King Arthur in Popular Culture

King Arthur in Popular Culture
Author: Elizabeth S. Sklar
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2015-10-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1476605270

The legend of King Arthur is embedded in British and American culture. Contemporary America, in particular, is a rich breeding ground for the Arthurian mythos, not only in films, novels, short stories, and fantasy and science fiction, but in other areas of popular and mass culture as well. This work is a collection of 18 previously unpublished essays that demonstrate the impressive extent to which the Arthurian legend continues to permeate contemporary culture beyond film and literature. The essays cover the Arthurian legend in economics, ethics, education, entertainment, music, fun and games, the Internet, and esoterica. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

From Saginaw Valley to Tin Pan Alley

From Saginaw Valley to Tin Pan Alley
Author: R. Grant Smith
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780814326589

From Saginaw Valley to Tin Pan Alley documents the work of more than sixty popular songwriters who hailed from Saginaw, and provides background information and anecdotes about the most famous songwriters and their most famous songs. Among the greatest of the Saginaw songwriters were Charles K. Harris ("After the Ball'), Dan Russo ("Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goo'Bye!"), Gerald Marks ("All of Me"), Ange Lorenzo ("Sleepy Time Gal"), Isham Jones ("It Had to Be You"), and Ben Weisman ("Paper Roses", "Honey in the Horn"). More than seventy sheet music covers dating from between 1890 and 1955 are interposed with the narrative, adding to the book's charm and historic value.

First Harvests

First Harvests
Author: Frederic Jesup Stimson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 534
Release: 1888
Genre: American fiction
ISBN:

Scientific American

Scientific American
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1926
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.

Life

Life
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1893
Genre: American wit and humor
ISBN:

King Arthur in Music

King Arthur in Music
Author: Richard W. Barber
Publisher: DS Brewer
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780859917674

"Between these two extremes, the main body of the book deals largely with opera, from Wagner's 'Tristan' and 'Parsifal' to Harrison Birtwistle's 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'. Some works have never been performed, such as Hubert Parry's 'Guenever' and Rutland Boughton's Arthurian cycle, while others have only recently been staged or revived, such as Isaac Albeniz's 'Merlin' and Ernest Chausson's 'Le roi Artus', both striking post-Wagnerian works in very different styles - 'Merlin', for instance, beginning with a passage based on Gregorian chant. The range of music is wider than one might at first suspect."--BOOK JACKET.