The Tragic Transformed
This book provides a novel way of looking at Attic tragedies via three directors bearing the aesthetic imprint of Samuel Beckett: Theodoros Terzopoulos, Şahika Tekand and Tadashi Suzuki. Translation becomes a mode of physical action, using mimesis to reawaken tragic pathos.
Book Three of the Corpus Tibullianum
This commentary on [Tibullus] 3 presents a text, translation, and a detailed argument for a single author. It shows how one anonymous poet composed the whole work by impersonating different characters, from Lygdamus and Sulpicia to Tibullus himself.
Hip-Spine Syndrome is a common clinical finding, yet controversy surrounds best surgical practices. This book reviews the syndrome, presents approaches to management with a focus on surgical indications and considerations, and identifies areas that require further research.
Imperial Japan’s Allied Prisoners of War in the South Pacific
On the South Pacific island of New Britain, Imperial Japan imprisoned over 10,000 Allied soldiers and civilians. More than half died. What motivated such inhumane treatment? This book traces the genesis of Bushido and surveys prisoners’ recollections to find the answer.
This study explores Meyerbeer’s dramatic and vocal genius through his German Singspiels and Parisian triumphs. His later works fuse captivating beauty with extreme virtuosity, reaching new heights of technical and dramaturgical refinement.
This guide covers the life history and control of over 200 species of harmful insects in the Mediterranean Basin and other areas with a similar climate. Over 400 colour photographs will help the reader identify many of the cited species.
This volume discusses advances in applied nonlinear optimal control with case studies in robotics, mechatronics, and biological systems. The methods avoid complex transformations and singularity problems, retaining the advantages of optimal control.
Dictionary of French Family Names in North America
This dictionary provides the origins, meanings, and variants of French family names in North America. Uniquely, it also includes genealogical information on the migrants who brought them to the continent.
A Traditionalist History of the Great War, Book II
Combining Sacred Geography and Sea Power, this book offers a Traditionalist perspective on the choices facing the Ten Great Powers on the eve of the Great War. It shows the world of 1914 on its own terms, free from the projections of contemporary historiography.
A “Biography” of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia, is not a typical Southern city. It thrived on manufacture, not agriculture, while retaining its cultural identity. A city with enormous vitality and resiliency, it has a soul. This book covers its infrastructure, legacy, economics, and key defining moments.
Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment
Good EIA reports are crucial for sustainable decision-making, but guidelines on quality are lacking. This book, based on a review of over 150 reports, bridges that gap. It describes the features of a good quality EIA report, with case studies to help professionals prepare them.
Homer’s epic song of the Trojan War. When the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Akhilleús, falls out with King Agamémnōn and withdraws from battle, their fortunes turn. The Trojans are storming the wall to fight close to the ships, and Akhilleus still refuses to join the battle.
Delving into the severe conflict over immigration in British Mandate Palestine (1922-1948), this book examines the clashing perspectives of the British, Jews, and Arabs, as Arab opposition escalated from strikes and demonstrations into open revolt.
Giacomo Meyerbeer is the only composer who wrote for three eras of 19th-century music, straddling German, Italian, and French opera. This study examines his six Italian operas (1817-1824), whose treasures have been rediscovered and are explored in terms of origins and content.
This monumental work on the late Romantic Irish poet George Darley features a scholarly edition of his complete poetry and a new biography. For the first time, it establishes Darley as a translator of Virgil’s Æneid and includes newly discovered poems and over 40 new letters.
Formal Methods in Musicology
Techniques from mathematics and statistics are successfully applied to music analysis, helping us understand style and composition. Using examples from various musical styles, this book explains how to use these techniques, supported by case studies from expert researchers.
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Europe
This history documents the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eastern Europe. It compares their survival under different political systems, from dictatorships to modern Russia, where a renewed ban has returned Soviet-era conditions of repression.
The Enlightenment of Evolutionary Medicine
This book applies evolutionary theory to human physiology, disease, and culture. It reveals how maladaptation causes modern diseases like obesity and diabetes, and how evolutionary principles now guide the development of new drugs and cancer therapies.
Pragmatics, Discourse and Society, Volume 2
Leading scholars explore the interplay of context and meaning, examining how spatial, temporal, and institutional factors drive discourse and shape human cognition and action.