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OverviewImages of the City takes the reader on a fascinating journey through urban landscapes across centuries, literary periods, media, genres and borders. 27 essays gathered from Poland, UK, Romania, Italy, Hungary, and Portugal by researchers representing different academic environments and fields of speciality offer a truly interdisciplinary perspective on the issue of understanding, representing, and interpreting the city. In this respect, the volume complements other anthologies which discuss urban space without limiting itself to one unique theoretical perspective. Its neat division into chronological and thematic sections makes for easy yet informative and inclusive reading, encouraging cross-referencing and challenging interests and tastes of a wide array of readers. Images of the City provides essential reading for cityphiles everywhere. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Agnieszka Rasmus , Magdalena CieslakPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Imprint: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Edition: Unabridged edition Weight: 1.012kg ISBN: 9781443804523ISBN 10: 1443804525 Pages: 370 Publication Date: 12 March 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDr Magdalena Cieslak is a senior lecturer in literature, theatre and media at the University of Lodz, Poland. Her research interests comprise Shakespeare and his contemporaries, drama in performance, Shakespeare on screen, film theory, film and television adaptation, and mass media. She has published widely on Shakespeare in film and popular culture, and co-edited with Agnieszka Rasmus PASE Papers in Literature and Culture (Lodz University Press, 2008). Currently, she is working on a book devoted to contemporary recyclings of Shakespeare.Dr Agnieszka Rasmus is a senior lecturer in drama and film at the University of Lodz, Poland. She is the author of Filming Shakespeare, From Metatheatre to Metacinema (Peter Lang, 2008) and co-editor with Magdalena Cieslak of PASE Papers in Literature and Culture (Lodz University Press, 2008). Her research interests comprise Shakespeare on screen, film history and theory, Hollywood, counter-cinema, and British film. Currently, she is working on a book devoted to American remakes of British cult movies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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