The cambridge companion to the string quartet
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Oxfam shop magdelen street this companion offers a concise and authoritative survey of the string quartet by eleven chamber music specialistsit focuses on four main areas: the social and musical background to the quartet's development; the most celebrated ensembles; string quartet playing, including aspects of contemporary and historical performing practice; and the mainstream repertory, including significant 'mixed ensemble' compositions involving string quartetwritten for all string quartet enthusiasts, this companion will enrich readers' understanding of the history of the genre, the context and significance of quartets as cultural phenomena, and the musical, technical and interpretative problems of chamber music performanceit will also enhance their experience of listening to quartets in performance and on recordingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits fifteen carefully structured chapters provide coverage of a stimulating range of perspectives previously unavailable in one volume various musical and pictorial illustrations and informative appendixes, including a chronology of the most significant works, complete this indispensable guide
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The book is edited by the same pair who produced the cambridge companion to science fiction (winner of a hugo award in )oxfam bookshop lincoln a book of essays discussing the history and features of fantasy fiction, exploring the genre from a historical point of view, and discussing the various sub-genresfrom the ghost stories of the gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from mrs radcliffe to ms rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the back cover: "fantasy is a creation of the enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible thingsin this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the enlightenment, introduce readers to some of the different codes for the reading and understanding of fantasy, and examine some of the many varieties and subgenres of fantasy; from magical realism at the more literary end of the genre, to paranormal romance at the more popular endsince tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon" in superb as-new condition
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Oxfam shop magdelen street the cambridge companion to joseph conrad offers a wide-ranging introduction to the fiction of joseph conrad, one of the most influential novelists of the twentieth centurysome pencil marginalia throughouta chronology and overview of conrad's life precede chapters that explore significant issues in his major writings, and deal in depth with individual workseach essay provides guidance to further reading, and a concluding chapter surveys the body of conrad criticismthrough a series of essays by leading conrad scholars aimed at both students and the general reader, the volume stimulates an informed appreciation of conrad's work based on an understanding of his cultural and historical situations and fictional techniques see oxfam website for delivery information read morethese are followed by discussions of the special nature of conrad's narrative techniques, his complex relationships with late-victorian imperialism and with literary modernism, and his influence on other writers and artists
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The cambridge companion to paradise lost by louis schwartz (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Each month we recycle over 2all of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboard3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill sitespublisher:cambridge university press
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All essays in this companion focus on key terms in lacan's often difficult and idiosyncratic developments of psychoanalysisthis volume will bring fresh, accessible perspectives to the work of this formidable and influential thinkerlacan is renowned as a theoretician of psychoanalysis whose work is still influential in many countriesthese essays, supported by a useful chronology and guide to further reading will prove invaluable to students and teachers alikesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe refashioned psychoanalysis in the name of philosophy and linguistics at the time when it underwent a certain intellectual declineadvocating a 'return to freud', by which he meant a close reading in the original of freud's works, he stressed the idea that the unconscious functions 'like a language'oxfam bookshop chelmsford this collection of specially commissioned essays by academics and practising psychoanalysts, first published in , explores key dimensions of jacques lacan's life and works
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For that reason, this companion is singularly welcome bringing together a wide range of theologians both to outline and to assess the work of someone whom history will surely rank someday with origen, john calvin, and karl barthbut because of his own daring speculations about the meaning of christ's descent into hell after the crucifixion, about the uniqueness of christ as savior of a pluralistic world, and because he draws so many of his resources for his theology from literature, drama, and philosophy, balthasar has never been an easily-categorized theologiansee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is neither liberal nor conservative, neither thomist nor modernist and he seems to elude all attempts to capture the exact way he creatively reinterprets the tradition of christian thoughtoxfam shop burleigh street hans urs von balthasar () is one of the most prolific, creative and wide-ranging theologians of the twentieth century who is just now coming to prominence
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The book has minor scratching on the back that can be seen in certain lightingfinally, it looks at a set of perspectives that illustrate different 'takes' on jazz - ways in which jazz has been valued and representedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop exmouth the vibrant world of jazz may be viewed from many perspectives, from social and cultural history to music analysis, from economics to ethnographyit is challenging and exciting territorythe book starts by considering what kind of identity jazz has acquired and how, and goes on to discuss the crucial practices that define jazz and to examine some specific moments of historical change and some important issues for jazz studythis volume of nineteen specially commissioned essays provides informed and accessible guidance to the challenge, offering the reader a range of expert views on the character, history and uses of jazz
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe contributors illuminate the character of the whole body of work by keeping a tight focus on some key topics: the style of the philosophy, the conception of grammar contained in it, rule-following, convention, logical necessity, the self, and what wittgenstein called, in a famous phrase, 'forms of life'the essays in this volume address central themes in wittgenstein's writings on the philosophy of mind, language, logic, and mathematicsoxfam bookshop preston ludwig wittgenstein () is one of the most important, influential, and often-cited philosophers of the twentieth century, yet he remains one of its most elusive and least accessiblethey chart the development of his work and clarify the connections between its different stages
