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Critical approaches to literature : moral / by Evans, Robert C.,1955-editor.;
On moral criticism: a feminist approach to caring / James S. Baumlin -- Critical contexts. The morality of renaissance love poetry: the case of Sir Thomas Wyatt / Robert C. Evans -- Ethics, literature, and theory: a sampling of various views / Stephen Paul Bray -- The genius of the saint: Harriet Beecher Stowe's moral artistry / Brian Yothers -- Moral approaches and other approaches to Jack London's "In a far country" / Kelley Jeans -- Critical readings. Moral irony in John Donne's "To his coy mistress going to bed" / Robert C. Evans -- "These hard hearts": Aristotelian morality and Peter Brooks' King Lear / Christopher Baker -- The blinding of Gloucester: trauma and morality in some films of Shakespeare's King Lear / Robert C. Evans -- Poe's ethics: a reading of "the man of the crowd," "Landor's cottage," and "Hop-frog" / Jeffrey J. Folks -- The man that corrupted Huckleberry - making greed a driving force / R. Kent Rasmussen -- "A practice for falling in love": ethical criticism in Anton Checkhov's "lady with the pet dog" / James S. Baumlin -- One from many: morality in John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath / Nicolas Tredell -- Arthur Miller as the moral voice of America / Susan C. W. Abbotson -- The ethics of care in Zadie Smith's The embassy of Cambodia / Tammy Amiel Houser -- Sympathy for the devil inside / Mary Beth Willard -- The ethics of creative nonfiction / George H. Jensen.Includes bibliographical references and index.The book examines a representative body of British and American work, including poems, short fiction, novels, essays, plays, and television series, dating from the English Renaissance down to the present day, from a moral perspective to provide a foundational understanding of the moral approach and how it is applied.
Subjects: Ethics in literature.; American literature; English literature;
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Tennessee Williams' The glass menagerie [videorecording] / by Hepburn, Katharine,1907-2003.act; Waterston, Sam.act; Miles, Joanna.act; Moriarty, Michael,1941-act; Harvey, Anthony,1931-drt; Williams, Tennessee,1911-1983.Glass menagerie.; Talent Associates.; Norton Simon Inc.; Broadway Theatre Archive.;
DVD, mono.Katharine Hepburn, Sam Waterston, Joanna Miles, Michael Moriaty.Music John Barry ; associate producer Cecil F. Ford.A strong willed woman attempts to impose her shattered dreams into the life and personality of her shy, reclusive daughter.Emmy award, Best supporting actor (Moriarty); Best supporting actress (Miles).
Subjects: Television plays, American.; Young men;
© 2002, c1973., Image Entertainment,
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The bizarre world of reality television / by Lenig, Stuart.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Transformation: self-improvement, home improvement, and makeovers -- Competition and talent programming: chefs, singers, survivors, and every man for himself -- Friends, family, and frenemies: personal lives of people -- Finding the one(s): dating, matchmakers, and hooking up -- International reality television: America's reach -- Conclusion: reality's future.Explores the bizarre and highly controversial world of reality television, including its early history, wide variety of subject matter, and social implications. Explains why reality television plays such a large role in popular culture and why it is so representative of American society in the 21st century. Contextualizes reality television as a postmodernist form of new media that has vastly altered the landscape of traditional television programming. Examines the phenomenon of reality programming in the context of the history of radio and television broadcasting as it originated in the U.S. market. Answers the common question, "Why would anyone want to watch this show?" by describing and analyzing the reason for a specific program's construction, and often, success, within the framework of audience study findings.
Subjects: Reality television programs;
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Our town [videorecording] / by Bauman, Marc.; Naughton, James,1945-; Atkinson, Jayne.; Braden, John.; Converse, Frank,1938-; Curtin, Jane.; DeMunn, Jeffrey,1947-; Dillon, Mia.; Fox, Ben.; Lacey, Maggie.; Newman, Paul,1925-2008.; Abraham, Phil.; Toniolo, Camilla.; Oddo, John.; Walton, Tony,1934-; Woodward, Joanne,1930-; Wilder, Thornton,1897-1975.Our town.; Showtime Networks.; PBS Home Video.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.);
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby surround stereo.Jayne Atkinson, John Braden, Frank Converse, Jane Curtin, Jeffrey DeMunn, Mia Dillon, Ben Fox, Maggie Lacey, Paul Newman.Director of photography, Phil Abraham ; editor, Camilla Toniolo ; original music, John Oddo ; costume designer, Tony Walton ; production designer, Tony Walton.This performance was videotaped at the Booth Theater, Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2003.MPAA rating: Not rated.Stage production of Wilder's play; a study of life, love, and death in a New England town at the turn of the 20th century.
