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Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema - A Beauvoirian Perspective (Paperback): Jean-Pierre Boule, Ursula Tidd Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema - A Beauvoirian Perspective (Paperback)
Jean-Pierre Boule, Ursula Tidd
R721 Discovery Miles 7 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Simone de Beauvoir's work has not often been associated with film studies, which appears paradoxical when it is recognized that she was the first feminist thinker to inaugurate the concept of the gendered 'othering' gaze. This book is an attempt to redress this balance and reopen the dialogue between Beauvoir's writings and film studies. The authors analyse a range of films, from directors including Claire Denis, Michael Haneke, Lucille Hadzihalilovic, Sam Mendes, and Sally Potter, by drawing from Beauvoir's key works such as The Second Sex (1949), The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947) and Old Age (1970).

Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema - A Sartrean Perspective (Paperback): Jean-Pierre Boule, Enda McCaffrey Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema - A Sartrean Perspective (Paperback)
Jean-Pierre Boule, Enda McCaffrey
R828 Discovery Miles 8 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

At the heart of this volume is the assertion that Sartrean existentialism, most prominent in the 1940s, particularly in France, is still relevant as a way of interpreting the world today. Film, by reflecting philosophical concerns in the actions and choices of characters, continues and extends a tradition in which art exemplifies the understanding of existentialist philosophy. In a scholarly yet accessible style, the contributors exploit the rich interplay between Sartre's philosophy, plays and novels, and a number of contemporary films including No Country for Old Men, Lost in Translation and The Truman Show, with film-makers including the Dardenne brothers, Michael Haneke, and Mike Leigh. This volume will be of interest to students who are coming to Sartre's work for the first time and to those who would like to read films within an existentialist perspective.

Environmental Photochemistry Part II (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): Pierre Boule, Detlef Bahnemann, Peter Robertson Environmental Photochemistry Part II (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Pierre Boule, Detlef Bahnemann, Peter Robertson
R8,363 Discovery Miles 83 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Photochemical reactions play a major role in the environment including a wide range of reactions in the atmosphere, natural waters, soil and living organisms. This new volume on Environmental Photochemistry up-dates the previous edition with chapters on basic aspects including concepts of photochemical transformations and mechanistic photochemical processes in the atmosphere and water. In addition a range of applications are also detailed such as advanced photochemical oxidation processes for water and air treatment as well as applications of photocatalysis for surface treatment and nuclear fuel reprocessing. The new edition provides a critical up to date overview of the most important research in the field of environmental photochemistry.

Conversations with Boulez - Thoughts on Conducting (Hardcover): Pierre Boulez, Jean Vermeil Conversations with Boulez - Thoughts on Conducting (Hardcover)
Pierre Boulez, Jean Vermeil; Translated by Camille Naish
R878 Discovery Miles 8 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A giant of postwar music and the most powerful figure in the contemporary French music scene, Pierre Boulez is widely known to American and English audiences as both an important composer and as star conductor of the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. These candid interviews give us vintage Boulez - his bold views, enigmatic wit, practical wisdom, and uncompromising beliefs. Here the eminent composer, who has been called both "a wild man of the avant-garde" and "the last true maestro" (New York Times), talks about being one of the world's most controversial conductors and daring programmers of musical taste. Boulez sometimes locks horns with French author Jean Vermeil, who confronts him with his past and prods him to discuss the future of music and orchestras. Boulez tells how and why he chose his battles and lays out his vision of the conductor's mission. He tells what he learned - and didn't learn - from other conductors, and how he feels about the composers who compromise his repertoire, including Webern, Berg, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Messiaen (with whom he studied), and, of course, Boulez himself.

