Listeners' Guide to Medieval English

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317420837
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Book Synopsis Listeners' Guide to Medieval English by : Betsy Bowden

Download or read book Listeners' Guide to Medieval English written by Betsy Bowden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the middle of the twentieth century, dozens of medievalists and other performers have recorded early English. Many educational institutions already own sound recordings of English before 1500, or may wish to purchase the most useful ones available. This discography aims to assist teachers, administrators and librarians to make the best use of their resources.

The Listener's Guide to Medieval & Renaissance Music

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Listener's Guide to Medieval & Renaissance Music by : Derrick Henry

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Middle English Literature

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317758846
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Book Synopsis Middle English Literature by : Charles W. Dunn

Download or read book Middle English Literature written by Charles W. Dunn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time available in paperback, this classic anthology provides readers with important literary works composed during the Middle English period (1100-1500) in England, Scotland, and Ireland. The editors provide glosses for all unfamiliar words and obscure phrases and every selection refers to at least one definitive edition where details of recent scholarship can be found. Modern punctuation and capitalization are used throughout and variant spellings are kept to a minimum to avoid unnecessary confusion. The introduction discusses important literary and linguistic questions; the headnotes and bibliography offer extensive guidance to secondary sources; and the appendixes clarify pronunciation, verb use, and dialect variations.

A Listener's Guide to Cellista's Transfigurations

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359852270
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (598 download)

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Book Synopsis A Listener's Guide to Cellista's Transfigurations by : Frank Seeburger

Download or read book A Listener's Guide to Cellista's Transfigurations written by Frank Seeburger and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-14 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Listener's Guide to Cellista's Transfigurations is the accompaniment to Cellista's album of experimental classical music Transfigurations. Cellista provides a critical companion text to her music that gives her listeners an opportunity to understand the compositional process behind her album. She offers a set of tools and "transfigurative" essays that guide curious ears through a musicological and at times, confessional journey. Readers will also find essays that plumb the subject of transfiguration through autobiographical reflection by the philosopher Dr. Frank Seeburger.

The Book Unbound

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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442655348
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Book Synopsis The Book Unbound by : Siân Echard

Download or read book The Book Unbound written by Siân Echard and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Book Unbound, scholars and editors examine how best to use new technological tools and new methodologies with artefacts of medieval literature and culture. Taking into consideration English, French, Anglo-Norman, and Latin texts from several periods, the contributors examine and re-evaluate traditional approaches to and conclusions about medieval books and the cultural texts they contain - literary, dramatic, legal, historical, and musical. The essays range from detailed examinations of specific codices to broader theoretical discussions on past and present editorial practices, from the benefits and disadvantages of digital editions versus print editions to the importance of including 'extratextual' material such as variant texts, illustrations, intertexts, and other information about a work's cultural contexts, history, and use. The Book Unbound presents important contributions to the discussions surrounding the editing of medieval texts, including the use of digital technology with historical and literary documents, while offering practical ideas on editing print and hypertext. The collection will be invaluable to historians, literary scholars, and editors.

Routledge Library Editions: The English Language

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317415469
Total Pages : 7703 pages
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Book Synopsis Routledge Library Editions: The English Language by : Various

Download or read book Routledge Library Editions: The English Language written by Various and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page 7703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set reissues 29 books on the English language, originally published between 1932 and 2003. Together, the volumes cover key topics within the larger subject of the English Language, including grammar, dialect and the history of English. Written and edited by an international set of scholars, particular volumes employ comparisons with other languages such as French and German, whilst other volumes are devoted to specific English dialects such as Cockney and Canadian English, or English in general. This collection provides insight and perspective on various elements of the English language over a period of 70 years and demonstrates its enduring importance as a field of research.

