The ironic tale of a small, decadent German duchy and its invigoration by the intellect and values of an independent-minded American woman. Peopled with a range of characters from aristocrat to artisan, this novel provides a microcosmic view of Europe before the Great War.

One of Thomas Mann's most delightful stories, "Royal Highness" is richly resonant with many of his themes and symbols. His careful depiction of a decaying, stratified society rejuvenated by modern forces illustrates in fable what he regarded as a universal truth - that ripeness and death are a necessary condition of rebirth.

By integrating star studies and film industry studies, Hollywood Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. Integrates the traditions of star studies and industry studies to establish an original and innovative mode of analysis whereby the 'star image' is replaced with the 'star brand' Offers the first extensi...(展开全部)

By integrating star studies and film industry studies, Hollywood Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. Integrates the traditions of star studies and industry studies to establish an original and innovative mode of analysis whereby the 'star image' is replaced with the 'star brand' Offers the first extensi...(展开全部)

托马斯•沙兹（Thomas Schatz），美国德克萨斯大学传播学教授，主要研究领域为好莱坞电影和制片厂制度。作为知名电影评论人，著有：《旧好莱坞•新好莱坞：仪式、艺术与工业》《繁荣与衰败：1940年代的美国电影》《体系的特质：制片厂时代的好莱坞电影制作》《好莱坞电影类型》等。他还参与了多部电影及电视纪录片的创作，如美国公共电视台的纪录片系列《美国电影》等。

Celebrated in his own time as well as the present,Rembrandt's works have remarkable staying power. His output was prodigious, totalling around 600 paintings, 300 etchings and 2,000 drawings ranging from commissioned portraits to landscapes to religious allegories. In spite of his longstanding popularity, however, authoritative accounts of Rembrandt's life and work have been dif...(展开全部)

Throughout his life, Mozart was inspired, fascinated, amused, aroused, hurt, disappointed and betrayed by women -- and he was equally complex to them. But, first and last, Mozart loved and respected women. His mother, his sister, his wife, her sisters, and his female patrons, friends, lovers and fellow artists all figure prominently in his life. And his experience, observati...(展开全部)

作者简介 简•格拉芙，英国当代著名指挥家、古典音乐学者。早年毕业于牛津大学。在1975年的维克斯福德音乐节上，她以自己编定的卡瓦利（Cavalli）的歌剧《埃力忒莉娅》（L ʼEritrea）完成了职业生涯的首演，这也是创作于17世纪的该剧在当代的首次复排演出。 1981年至1985年，她出任格林德伯恩巡回歌剧团的音乐总监，带领剧团上演了《后宫诱逃》《伊德梅尼欧》《唐•乔万尼》及《女人皆如此》等多部莫扎特的歌剧作品；1984年至1991年，出任伦敦莫扎特演奏家乐团艺术总监；2009年至2016年，在皇家音乐学院任歌剧系主任，至今仍在此任教，同时也在牛津大学任客座教授。简•格拉芙指挥过英国多个重要的交响乐团和室内乐团，也曾在欧陆、美国、亚洲和澳洲的各大乐团职棒。在最近几个音乐季当中，她和纽约爱乐乐团、克利夫兰交响乐团、费城交响乐团、班贝格交响乐团等团体...(展开全部)

Throughout his life, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was enchanted, amused, aroused, and betrayed by women—his mother, sister, wife, sisters-in-law, female patrons, friends, lovers, and fellow artists—and he was equally complex to them. But ultimately the great composer loved and respected the women he knew intimately and those whom he admired from afar. In this fascinating, evocative,...(展开全部)