Abdellah Taia's Queer Migrations - Non-places, Affect, and Temporalities (Hardcover): Denis M Provencher, Siham Bouamer Abdellah Taia's Queer Migrations - Non-places, Affect, and Temporalities (Hardcover)
Denis M Provencher, Siham Bouamer; Contributions by Ralph Heyndels, Olivier Le Blond, Daniel Maroun, …
R2,727 Discovery Miles 27 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this first edited collection in English on the Moroccan author, Abdellah Taia's Queer Migrations frames the distinctiveness of his migration by considering current scholarship in French and Francophone studies, post-colonial studies, affect theory, queer theory, and language and sexuality. In contrast to critics that consider Taia to immigrate and integrate successfully to France as a writer and intellectual, Provencher and Bouamer argue that the author's writing is replete with elements of constant migration, "comings and goings," cruel optimism, flexible accumulation of language over borders, transnational filiations, and new forms of belonging and memory making across time and space. At the same time, his constantly evolving identity emerges in many non-places, defined as liminal and border narrative spaces where unexpected and transgressive new forms of transgressive filial belonging emerge without completely shedding shame, mourning, or melancholy.

Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema - A Beauvoirian Perspective (Hardcover, New): Jean-Pierre Boule, Ursula Tidd Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema - A Beauvoirian Perspective (Hardcover, New)
Jean-Pierre Boule, Ursula Tidd
R2,735 Discovery Miles 27 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Simone de Beauvoir's work has not often been associated with film studies, which appears paradoxical when it is recognized that she was the first feminist thinker to inaugurate the concept of the gendered 'othering' gaze. This book is an attempt to redress this balance and reopen the dialogue between Beauvoir's writings and film studies. The authors analyse a range of films, from directors including Claire Denis, Michael Haneke, Lucille Hadzihalilovic, Sam Mendes, and Sally Potter, by drawing from Beauvoir's key works such as The Second Sex (1949), The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947) and Old Age (1970).

Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema - A Sartrean Perspective (Hardcover): Jean-Pierre Boule, Enda McCaffrey Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema - A Sartrean Perspective (Hardcover)
Jean-Pierre Boule, Enda McCaffrey
R2,733 Discovery Miles 27 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

At the heart of this volume is the assertion that Sartrean existentialism, most prominent in the 1940s, particularly in France, is still relevant as a way of interpreting the world today. Film, by reflecting philosophical concerns in the actions and choices of characters, continues and extends a tradition in which art exemplifies the understanding of existentialist philosophy. In a scholarly yet accessible style, the contributors exploit the rich interplay between Sartre's philosophy, plays and novels, and a number of contemporary films including No Country for Old Men, Lost in Translation and The Truman Show, with film-makers including the Dardenne brothers, Michael Haneke, and Mike Leigh. This volume will be of interest to students who are coming to Sartre's work for the first time and to those who would like to read films within an existentialist perspective.

Music Lessons - The College de France Lectures (Hardcover, Main): Pierre Boulez Music Lessons - The College de France Lectures (Hardcover, Main)
Pierre Boulez; Translated by Jonathan Goldman, Jonathan Dunsby, Arnold Whittall
R933 R727 Discovery Miles 7 270 Save R206 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Pierre Boulez was appointed to the College de France in 1976, with the chair devoted to 'Invention, technique and language in Music', and he held his position until 1995. The publication of his extraordinary College de France lectures, his most significant writings from the 1970s to the 1990s, will make a major contribution to the discussion in English about Boulez's aesthetic legacy. His goal in Lecons de musique is to express his conception of musical language, laid out over the course of nearly twenty years of lecturing. He is thinking about the possible paths musical thought could take, as well as the musical legacy of the past In addition to composers, music historians, theorists, and music students, this book will be invaluable to those interested in the history and aesthetics of 20th century music, musical manifestations of artistic modernism, the history of ideas, and French intellectual and cultural history. Faber have been Pierre Boulez's publisher since 1986 - previous books include Orientations, Boulez on Music Today and Boulez on Conducting. 'Boulez's achievements in changing every part of the fabric of classical musical culture all over the world are indelible.' Tom Service, Guardian

