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  • The Dark Side of G.K. Chesterton

    Gargoyles and Grotesques

    de John C. Tibbetts ...
    This is a critical study of the great British man of letters G.K. Chesterton, devoted to the novels, stories and essays that explore the darker fringes of his wild imagination. "Everything is different in the dark," wrote Chesterton; "perhaps you don't know how terrible a truth that is." Chesterton's use of the theme of "gargoyles" provides the thematic structure of the book. It covers the ... Leer más

    $29.99 USD

  • Composers in the Movies

    Studies in Musical Biography

    de Professor John C. Tibbetts ...
    Amadeus . . . Yankee Doodle Dandy . . . Swanee River . . . Rhapsody in Blue. Even before movies had sound, filmmakers dramatized the lives of composers. Movie biographies-or biopics-have depicted composers as diverse as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George M. Cohan, Stephen Foster, and George Gershwin. In this enticing book, the first devoted entirely to such films, John C. Tibbetts surveys different ... Leer más

    $58.99 USD

  • The Gothic Worlds of Peter Straub

    de John C. Tibbetts ...
    Horror novelist Peter Straub creates highly personalized fiction with an allusiveness and ambiguity that deny the genre's explicit nature. For him, the Gothic style is to be created and recreated in a changing world--Faustian pacts, buried secrets, haunted places, ghosts, vampires and succubi take on strange new shapes and effects. Stephen King describes Straub's style as "a synthesis of horror ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • The Furies of Marjorie Bowen

    de John C. Tibbetts ...
    This first book-length critical examination of the life and work of Marjorie Bowen (1885-1952) reveals a major English writer whose prodigious output included stories of history, romance, and the supernatural. As Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda writes in his Foreword, Bowen may be "the finest British woman writer of the uncanny of the last century," a view that echoes the high regard ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Douglas Fairbanks and the American Century

    de John C. Tibbetts, James M. Welsh ...
    Douglas Fairbanks and the American Century brings to life the most popular movie star of his day, the personification of the Golden Age of Hollywood. At his peak, in the teens and 1920s, the swashbuckling adventurer embodied the new American century of speed, opportunity, and aggressive optimism. The essays and interviews in this volume bring fresh perspectives to his life and work, including ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Gothic Imagination

    Conversations on Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction in the Media

    de John C. Tibbetts ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book brings together the author's interviews with many prominent figures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction to examine the traditions and extensions of the gothic mode of storytelling over the last 200 years and its contemporary influence on film and media. ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Those Who Made It

    Speaking with the Legends of Hollywood

    de John C. Tibbetts ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    What was it like to work behind the scenes, away from the spotlight's glare, in Hollywood's so-called Golden Age? The interviews in this book provide eye-witness accounts from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Terry Gilliam, to explore the creative decisions that have shaped some of Classical Hollywood's most-loved films. ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Peter Weir

    Interviews

    Edición de John C. Tibbetts ...
    Series series Conversations with Filmmakers Series
    Peter Weir: Interviews is the first volume of interviews to be published on the esteemed Australian director. Although Weir (b. 1944) has acquired a reputation of being guarded about his life and work, these interviews by archivists, journalists, historians, and colleagues reveal him to be a most amiable and forthcoming subject. He talks about "the precious desperation of the art, the madness, the ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • Performing Music History

    Musicians Speak First-Hand about Music History and Performance

    Edición de John C. Tibbetts, Michael Saffle, William A. Everett ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Performing Music History offers a unique perspective on music history and performance through a series of conversations with women and men intimately associated with music performance, history, and practice: the musicians themselves. Fifty-five celebrated artists—singers, pianists, violinists, cellists, flutists, horn players, oboists, composers, conductors, and jazz greats—provide interviews that ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD

  • Peter Weir

    Interviews

    Edición de John C. Tibbetts ...
    Series series Conversations with Filmmakers Series
    Peter Weir: Interviews is the first volume of interviews to be published on the esteemed Australian director. Although Weir (b. 1944) has acquired a reputation of being guarded about his life and work, these interviews by archivists, journalists, historians, and colleagues reveal him to be a most amiable and forthcoming subject. He talks about “the precious desperation of the art, the madness, the ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • American Classic Screen Profiles

    Edición de John C. Tibbetts, James M. Welsh ...
    First appearing in 1976, American Classic Screen was the publishing arm of The National Film Society. Intended for scholars and general readers interested in films from the golden age of cinema and beyond, the magazine ran for a decade and included original interviews, profiles, and articles that delved deep into the rich history of Hollywood. Contributors to the magazine included noted academics ... Leer más

    $64.99 USD

  • American Classic Screen Features

    Edición de John C. Tibbetts, James M. Welsh ...
    First appearing in 1976, American Classic Screen was the publishing arm of The National Film Society. Intended for scholars and general readers interested in films from the golden age of cinema and beyond, the magazine ran for a decade and included original interviews, profiles, and articles that delved deep into the rich history of Hollywood. Contributors to the magazine included noted academics ... Leer más

    $64.99 USD