Essays on the Art of Chaucer's Verse

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134826494
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis Essays on the Art of Chaucer's Verse by : Alan T. Gaylord

Download or read book Essays on the Art of Chaucer's Verse written by Alan T. Gaylord and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These fifteen essays, four of them commissioned for this volume, along with a discursive introduction which sets each essay into place and comments on its distinctive features, represent a gathering never before attempted: a symposium on Chaucer's craft that concentrates on his poetic forms, his rhythms, his riming, his versification, his prosody. In his seminal essay, Scanning the Prosodists, Alan Gaylord (the editor of this volume) had asked: To show how Chaucer moves, and in moving, moves us: is that not what the study of his prosody should do? Should it not identify a pattern of sounds in motion, a regular and expressive succession which is part of the order of verse and a major component of its effectiveness? In the two decades that followed that essay, a number of distinguished scholars provided a variety of answers for such questions, arising from the authors' work as metrical theorists, or editors of medieval verse, or literary historians, or critics -- but in every case, such work connected to the initiatives and discoveries of the classroom. The best written and most useful of those essays, by recognized authorities in their fields, have been included in this volume. The volume will be of use to the advanced student of Chaucer and medieval poetry, and to the teacher interested in identifying, explaining, and bringing to life the patterns of sound and sense in Chaucer's verse. The extensive master Bibliography for the whole volume comprises a library of references which will have been reviewed and discussed in the essays.

Eighteenth-century Modernizations from The Canterbury Tales

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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0859913090
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (599 download)

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Book Synopsis Eighteenth-century Modernizations from The Canterbury Tales by : Geoffrey Chaucer

Download or read book Eighteenth-century Modernizations from The Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1991 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 32 modernised versions of The Canterbury Tales which appeared in the 18th century offers basic material for studying the history of attitudes to Chaucer, and Chaucer scholarship, duringthe period. Reception data so precise and extensive is available only for Chaucer among English authors. At least seventeen known and anonymous writers produced thirty-two modernised Canterbury tales during the century, plus tale links and adaptations of each other's work. The present collection contains only modernisations that have not seen print since 1796, thus excluding those by Pope and Dryden. Although most works in this collection may be examined further in several British and American libraries, others cannot. Apparently only one copy has survived of an anonymous Miller's Tale (1791) with a thoughtful preface justifying the tale's overt sexuality published just as William Lipscomb was completing his 1795 edition that, in its preface, justifies exclusion from the pilgrimage of the notorious tales of Miller and Reeve. Such contrasting attitudes illustrate the dangers of generalisation about the usual reception or interpretation of Chaucer during this or any other socio-historic period; instead, the collection provides an untapped reservoir of material with which to investigate anew the rich complexity of his poetry and its enduring appeal. BETSY BOWDEN is Professor of English at Rutgers University, New Jersey.

A Critical Companion to Beowulf

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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781843840299
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis A Critical Companion to Beowulf by : Andy Orchard

Download or read book A Critical Companion to Beowulf written by Andy Orchard and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2003 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete guide to the text and context of the most famous Old English poem. In this book, the specific roles of selcted individual characters, both major and minor, are assessed.

The Wife of Bath in Afterlife

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1611462444
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book The Wife of Bath in Afterlife written by Betsy Bowden and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By focusing on one literary character, as interpreted in both verbal art and visual art at a point midway in time between the author’s era and our own, this study applies methodology appropriate for overcoming limitations posed by historical periodization and by isolation among academic specialities. Current trends in Chaucer scholarship call for diachronic afterlife studies like this one, sometimes termed “medievalism.” So far, however, nearly all such work by-passes the eighteenth century (here designated 1660-1810). Furthermore, medieval authors’ afterlives during any time period have not been analyzed by way of the multiple fields of specialization integrated into this study. The Wife of Bath is regarded through the disciplinary lenses of eighteenth-century literature, visual art, print marketing, education, folklore, music, equitation, and especially theater both in London and on the Continent.

Literature of Travel and Exploration

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135456623
Total Pages : 3477 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Book Synopsis Literature of Travel and Exploration by : Jennifer Speake

Download or read book Literature of Travel and Exploration written by Jennifer Speake and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 3477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.