Sartre, Self-formation and Masculinities (Paperback): Jean-Pierre Boule Sartre, Self-formation and Masculinities (Paperback)
Jean-Pierre Boule
R832 Discovery Miles 8 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Published on the occasion of Sartre's Centenary, this book helps to understand the man behind the work, offering a psycho-social analysis of Jean-Paul Sartre with an emphasis on his masculinity. It sets out to contextualize Sartre in terms of his psycho-sexual formation and processes of self-constitution in view of his childhood. The main period under detailed study is 1905-1945, before Sartre became the Sartre. It concentrates on his early childhood, his teenage years in La Rochelle, the years at the Ecole Normale, and the first few years of his adulthood, with specific attention on the war years. An analysis of Sartre's relationships follows, with Simone de Beauvoir and other women and men (including love and sex), before a postscript covering the period 1973-1980. This essay is not a reductive account. It tells the story of Jean-Paul Sartre, from the inside out, so that the achievements of one of the major intellectuals of the 20th Century can be measured against his own internal struggles.

Sartre, Self-formation and Masculinities (Hardcover): Jean-Pierre Boule Sartre, Self-formation and Masculinities (Hardcover)
Jean-Pierre Boule
R2,736 Discovery Miles 27 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Published on the occasion of Sartre's Centenary, this book helps to understand the man behind the work, offering a psycho-social analysis of Jean-Paul Sartre with an emphasis on his masculinity. It sets out to contextualize Sartre in terms of his psycho-sexual formation and processes of self-constitution in view of his childhood. The main period under detailed study is 1905-1945, before Sartre became the Sartre. It concentrates on his early childhood, his teenage years in La Rochelle, the years at the Ecole Normale, and the first few years of his adulthood, with specific attention on the war years. An analysis of Sartre's relationships follows, with Simone de Beauvoir and other women and men (including love and sex), before a postscript covering the period 1973-1980. This essay is not a reductive account. It tells the story of Jean-Paul Sartre, from the inside out, so that the achievements of one of the major intellectuals of the 20th Century can be measured against his own internal struggles.

Percussion (Paperback, New edition): James Holland Percussion (Paperback, New edition)
James Holland; Foreword by Pierre Boulez; Preface by Yehudi Menuhin
R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This lively and highly informative contribution to the Menuhin Music Guides covers all aspects of percussion - the instruments, the percussion section within the orchestra and the use of percussion in chamber music and as a solo instrument. James Holland is not afraid to attack composers, conductors and music publishers as he puts the percussionist's point of view. Among his comments on how to interpret a percussion score and lay out and play a vast array of complex instruments are detailed analyses of Walton's 'Facade' and works by Gerhard and Stockhausen.

Environmental Photochemistry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999): Pierre Boule Environmental Photochemistry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
Pierre Boule
R1,494 Discovery Miles 14 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary discipline, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental topics which are based on chemistry embodied in this subject. One of the first objectives of Environ mental Chemistry must be the study of the environment and of natural chemical processes which occur in the environment. A major purpose of this series on Environmental Chemistry, therefore, is to present a reasonably uniform view of various aspects of the chemistry of the environment and chemical reactions occurring in the environment. The industrial activities of man have given a new dimension to Environ mental Chemistry. We have now synthesized and described over five million chemical compounds and chemical industry produces about hundred and fifty million tons of synthetic chemicals annually. We ship billions of tons of oil per year and through mining operations and other geophysical modifications, large quantities of inorganic and organic materials are released from their natural deposits. Cities and metropolitan areas of up to 15 million inhabitants produce large quantities of waste in relatively small and confined areas. Much of the chemical products and waste products of modern society are released into the environment either during production, storage, transport, use or ultimate disposal. These released materials participate in natural cycles and reactions and frequently lead to interference and disturbance of natural systems."