Subjects: Television plays, American.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; DVD-Video discs.; City and town life; Young women; Westport Country Playhouse (Westport, Conn.);
© c2003., PBS Broadcasting Service : PBS Home Video,
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Poldark. [videorecording (DVD)] / by Rees, Angharad,1949-2012.; Ellis, Robin,1942-; Townsend, Jill.; Francis, Clive,1946-; Bates, Ralph,1940-1991.; Barry, Christopher,1925-2014.; Annett, Paul.; Ives, Kenneth.; Barry, Morris.; Pulman, Jack.; Acorn Media (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.; London Film Productions.;
Angharad Rees, Robin Ellis, Jill Townsend, Clive Francis, Ralph Bates."Returning to Cornwall after the American Revolution, Capt. Ross Poldark finds his life at home has fallen apart. His estate is in disarray. His former flame, Elizabeth, is engaged to his cousin. And his family's copper mines have become targets for the Poldarks' bitter rivals. Duels, smuggling, and attempted murders unfold as Ross strives to resurrect his fortunes and find true love. This spellbinding saga dramatizes the deep rifts in British society on the brink of industrialization, played out against thte rocky ruggedly beautiful Cornish coast."--Container insert.Not rated.DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation ; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Graham, Winston,; Poldark, Ross (Fictitious character); Television adaptations.; Television series;
© c2011., Distributed by Acorn Media,
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Born on the links : a concise history of golf / by Williamson, John H.(John Harvey),1937-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Golf has been around for over 600 years, its origins tracing back to the links in Scotland in the fifteenth century. Since then, the game has spread worldwide, with millions of fans and players from all walks of life. Born on the Links: A Concise History of Golf encompasses the entire history of this popular sport, from the fifteenth century up to the present. It covers the development of golf equipment, rules, and playing fields, and shows how the game changed from a pastime exclusively for the rich to a sport that is played by millions of people of all classes, ages, and backgrounds. In addition, this book details the lives and accomplishments of the many iconic players of the game--including Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Ben Hogan, Charlie Sifford, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam, and Tiger Woods--and their greatest moments on the golf course. Additional chapters focus exclusively on the history of African Americans and women in the sport, recognizing their distinct struggles for equality and recognition, as well as their ultimate triumphs. A comprehensive yet readable resource, Born on the Links also features a timeline of golf history, lists of the winners and runners-up of every major professional and amateur golf championship held since 1860, the winner of every major international team and cup competition held since 1922, and more. The most up-to-date history of golf, this book will entertain and inform all fans and historians of the game."--Publisher's description
Subjects: Golf;
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Jackie Robinson / by Burns, Ken,1953-television director,screenwriter,television producer.; Burns, Sarah,1982-television director,screenwriter,television producer.; McMahon, David,1976-television director,screenwriter,television producer.; David, Keith,narrator.; Foxx, Jamie,voice actor.; Erskine, Lewis,editor of moving image work.; Raviv, Ted,editor of moving image work.; O'Donnell, George(Film editor),editor of moving image work.; Squires, Buddy,director of photography.; Marsalis, Wynton,1961-composer (expression); Wamble, Doug,composer (expression); Florentine Films,production company.; WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.),production company.; Major League Baseball (Organization),production company.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster,publisher.; PBS Distribution (Firm),film distributor.;
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround (English) and 2.0 stereo (English, Spanish).Narrator, Keith David ; voice of Jackie Robinson, Jamie Foxx.Editors, Lewis Erskine, George O'Donnell, Ted Raviv, Michael Levine ; cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Stephen McCarthy, Tom Mason ; original music, Wynton Marsalis, Doug Wamble.Rating: TV-PG.Tells of the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, a sharecropper's son who elevated an entire race and country when he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. The film illuminates Robinson's place as a leader and icon of the civil rights movement whose exemplary life and aspirational message of equality continues to inspire generations of Americans. Includes interviews with family members and rarely-seen photographs and film footage.Disc 1. Part one. Prologue -- Introduction -- Determined to have a home -- Big man on campus -- Two separate societies -- Villagers -- A very pragmatic man -- Race man -- A level playing field -- Us against the world -- Hope and tension -- Lonliest man in sports -- What did Jackie do? -- Myth made to feel different -- A price to pay ; Disc 2. Part two. Prologue -- Introduction -- Call me Jackie -- The tallest tree -- I've got two cheeks -- The creeping terror -- A righteous emotion -- Our house -- We got it now! -- A tear grows in Brooklyn -- Jackie disciples -- More than patient -- His own man -- Chaos in the house -- Bigger than life -- A watershed moment -- We will not stand silently -- In the fight -- What could I have done? -- Last dash.
Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Television mini-series.; Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television programs; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.; African American baseball players; Baseball players; Discrimination in sports; Political activists; Civil rights workers;
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I love Lucy. [videorecording] / by Ball, Lucille,1911-1989.; Arnaz, Desi,1917-1986.; Frawley, William,1887-1966.; Vance, Vivian.; Oppenheimer, Jess.; Daniels, Marc.; Davis, Madelyn Pugh.; Carroll, Bob,1918-2007.; Desilu Productions.; CBS DVD (Firm);
DVD, NTSC; region 1; aspect ratio 4:3.Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance.Director of photography, Karl Freund ; music, Wilbur Hatch ; pilot episode director, Ralph Levy.Not rated.Here's how it all began-the classic episodes that started America's long-running love affair with everyone's favorite madcap redhead, Lucille Ball. Plus the rarely seen pilot episode that sold the I Love Lucy series. By the end of its initial season, I Love Lucy was TV's first bona fide smash-hit-the very first program seen in more than 10 million homes.Lost pilot -- Girls want to go to a nightclub -- Be a pal -- Diet -- Lucy thinks Ricky is trying to murder her -- Quiz show -- Audition -- Séance -- Men are messy -- Fur coat -- Lucy is jealous of girl singer -- Drafted -- The adagio -- The Benefit -- Amateur hour -- Lucy plays Cupid -- Lucy fakes illness -- Lucy writes a play -; Breaking the lease -- Ballet -- Young fans -- New neighbors -- Fred and Ethel fight -- Moustache -- Gossip -; Pioneer women -- Marriage license -- Kleptomaniac -- Cuban pals -- Freezer -- Lucy does a TV commercial -- Publicity agent -- Lucy gets Ricky on the radio -- Lucy's schedule -- Ricky thinks he's getting bald -- Ricky asks for a raise.
Subjects: Slapstick comedy television programs.; Television series.; Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Drama.; Married people; Neighbors; Cuban Americans; Apartment dwellers;
© c2012., CBS DVD,
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24/7 politics : cable television and the fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News / by Brownell, Kathryn Cramer,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-376) and index."As television began to overtake the political landscape in the 1960s, network broadcast companies, bolstered by powerful lobbying interests, dominated screens across the nation. Yet over the next three decades, the expansion of a different technology, cable, changed all of this. '24/7 politics' tells the story of how the cable industry worked with political leaders to create an entirely new approach to television, one that tethered politics to profits and divided and distracted Americans by feeding their appetite for entertainment--frequently at the expense of fostering responsible citizenship. In this timely and provocative book, Kathryn Cramer Brownell argues that cable television itself is not to blame for today's rampant polarization and scandal politics--the intentional restructuring of television as a political institution is. She describes how cable innovations--from C-SPAN coverage of congressional debates in the 1980s to MTV's foray into presidential politics in the 1990s--took on network broadcasting using market forces, giving rise to a more decentralized media world. Brownell shows how cable became an unstoppable medium for political communication that prioritized cult followings and loyalty to individual brands, fundamentally reshaped party politics, and, in the process, sowed the seeds of democratic upheaval. '24/7 politics' reveals how cable TV created new possibilities for antiestablishment voices and opened a pathway to political prominence for seemingly unlikely figures like Donald Trump by playing to narrow audiences and cultivating division instead of common ground."--
Subjects: Television and politics.; Television in politics.; Cable television; Cable television;
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The Cambridge companion to the musical / by Everett, William A.,1962-; Laird, Paul R.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-385) and index.Adaptations and transformations : before 1940. American musical theatre before the twentieth century / Katherine K. Preston ; Non-English-language musical theatre in the United States / John Koegel ; Birth pangs, growing pains and sibling rivalry : musical theatre in New York, 1900-1920 / Orly Leah Krasner ; American and British operetta in the 1920s : romance, nostalgia and adventure / William A. Everett ; Images of African Americans : African-American musical theatre, Showboat, and Porgy and Bess / John Graziano ; The melody (and the words) linger on : American musical comedies of the 1920s and 1930s / Geoffrey Block -- Maturations and formulations : 1940-1970. We said we wouldn't look back : British musical theatre, 1935-1960 / John Snelson ; The coming of the musical play : Rodgers and Hammerstein / Ann Sears ; The successors of Rodgers and Hammerstein from the 1940s to the 1960s / Thomas L. Riis and Ann Sears ; Musical sophistication on Broadway : Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein / Bruce D. McClung and Paul R. Laird -- Evolutions and integrations : after 1970. Stephen Sondheim and the musical of the outsider / Jim Lovensheimer ; Choreographers, directors and the fully integrated musical / Paul R. Laird ; From Hair to Rent : is rock a four-letter word on Broadway? / Scott Warfield ; The megamusical : the creation, internationalisation and impact of a genre / Paul Prece and William A. Everett ; Something borrowed, something blue : the marriage of the musical and Europe / Judith Sebesta ; New horizons : the musical at the dawn of the twenty-first century / Bud Coleman -- Legacies and transformations. Why do they start to sing and dance all of a sudden? : examining the film musical / Graham Wood ; Revisiting classic musicals : revivals, film, television and recordings / Jessica Sternfeld ; The creation of a Broadway musical : Stephen Schwartz, Winnie Holzman, and Wicked / Paul R. Laird.
Subjects: Musicals; Musical theater;
© c2008., Cambridge University Press,
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