A New Introduction to Chaucer

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317895371
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Book Synopsis A New Introduction to Chaucer by : D. S. Brewer

Download or read book A New Introduction to Chaucer written by D. S. Brewer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new introduction to Chaucer has been radically rewritten since the previous edition which was published in 1984. The book is a controversial and modern restatement of some of the traditional views on Chaucer, and seeks to present a rounded introduction to his life, cultural setting and works. Professor Brewer takes into account recent literary criticism, both challenging new ideas and using them in his analysis of Chaucer's work. Above all, there is a strong emphasis on leading the reader to understand and enjoy the poetry and prose, and to try to understand Chaucer's values which are often seen to oppose modern principles. A New Introduction to Chaucer is the result of Derek Brewer's distinguished career spanning fifty years of research and study of Chaucer and contemporary scholarship and criticism. New interpretations of many of the poems are presented including a detailed account of the Book of the Duchess. Derek Brewer's fresh and narrative style of writing will appeal to all who are interested in Chaucer, from sixth-form and undergraduate students who are new to Chaucer's work through to more advanced students and lecturers.

A Concise Companion to Chaucer

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405154624
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis A Concise Companion to Chaucer by : Corinne Saunders

Download or read book A Concise Companion to Chaucer written by Corinne Saunders and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer’s major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally. Opens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority, manuscripts and readers. Subsequent sections focus on Chaucer’s major works – the dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales. Essays highlight the key religious, political and intellectual contexts for each major work. Also covers important general topics, including: medieval literary genres; dream theory; the Church; gender and sexuality; and reading Chaucer aloud. Designed so that each contextual essay can be read alongside one of Chaucer’s major works.

Choral Masterworks

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019971262X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Book Synopsis Choral Masterworks by : Michael Steinberg

Download or read book Choral Masterworks written by Michael Steinberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Steinberg's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony and The Concerto--have been universally praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now Steinberg follows these two greatly admired volumes with Choral Masterworks, the only such guide available to this most popular of musical forms. Here are more than fifty illuminating essays on the classic choral masterworks, ranging from Handel's Messiah, Bach's Mass in B Minor, and Beethoven's Missa solemnis, to works by Haydn, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and many others. Steinberg spans the entire history of classical music, from such giants of the Romantic era as Verdi and Berlioz, to leading modern composers such as Elgar, Rachmaninoff, Vaughan Williams, and Stravinsky, to contemporary masters such as John Adams and Charles Wuorinen. For each piece, Steinberg includes a fascinating biographical account of the work's genesis, often spiced with wonderful asides. The author includes an astute musical analysis of each piece, one that casual music lovers can easily appreciate and that more serious fans will find invaluable. The book also provides basic information such as the various movements of the work, the organization of the chorus and orchestra, and brief historical notes on early performances. More than twenty million Americans perform regularly in choirs or choruses. Choral Masterworks will appeal not only to concert goers and CD collectors, but also to this vast multitude of choral performers, an especially engaged and active community. "What sets Steinberg's writing apart is its appealing mixture of impregnable authority (he knows this music) and purely personal asides (by the end of the book, we know this man). Choral Masterworks can be read by anybody, from a professional musician to any young listener newly braced by the stoic pessimism of the Brahms 'German Requiem.'" --Washington Post Book World

A Broad Guide to Teaching the Skills of Listening and Speaking

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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527531112
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book A Broad Guide to Teaching the Skills of Listening and Speaking written by Mahmoud Sultan Nafa and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-08 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This profoundly and comprehensively explores the requirements and techniques of teaching listening and speaking skills. Additionally, it examines the challenges of teaching these skills and the practical techniques for overcoming them in order to have successful teaching and learning processes. More importantly, this book provides highly engaging multi-tiered assessment tools that empower teachers to activate and enrich students’ listening potentials and trigger their speaking creativity through evaluating their current listening and speaking capabilities, rectifying their points of weaknesses and building on their points of strengths. This book also demonstrates various ways of using technology in order to add more vividness and diversity to teaching and enhancing both listening and speaking skills. In a nutshell, this book is an extremely useful springboard for teaching, acquiring and boosting these core skills owing to its practicality, diversity and rich resources.

Books in Print

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2432 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440674159
Total Pages : 273 pages
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Download or read book The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music written by Timothy K. Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-08-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know. The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan A concise history of classical music A deconstruction of the art form The language of classical music Valuable resources for the Curious Listener