Listening To The Sirens


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Listening To The Sirens


Listening To The Sirens
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Author : Judith Peraino
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2006

Listening To The Sirens written by Judith Peraino and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Literary Criticism categories.


Judith Perraino investigates how music has been used throughout history to call into question norms of gender and sexuality. Beginning with an examination of the mythology surrounding the Sirens, she goes on to consider musical creatures, gods, humans and music-addled listeners.



Listening To The Sirens


Listening To The Sirens
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Author : Judith Ann Peraino
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Listening To The Sirens written by Judith Ann Peraino and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with SOCIAL SCIENCE categories.


In this fresh and innovative study, Judith A. Peraino investigates how music has been used throughout history to call into question norms of gender and sexuality. Beginning with a close examination of the mythology surrounding the sirens-whose music seduced Ulysses into a state of mind in which he would gladly sacrifice everything for the illicit pleasures promised in their song-Peraino goes on to consider the musical creatures, musical gods and demigods, musical humans, and music-addled listeners who have been associated with behavior that breaches social conventions. She deftly employs a sop.



Listening For Sirens


Listening For Sirens
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Author : P J Kimber
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011-08-28

Listening For Sirens written by P J Kimber and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-28 with Poetry categories.


P Kimber's first collection of performance and poetic pieces is warm, witty and emotional. Her dexterity with language and mischievous humour make her work easily accessible, but close re-reading reveals deftly-concealed depths of emotion and empathy. A strong new talent in poetry.



Music Of The Sirens


Music Of The Sirens
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Author : Linda Austern
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2006-07-21

Music Of The Sirens written by Linda Austern and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-21 with Music categories.


Whether referred to as mermaid, usalka, mami wata, or by some other name, and whether considered an imaginary being or merely a person with extraordinary abilities, the siren is the remarkable creature that has inspired music and its representations from ancient Greece to present-day Africa and Latin America. This book, co-edited by a historical musicologist and an ethnomusicologist, brings together leading scholars and some talented newcomers in classics, music, media studies, literature, and cultural studies to consider the siren and her multifaceted relationships to music across human time and geography.



The Siren And The Sage


The Siren And The Sage
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Author : Steven Shankman
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2000-03-01

The Siren And The Sage written by Steven Shankman and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-03-01 with Philosophy categories.


A comparative study of what the most influential writers of Ancient Greece and China thought it meant to have knowledge and whether they distinguished knowledge from other forms of wisdom. It surveys selected works of poetry, history and philosophy from the period of roughly the eighth through to the second century BCE, including Homer's "Odyssey", the ancient Chinese "Classic of Poetry", Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War", Sima Qian's "Records of the Historian", Plato's "Symposium", and Laozi's "Dao de Jing and the writings of Zhuangzi". The intention, through such juxtaposition, is to introduce the foundational texts of each tradition which continue to influence the majority of the world's population.



The Song Of The Sirens


The Song Of The Sirens
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Author : Pietro Pucci
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1998

The Song Of The Sirens written by Pietro Pucci and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


In this collection of his essays on Homer, some new and some appearing for the first time in English, the distinguished scholar Pietro Pucci examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of the poet's works. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, given that the parameters of interpretation are themselves historically determined, Pucci focuses instead on two features of Homer's rhetoric: repetition of expression (formulae) and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertextuality.



Game Theory


Game Theory
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Author : José Luis Ferreira
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-11-06

Game Theory written by José Luis Ferreira and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-06 with Mathematics categories.


Using fascinating examples from a range of disciplines, this textbook provides social science, philosophy and economics students with an engaging introduction to the tools they need to understand and predict strategic interactions. Beginning with an introduction to the most famous games, the book uses clear, jargon-free language and accessible maths as it guides the reader through whole games with full, worked-through examples. End-of-chapter exercises help to consolidate understanding along the way. With an applied approach that draws upon real-life case-studies, this book highlights the insights that game theory can offer each situation. It is an ideal textbook for students approaching game theory from various fields across the social sciences, and for curious general readers who are looking for a thorough introduction to this intriguing subject. Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/game-theory. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.



Making Monsters A Speculative And Classical Anthology


Making Monsters A Speculative And Classical Anthology
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Author : Djibril al-Ayad
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-07-05

Making Monsters A Speculative And Classical Anthology written by Djibril al-Ayad and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-05 with Monsters categories.


We have always made monsters: in art, in myth, in religion; out of clay or bronze, pixels or hybrid flesh; from the stuff of human nightmares; by cursing women with bestial traits. This anthology brings together fiction and accessible academic writing in conversation about monsters and their roles in our lives-and ours in theirs.



Sirens


Sirens
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Author : Michael Bull
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2020-02-06

Sirens written by Michael Bull and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-06 with Music categories.


Sirens are sounds that confront us in daily life, from the sounds of police cars and fire engines to, less often, tornado warnings. Ideologies of sirens embody the protective, the seductive and the dangerous elements of siren sounds – from the US Cold War public training exercises in the 1950s and 1960s to the seductive power of the sirens entrenched in popular culture: from Wagner to Dizzee Rascal, from Kafka to Kurt Vonnegut, from Hans Christian Andersen to Walt Disney. This book argues, using a wide array of theorists from Adorno to Bloch and Kittler, that we should understand 'siren sounds' in terms of their myth and materiality, and that sirens represent a sonic confluence of power, gender and destructiveness embedded in core Western ideologies to the present day. Bull poses the question of whether we can rely on sirens, both in their mythic meanings and in their material meanings in contemporary culture.



The Acoustics Of The Social On Page And Screen


The Acoustics Of The Social On Page And Screen
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Author : Nathalie Aghoro
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2021-09-09

The Acoustics Of The Social On Page And Screen written by Nathalie Aghoro and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-09 with Music categories.


Sound positions individuals as social subjects. The presence of human beings, animals, objects, or technologies reverberates into the spaces we inhabit and produces distinct soundscapes that render social practices, group associations, and socio-cultural tensions audible. The Acoustics of the Social on Page and Screen unites interdisciplinary perspectives on the social dimensions of sound in audiovisual and literary environments. The essays in the collection discuss soundtracks for shared values, group membership, and collective agency, and engage with the subversive functions of sound and sonic forms of resistance in American literature, film, and TV.