Environmental Photochemistry Part II (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005): Pierre Boule, Detlef Bahnemann,... Environmental Photochemistry Part II (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Pierre Boule, Detlef Bahnemann, Peter Robertson
R8,129 Discovery Miles 81 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Photochemical reactions play a major role in the environment including a wide range of reactions in the atmosphere, natural waters, soil and living organisms. This new volume on Environmental Photochemistry up-dates the previous edition with chapters on basic aspects including concepts of photochemical transformations and mechanistic photochemical processes in the atmosphere and water. In addition a range of applications are also detailed such as advanced photochemical oxidation processes for water and air treatment as well as applications of photocatalysis for surface treatment and nuclear fuel reprocessing. The new edition provides a critical up to date overview of the most important research in the field of environmental photochemistry.

Stocktakings - From an Apprenticeship (Hardcover): Pierre Boulez Stocktakings - From an Apprenticeship (Hardcover)
Pierre Boulez; As told to Paule Thevenin; Translated by Stephen Walsh; Introduction by Robert Piencikowski
R5,696 R4,824 Discovery Miles 48 240 Save R872 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In these essays, the leading French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez explains many of his most significant ideas about music. The essays are divided into four parts, the first three concerned with common preoccupations (aesthetic, technical, and polemical) and the last a collection of entries intended for a music encyclopedia. Boulez offers penetrating and provocative analyses of the music of the major figures of twentieth-century music including Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Debussy, Messiaen, and Ravel. His illuminating comments arise from intimate knowledge of the music, and the resulting collection is an essential document of post-war modern music.

The Dawn of Music Semiology - Essays in Honor of Jean-Jacques Nattiez (Hardcover): Jonathan Dunsby, Jonathan Goldman The Dawn of Music Semiology - Essays in Honor of Jean-Jacques Nattiez (Hardcover)
Jonathan Dunsby, Jonathan Goldman; Contributions by Arnold Whittall, Irene Deliege, Jean Molino, …
R2,901 Discovery Miles 29 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Showcases the energy and diversity of the young field of music semiology, appealing to readers who want to explore the meaning of music in our lives. The Dawn of Music Semiology showcases the work of nine leading musicologists, inspired by the work of Jean-Jacques Nattiez, the founding father of music semiology. Now entering its fifth decade as Nattiez enters his eighth,music semiology, or music semiotics, is still a young, vibrant field, and this book reflects its energy and diversity. It appeals to readers wanting to explore the meaning of music in our lives and to understand the ways of appreciating the complexities that lie behind its simple beauty and direct impact on us. Following a preface by Pierre Boulez and an introduction by the editors, nine chapters discuss the latest thinking about general considerations such as music and gesture, the psychology of music, and the role of ethnotheory. The volume offers new research on topics as diverse as modeling folk polyphony, spatialization in the Darmstadt repertoire, Schenker's theory of musical content, compositional modernism from Wagner to Boulez, current music theory terminology, and Maderna's use of folk music in serial composition. CONTRIBUTORS: Kofi Agawu, Simha Arom, Rossana Dalmonte, Irene Deliege, Jonathan Dunsby, Jonathan Goldman, Nicolas Meeus, Jean Molino, Arnold Whittall Jonathan Dunsby is Professor of Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. Jonathan Goldman is Professor of Musicology at the University of Montreal.

Various Artists - Salzburg Opening Concert: 2008 (DVD): Maurice Ravel, Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Pierre Boulez, Daniel... Various Artists - Salzburg Opening Concert: 2008 (DVD)
Maurice Ravel, Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, …
R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Out of stock

Pierre Boulez conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist Daniel Barenboim in this opening concert from the Salzburg Festival of 2008. Featured works include Ravel's 'Valses nobles et sentimentales', Bartok's 'Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1' and Stravinsky's 'Firebird Suite'.

