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The first collection of its kind, The Continental Philosophy of Film Reader is the essential anthology of writings by continental philosophers on cinema, representing the last century of film-maki
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Marlowe's play retains its power to shock even today, and this editiongives full value to its three overriding themes of sexual favouritism,political confrontation and sheer cruelty. Critics in the la
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We know relatively little about Shakespeare's life, and yet it continues to fascinate us. This new biography of Shakespeare identifies and expounds the many possible 'lives' that can reasonably be dra
This book came out of the radio series on South African jazz called Ubuyile/Jazz Coming Home, produced by Ansell, in an attempt to collect many of the interviews not aired. Ansell describes the influe
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Lieven Boeve contextualises Lyotard's writings and approach with reference to his theological thought. By focusing on issues such as the nature of the differend within language, the sublime experience
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