history and criticism

Describes how the trailblazing, post-war gay literary figures, including Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, and Allen Ginsberg, paved the way for newer generations, including Armistead Maupin, Edmund White, and Edward Albee.

A brief overview of documentary filmmaking covering the various subgenres, such as historical documentaries and nature films, and including an examination of documentary's core controversies involving objectivity, advocacy, and bias.

With today's digital natives, educators face new challenges in guiding young adults to discovery of the critical thinking and enjoyment that comes from lifelong literacy not to mention simply reading simply for pleasure. For anyone seeking to hone their skills as a guide to YA reading, Latrobe and Drury give you a theoretical basis for your programming with cogent explanations of eight critical theories of literature.

Provides summaries and interpretations of each selection. "Conversation starters" encourage talk about values and elements of faith.

This two-volume set serves as an overview of drama for high school and college students and theatergoers. With a focus on Western countries, the history of theater from 500 B.C. to the present is recounted, as are the contributions of different countries, specific plays, and theatrical techniques. King....[b]rings together 45 essays by contributors who are theater professionals and language and literature, drama, film studies, and English scholars mostly from the US. They cover movements and issues such as African American, biblical, outdoor, and contemporary drama that addresses spiritual belief, gay theater, gender, and musical theater. Genres and styles are discussed, as well as theater in practice, with descriptions of directing, acting, voice coaching, dramaturgy, costume design, and stages.Reference and Research Book News.

Delves into the songwriter's inspiration and explains the real-life events, the tribulations and triumphs and the fascinating details that led to these classic songs of praise.

Raises questions about the nature of contemporary (postmodern) culture and points to the distorting influence of many of the characteristics of this culture on the presentation of Mel Gibson of the story of the passion of Christ. Overall it finds the film severly lacking as a presentation of Christian faith.

Covers every aspect of the King, from his songs to his record collection, his cars to his costumes, from his birth to his mythic afterlife.

In the gilded age of vaudeville, one theater stood out as the fountainhead of black entertainment in America - and it's still going strong.

Alan J. Lerner/and his collaborations with Fritz Lowe and Burton Lane are miracles of the 20th century. The circumstances of their coming together in an artistic and social mileux that called for--no yearned for that kind of musical theater--is a story in itself.