Escritura del Gesto; Conversaciones Con Cecile Gilly (English, Spanish, Paperback): Pierre Boulez Escritura del Gesto; Conversaciones Con Cecile Gilly (English, Spanish, Paperback)
Pierre Boulez
R410 Discovery Miles 4 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Puntos de Referencia (English, Spanish, Paperback): Pierre Boulez Puntos de Referencia (English, Spanish, Paperback)
Pierre Boulez
R1,050 Discovery Miles 10 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Jean-Paul Sartre - Mind and Body, Word and Deed (Hardcover, Unabridged edition): Jean-Pierre Boule, Benedict O'Donohoe Jean-Paul Sartre - Mind and Body, Word and Deed (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
Jean-Pierre Boule, Benedict O'Donohoe
R1,160 R727 Discovery Miles 7 270 Save R433 (37%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Jean-Paul Sartre: Mind and Body, Word and Deed celebrates Sartre's polyvalence with an examination of Sartrean philosophy, literature, and politics. In four distinct yet related sections, twelve scholars from three continents examine Sartre's thought, writing and action over his long career. "Sartre and the Body" reappraises Sartre's work in dialogue with other philosophers past and present, including Maine de Biran, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Didier Anzieu. "Sartre and Time" offers a first-hand account by Michel Contat of Sartre and Beauvoir working together, and a "philosophy in practice" analysis by Francois Noudelmann. "Ideology and Politics" uses Sartrean notions of commitment and engagement to address modern and contemporary politics, including insights into Castro, De Gaulle, Sarkozy and Obama. Finally, an important but neglected episode of Sartre's life-the visit that he and Beauvoir made to Japan in 1966-is narrated with verve and humour by Professor Suzuki Michihiko, who first met Sartre during that visit and remained in touch subsequently. Taken together, these twelve chapters make a strong case for the continued relevance of Sartre today.

Orientations - Collected Writings (Paperback): Pierre Boulez Orientations - Collected Writings (Paperback)
Pierre Boulez; Edited by Jean-Jacques Nattiez; Translated by Martin Cooper
R1,564 Discovery Miles 15 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Pierre Boulez is one of the most influential-and controversial-figures in the world of contemporary music. As composer, conductor, and critic, his challenging views of modern developments are lent a special authority by his high standing as an interpreter of classic composers. Orientations will enhance his reputation as a lucid expositor of the modern composer's world. When writing about composing and analysis Boulez forges a new way of thinking about music. He is immensely illuminating about his own compositions. He offers special insight on composers with whom he has been particularly associated as a conductor-including Berlioz, Debussy, Wagner, Mahler, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and Messiaen. And he writes about performance and orchestras, tackling the question of how to make new music more familiar for the concert-goer. This rich and wide-ranging volume is truly a special resource for everyone wanting to learn more about twentieth-century music.

Various Artists - Klangstudie and Komposition (CD, Imported): Herbert Eimert, Eimert-Beyer, Bruno Maderna, Karel Goeyvaerts,... Various Artists - Klangstudie and Komposition (CD, Imported)
Herbert Eimert, Eimert-Beyer, Bruno Maderna, Karel Goeyvaerts, Pierre Boulez; Performed by …
R206 Discovery Miles 2 060 Out of stock
Various Artists - Mahler: Das Klagende Lied (CD): Gustav Mahler, Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez, Alban Berg, Various... Various Artists - Mahler: Das Klagende Lied (CD)
Gustav Mahler, Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez, Alban Berg, Various Artists
R138 Discovery Miles 1 380 Out of stock
Various Artists - Piano Concertos (Boulez, Bbc So, Anda) (CD): By:
G‚za Anda, Pierre Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra, English... Various Artists - Piano Concertos (Boulez, Bbc So, Anda) (CD)
By: G‚za Anda, Pierre Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, G‚za Anda
R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Out of stock
Various Artists - Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5 (CD): Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Arnold Schoenberg, Richard Wagner, Pierre... Various Artists - Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5 (CD)
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Arnold Schoenberg, Richard Wagner, Pierre Boulez
R199 Discovery Miles 1 990 Out of stock
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