Contains essays that demonstrate how science fiction can serve as a bridge between science and the humanities. This book shows how early writers like Dante and Mary Shelley revealed a gradual shift toward a genuine understanding of science.
Beneath the polished surface of the genteel social environments often delineated in Edith Wharton's fiction,... Læs mere
Introduces ways to use film to ease the difficulty of introducing complex literary theories to students. Combining works of literature with attendant... Læs mere
The intertwined histories of Paris and of the River Seine are interesting but complicated. This book is unique because it introduces to the reader not only the rich and the famous of Paris, but also some of ""the unknown people of the Seine.
Essays in this book consider how gender is presented in Doctor Who and how certain female companions have been able to break out of the gendered roles usually assigned to them through the classic and new series.
The first book to address Eleanor Roosevelt’s moving image record and her relationship to film and television in the three decades from the 1932 presidential campaign to her death in 1962.
Discusses the relationships between the philosophy of Mysticism, which traces its lineage back into prehistory, with that of... Læs mere
Presents data on 29 nation and city-state participants in more than a dozen events in the Athens Games. This book provides scores and descriptions, and corrects many historical errors and omissions in other sources.
Virtually every current widescreen movie, tv broadcast or streamed image benefits from the techniques that have evolved since the... Læs mere