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A short but comprehensive textbook for students of British politics which interprets changes over the last thirty years and analyses institutions within the context of British society and economics. -- .

This analysis of the performance history of "Hamlet" recreates many productions from three centuries. The final chapters extend the analysis to a number of film versions, and to important European stage productions. It is intended both for students of Shakespearean theatre and for playgoers.

Examines the relationship between women and fiction in post-war Italy. The anthology presents 13 stories, offering a range of style indicative of the diversity of writing by women. The Italian texts are supported by critical notes in English and an extensive vocabulary.

This edition of a novel inspired by the Spanish Civil War, offers notes and an introduction, which have been compiled in the light of recent socio-political, topic-based syllabuses and communications studies courses.

This study of the work of Angela Carter deals with a range of her writings, including "Shadow Dance", "The Magic Toyshop", "The Passion of Eve", "Nights at the Circus", "Wise Children", "The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman" and "The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories".

This work looks at the role of documentary in film and television. It presents a clear view of the theoretical issues and critical debates which surround documentary, and discusses the development of the main styles and approaches, including dramadocs and fly-on-the-wall.

In this study of sexual and political intrigue, a fascinating but dangerous woman consents to the murder of her ineffectual husband. Her defence against the charge of adultery transforms the lurid tale of crime into high tragedy.

The "revenge" play became the most durable and commercially successful type of drama on the Elizabethan stage. This example by Thomas Kyd, who was one of the originators of the genre, brings to life the intrigues of the Spanish court, dramatically juxtaposing romantic passion with violent death.

Looks at Francophone filmmakers - those who are working in the French language. Contains an excellent appraisal of the auteurist concept's meaning and value to Francophone cinema. The five directors are among the most acclaimed contemporary film makers: Olivier Assayas, Jacques Audiard, the Dardenne brothers, Michael Haneke and Francois Ozon. -- .

These essays approach and explore Duffy's work from various literary theoretical perspectives, including feminism, masculinity, national identity and post-structuralism. It situates Duffy's poems in relation to debates about the state, value and social relevance of contemporary British poetry.

Updated to include the 1997 election, New Labour and the Tory Party under William Hague, this covers all aspects of the major British parties - their history, ideals, organization, finances, electoral prospects, and impact on British society. The likely effect of a more intrusive EU is included.

An introduction to popular film and the way in which it is studied, this book brings together the critical approaches and issues that have sought to define popular film from the 1950s to the present day. It inlcudes discussion of mass culture theory and political economy.

Depicts a morally corrupt world where the desire for justice is contaminated by the obsession for revenge. The characters take pleasure in watching adultery, incest and murder. The play's chief moral spokesman, Vindice, is at the same time enamoured of and disgusted by, the luxury of the court.

A wide-ranging collection of specially commissioned essays by contributors of international standing about key aspects of the performing arts -- .

In "Yerma", the second of his trilogy of rural dramas, Lorca charts the increasingly destructive obsession of a childless young country wife, and probes the darker zones of human fears and desires. The Spanish text is supported by an introduction and critical notes in English.

A collection of articles addressing research trends in the history of British leisure while also presenting a wide range of articles on cultural conflict and leisure in the twentieth century. It includes innovative research on a number of topics, including television, cinema, the circus, women's leisure, dance, football and drug culture. -- .

Including contributions from key early modern historians, this book uses and critiques the notion of the public sphere to produce a new account of England in the post-reformation period from the 1530s to the early eighteenth century. Makes a substantive contribution to the historiography of early modern England. -- .

Patrick William's lucid analysis offers the most up-to-date study of Ngugi's writing, including his most rcent collection of essays. Ngugi is one of the most important novelists on the contemporary world stage, and someone whose name has for many become synonymous with cultural controversy and political struggle. -- .

The book shows how political marketing - the design of government by focus groups and polls - spearheaded by Blair in the UK and Clinton in the US has spread round the world to countries as diverse as Brazil as well as New Zealand and Germany. -- .

Approaches to the detailed analysis of film and related questions about interpretation and value are once again being widely debated in film studies. Style and meaning is the first edited collection for many years to focus on these matters. All the essays centre on methods of close analysis and ground their discussion in the detail of films.

Introduces students to the study of Shakespeare and grounds their understandings of his work in theoretical discourses. By addressing what is primarily at stake in the major theoretical approaches to Shakespeare's works, the book breaks down both fears and preconceptions to offer students a map of the current critical practices of others. -- .

This is the first detailed academic cultural study of therise and fall of the seaside holiday in Britain. This book offers anentertaining and broad interpretation of the holidays and resorts. -- .

A study of Scottish society between 1707 and 1830. It contests received wisdom on issues such as the role of the Kirk and other agencies for inculcating order, and argues that the 18th and early-19th centuries in Scotland were years of upheaval and deep social conflict.

After an historical survey of A Midsummer Night's Dream fromShakespeare's time through to the 19th century, Jay Halio focuses primarily on20th century productions and adaptations, for film and television as well asfor the stage. -- .

The interest in aesthetics in Philosophy, Literary and Cultural Studies is growing rapidly. 'The new aestheticism' contains exemplary essays by key practitioners in these fields which demonstrate the importance of this area of enquiry. -- .

From patriotic rhetoric to the gritty realism of the Front Line, this anthology juxtaposes women's writing of fact and fiction and aims to present a rounded picture of World War I as it was lived and fought by women across Britain.

This study critically surveys the changing and highly contoversial literature surrounding the American Civil War era, from contemporary interp retations up to the present.

In the 1790s, Britain was struck by a reading revolution, a taste for terror fiction that seemed to know no bounds. How is it that the age of Enlightenment gave rise to the genre of the literary ghost story? "Gothic Documents" seeks to answer this and other questions.

A guide to the Constitution which attempts to provide the political terminology for modern political studies. An introductory survey of concepts relating to the constitutional framework leads on to a glossary in which basic terminology is defined in clear terms. Aimed at A level students and first year Undergraduates in Politics and Government.

This Revels student edition of Jonson's "Volpone" has been modernised for the use of students, theatrical producers and actors of the play. The introduction presents new material about Volpone's debt to the popular Reynard beast epic and Italian commedia dell'arte.