg, Andy Razaf, Noël Coward, and Stephen Sondheim. Reading Lyrics also celebrates the work of dozens of superb craftsmen whose songs remain known, but who today are themselves less known—writers like Haven Gillespie (whose “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” may be the most widely recorded song of its era); Herman Hupfeld (not only the composer/lyricist of “As Time Goes By” but also of “Are You Makin’ Any Money?” and “When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba”); the great light versifier Ogden Nash (“Speak Low,” “I’m a Stranger Here Myself,” and, yes, “The Sea-Gull and the Ea-Gull”); Don Raye (“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Mister Five by Five,” and, of course, “Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet”); Bobby Troup (“Route 66”); Billy Strayhorn (not only for the omnipresent “Lush Life” but for “Something to Live For” and “A Lonely Coed”); Peggy Lee (not only a superb singer but also an original and appealing lyricist); and the unique Dave Frishberg (“I’m Hip,” “Peel Me a Grape,” “Van Lingo Mungo”). The lyricists are presented chronologically, each introduced by a succinct biography and the incisive commentary of Robert Gottlieb and Robert Kimball.

The Long Aftermath

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Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1782381546
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book The Long Aftermath written by Manuel Bragança and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its totality, the “Long Second World War”—extending from the beginning of the Spanish Civil War to the end of hostilities in 1945—has exerted enormous influence over European culture. Bringing together leading historians, sociologists, and literary and film scholars, this broadly interdisciplinary volume investigates Europeans’ individual and collective memories and the ways in which they have shaped the continent’s cultural heritage. Focusing on the major combatant nations—Spain, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, and Russia—it offers thoroughly contextualized explorations of novels, memoirs, films, and a host of other cultural forms to illuminate European public memory.

Poetry of the Second World War

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191045292
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Poetry of the Second World War written by Tim Kendall and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-10-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War is now recognized as a watershed for British poetry. The changes that arose were masked for some time by the enormous power and shock of the conflict itself, and by the restrictions on poetry publishing consequent on paper rationing and the general business of wartime. This anthology seeks to showcase not only the harrowingly beautiful poetry born from the conflict, but also the radical changes to style and form that came from the epoch and altered the face of British poetry. Featuring generous selections of famous poets, including Dylan Thomas, T. S. Eliot, and W. H. Auden, alongside works by civilians and soldiers, the collection offers a symphony of different voices, all connected in their shared experience of the Second World War. Tim Kendall's introduction charts the history of the war poets' reception, explaining their relationship with their First World War predecessors and some of the reasons why they have never managed to reach such a wide audience. The work of each poet is prefaced with a biographical account which allows poems to be read in their historical context, and every poem is annotated with date of composition, publication history, and a gloss of words and allusions.

1946

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1101910283
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book 1946 written by Victor Sebestyen and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen forty-six is the year that would signal the beginning of the Cold War, the end of the British Empire, and the beginning of the rivalry between the United States and the USSR. Victor Sebestyen reveals the year’s events by chronologically framing what was taking place in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with seminal decisions made by heads of state that would profoundly change the old order forever. The map of Eastern Europe would be redrawn, Chinese communists would gain decisive victories in their fight for power, and the world would witness the birth of Israel. 1946 was a year of seismic and dramatic events. Drawing on personal testimonies and new archival research, Sebestyen has written a vivid and compelling narrative that brilliantly evokes the beginning of the Cold War set against a devastated landscape of dystopian horrors. (With 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.)

A Dictionary of Catch Phrases

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134929986
Total Pages : 1315 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Catch Phrases by : Eric Partridge

Download or read book A Dictionary of Catch Phrases written by Eric Partridge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 1315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.

Beware the British Serpent

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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773526884
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Beware the British Serpent written by Robert Calder and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2004 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, the United States was the target of what Gore Vidal has called "the largest, most intricate and finally most successful conspiracy directed at it in the twentieth century"--Great Britain's "vast conspiracy to manoeuvre an essentially isolationist country into the war." In Beware the British Serpent Robert Calder examines British writers' involvement in this propaganda campaign, including lecturing and touring in the United States, broadcasting on American radio, writing screenplays for films such as Mrs. Miniver and This Above All, and writing articles and books for publication in America.

