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Francis Bacon (1909 -- 92) speaks openly to his close friend Michel Archimbaud, whose searching questions shed a new light on Bacon's work. The discussion is wide-ranging, touching on painting, literature and music, with candid revelations about Bacon's childhood, his relationship with his father, his friends and the influences which have shaped his art. It is punctuated with revealing and sometimes disparaging remarks about a whole host of ar...

Ten French farces as translated by Norman R. Shapiro, including the title play by Feydeau and: The Poor Beggar and the Fairy Godmother (Allais) * Boubouroche, or She Dupes to Conquer (Courteline) * It's All Relative (Labiche) * Mardis Gras (Meilhac and Halevy) * and more.

A complete and practical scriptural guide to the lectionary that includes background on all three cycles and suggestions for application to life today. Includes optional readings for years B and C: The Holy Family, Baptism of the Lord, Ascension and Pentecost.

Warm, gentle, funny, sometimes sad, these twelve stories weave common themes into a variety of patterns, each distinctive and yet related to the rest. Those themes - the humor and folktales of the rural Midwest, the bonds between generations and the friction those bonds create, the tensions between a character's country past and city present - are at once archetypically American and specific to each story's particular reality. In "Melting with...

Martin Ritt has been hailed as the United States's greatest maker of social films. From "No Down Payment" early in his career to "Stanley and Iris, " his last production, he delineated the nuances of American society. In between were other social statements such as "Hud, " "Sounder, " "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, " "Norma Rae, " and "The Great White Hope,

How can you love your kids--and still set limits? Use Elizabeth Crary's "STAR parenting" concept: -Stop and focus, -Think of ideas, -Act effectively, and-Review, revise and reward.-This practical guide is full of examples that show how you can use this problem-solving process--every day, in every kind of parenting situation. Crary also describes typical developmental stages, so you're sure your expectations for your kids are realistic. She cla...

Games in the Global Village" compares and contrasts television game shows in fifty countries. These shows have a "blank-slate" quality that makes them ideal for comparing entertainment television across borders.

Throughout any theatrical production, the director is pivotal to the success of the operation. He or she is entrusted with the responsibility of making decisions that affect the artistic and often financial welfare of the entire production. Covering all the stages of theatrical production, from initial preparation to final performance, this meticulous volume explains, in depth and yet with clarity, how to identify elements of a play that will ...

As an export-oriented nation, Canada has always seen trade as inextricably connected to its political and social identity. In particular, the quest for free trade with the United States has, from pre-Confederation days, been a dominant theme in Canadian history. Decision at Midnight is the story of the achievement of that goal, as told by three insiders intimately involved with the free-trade negotiations. On 2 January 1988, Canada and the Uni...

A controversial and radical interpretation of the most celebrated event on the Southern plantation: the corn-shucking ceremony. Relying on written accounts and oral histories of former slaves, Abrahams reconstructs this event and shows how the interaction of whites and blacks was adapted and imitated by whites in minstrel and vaudeville shows.

From Edwin S. Porter to Mike Nichols, from D. W. Griffith to Steven Spielberg, American filmmakers have looked to the novel for story ideas. Different in its complexities from the classic novels of Dickens, London, and Tolstoy to which earlier filmmakers turned, the contemporary American novel poses a real challenge to the filmmaker, who must translate its occasionally unfilmable essence for a new audience. "Take Two" closely analyzes the adap...

Öffentlichkeit entwickelt sich unter den Bedingungen der Massenkommunikation zum zentralen Forum gesellschaftlicher Selbstbeobachtung. In diesem Band werden die Bedingungen, Strukturen und Funktionen von Öffentlichkeit beschrieben und die relevanten Öffentlichkeitsakteure (Sprecher, Medien, Publikum) untersucht. Die Analyse ihrer Interaktionen ermöglicht die Bestimmung von Prozessen und Wirkungen öffentlicher Meinungsbildung. Dabei erfahren je...