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The sound of music companion, the official companion to the world's most beloved musicalcontains images & stoyboards from film & theatre productions, complete lyrics, guide to film locations & much more
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Oxfam bookshop preston the oxford companion to the book is a unique work of reference, covering the book, broadly conceived, throughout the world from ancient to modern timesthe work includes a substantial series of introductory essays alongside an a-z section of over entries, all linked by thorough cross-referencing and served by a classified index of entriestwo large hardback books quarter-bound in red leather, with gilt stamping and bookmark ribbon, presented in an attractively decorated cardboard slipcaseboth the books and the slipcase are in pristine condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit includes traditional subjects such as bibliography, palaeography, the history of printing, editorial theory and practice, textual criticism, book collecting, and libraries, but it also engages with newer disciplines such as the history of the book and the electronic booktext is printed on high-quality gloss paper, with black-and-white illustrationsit pays particular attention to how different societies shape books and how books shape societies
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The official companion to the world's most beloved musicalcontains images & stoyboards from film & theatre productions, complete lyrics, guide to film locations & much more
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Oxfam shop didsbury 6 volumes out of the original 9 volume setsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: good - see picsa history of the arts in britain from prehistoric to after ww2
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Reprinting of an excellent companion book for philosophy students or other interested readersoxfam shop bishop's stortford unmatched in the quality of its world-renowned contributors, this companion serves as both a course text and a reference book across the broad spectrum of issues of concern to the philosophy of science see oxfam website for delivery information read morein good condition
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Oxfam bookshop brighton the sutton companion to churches stephen friar's companion covers all aspects of english parish churches: architecture, fittings and furniture, decorative and allegorical features, stained glass, monuments, brasses and effigies, traditions and folklore, parochial and vestry administration, and the role of the parish church in the history of a communitythe book is arranged alphabetically and consists of substantial primary entries on major features, and shorter entries dealing with terminology, historical associations and place names, plus an index of placessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A companion to the philosophy of literature by garry lhagberg (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The oxford companion to music by oxford university press (hardback, )only fault is some marks on the ends of some pages, see photos, dispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is very good
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The oxford companion to english literaturenew edition hard back edited by margaret drabble
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Containing over 100 delicious recipes that are simple to recreate at home, what to eat now - more please! is the ideal companion to how we should be cooking todayeating seasonally ties in with the zeitgeist of contemporary society and, with valentine as our guide, we can explore the bounty of our natural lardervalentine has been described by many as the new jamie oliver - like jamie, he shares an intense passion and enthusiasm for food and, like jamie, he is destined to change the way a whole generation think about what they eatoxfam bookshop cheltenham in what to eat now - more please!, valentine warner explores the ingredients and flavours of spring and summer foodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen we follow the seasons, our food has the most flavour and goodness and, by eating native ingredients, food miles are lowered and we do the least possible harm to our world
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Oxfam shop st giles street this book is a companion to the author's previous work, 'the new man'discolouring on the cover and marks on the page edges shown in photosthe author explains that in the gospels the word translated as 'sin' means in the literal greek 'missing the mark', as of a spear thrown at some object and failing to hit itand from meaning to miss the mark it came to mean failing in one's purpose, and so erring or wrong doing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the neurosurgeon's handbook is compact, readable, multi-authored, extensively illustrated and authoritative source of high quality neurosurgical information; it is the ultimate companion to neurosurgical trainees and neurosurgeons around the worldover 18 sections and 113 chapters, all critical neurosurgical information is systematically presented to include clear definitions; epidemiology, pathophysiology and mechanisms of disease; neuroradiological and neuropathological features; critical care and neuroanaesthesia; clinical presentation and differential diagnosis; treatment; critical surgical anatomy and step-by-step key operative techniques of the brain, skull base and spinethe neurosurgeon's handbook concisely covers all aspects of adult and paediatric neurosurgerythe material is based on clinical trials, major clinical series and the extensive personal experience of some of the worlds best neurosurgeons and neuroclinicians who contributed to the handbooksee oxfam website for delivery information read morehundreds of imaging studies, neuropathological photographs (some in full colour) and anatomical and surgical diagrams supplement the text which is methodically organised to allow understanding of all complex neurosurgical concepts of adult and paediatric neurosurgeryit is systematically, meticulously and clearly broken down into easy-to-follow sections that contain condensed but comprehensive neurosurgical informationwidely accepted practice guidelines, major classification schemes, commonly used neurological scales, significant syndromes and constellation of key signs and symptoms are found in 188 tables, presented in a way easy to understand and rememberbased on the curriculum of british, north american and european neurosurgical training programmes, and with the contribution of some of the worlds leading neurosurgeons and neuroclinicians, the neurosurgeon's handbook has been produced with the highest possible standards
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