London Decamerone

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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3746056381
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis London Decamerone by : Heinz Landon-Burgher

Download or read book London Decamerone written by Heinz Landon-Burgher and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a homage to London, the capital oft he biggest Empire in recent history. This impressive city serves as the bright and colourful stage for 1.000 short stories, narrated from very different and unique individual perspectives. Historical events covering more than a hundred years of history are told in the form of short stories. The focus remains on World War II, with Churchill, Hitler, Stalin and Roosevelt as main actors.

Prevent World War III.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 932 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Prevent World War III. written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dictionary of Catch Phrases

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Publisher : Scarborough House
ISBN 13 : 1461660408
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Catch Phrases written by Eric Partridge and published by Scarborough House. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.

A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, American and British, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0812885368
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, American and British, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day written by Eric Partridge and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1992 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lyrics of Noël Coward

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Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408191415
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Lyrics of Noël Coward written by Noël Coward and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Don't Put your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs Worthington and over 250 more lyrics from Coward's musical masterpieces. Noël Coward is one of the greatest lyricists of the twentieth century. Songs such as A Room with a View, The Stately Homes of England, Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Mrs Worthington are known, sung and loved the world over. This edition gathers together over 250 of Coward's lyrics, arranged in chronological order and grouped by show. In addition, these masterpieces of verse are accompanied by an introduction and notes from the Master himself.

The Noël Coward Reader

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307474879
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Noël Coward Reader written by Noël Coward and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Noël Coward Reader offers a wonderfully wide-ranging selection—the first of its kind—of the best of the Master’s oeuvre, entertainingly annotated and abundantly illustrated, and including material that has never before been published. Here are scenes from Coward’s famous plays, from Private Lives to Blithe Spirit, and his screenplays, from Brief Encounter to In Which We Serve. Here are four of his best short stories, scenes from his only novel, and a generous selection of his verse, alongside the lyrics of many of his most sublime songs, including “Mad Dogs and Englishmen,” “The Stately Homes of England,” and “Mad About the Boy.” The Noël Coward Reader is a must-have book both for those who adore his work and for those who are just discovering the many-faceted delights of his comic genius.

Coward The Playwright

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Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472537963
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Coward The Playwright written by John Lahr and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-08 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reissue in hardback of critic John Lahr's famous 1982 study of Noël Coward's plays"Noël Coward," said Terence Rattigan, "is simply a phenomenon, and one that is unlikely to occur ever again in theatre history." A phenomenon he certainly was, and it is part of John Lahr's purpose in this book to show how that phenomenon called "Noël Coward" was largely Coward's own careful creation. Lahr's penetrating critical study of Coward's drama investigates all the major and minor plays of "The Master". Private Lives, Design for Living and Hay Fever make a fascinating group of "Comedies of Bad Manners". Blithe Spirit and Relative Values raise the "Ghost in the Fun Machine". Lahr then goes on to explore the "politics of charm" oozing through The Vortex, Easy Virtue and Present Laughter. In all Coward's plays Lahr uncovers a coherent philosophy in which charm is both the subject of Coward's comedies and the trap which made his very public life a perpetual performance.

Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199681368
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations written by Gyles Brandreth and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writer, broadcaster, and wit Gyles Brandreth has completely revised Ned Sherrin's classic collection of wisecracks, one-liners, and anecdotes. Add sparkle to your speeches and presentations, or just enjoy a good laugh in company with Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Joan Rivers, Kathy Lette, Frankie Boyle, and friends.

The Case of Christian Kracht

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004694102
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Case of Christian Kracht written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-04-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling, contemporary Swiss author Christian Kracht is as widely celebrated as he is a source of controversy. This introduction to his work suggests locating his writings in discourses that range beyond the labels that have been traditionally assigned to them, namely “postmodernism,” camp,” and “Popliteratur.” Instead, this volume considers Kracht’s work through the lenses of “authorship,” “irony,” and “globalism.” This volume argues that there is no fixed or uniform author represented in Kracht’s corpus, explores the ironic strategies involved in Kracht’s various authorial representations, and engages the cultural exchange inherent in Kracht’s work.

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199208956
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations written by Elizabeth Knowles and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-08-23 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing more than 5,000 quotations from authors as diverse as Bertolt Brecht, George W. Bush, Homer Simpson, Carl Sagan, William Shatner, and Desmond Tutu, the dictionary is organized alphabetically by author, with generous cross-referencing and keyword and thematic indexes. This new edition features more than 500 new quotations and 187 new authors. The book includes special sections featuring quotations from cartoons, films, political slogans, famous last words, misquotations, official advice, newspaper headlines and more.