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Mythomania: Tales of Our Times, from Apple to Isis by Peter Conrad
$39.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Despite our culture's proclaimed respect for scientific reason, we live in a society that is no less bedazzled-and bedevilled-by myth than those of our remote ancestors. Roland Barthes first examined the mythical resonances of consumer products in the 1950s. Far from being demystified, consumerism has s ...Show more
Shakespeare: The Theatre of Our World by Peter Conrad
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Landmark Library
In 1623 the actors John Heminges and Henry Condell assembled and published one of the most influential books ever published in the English language: Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies- better known to posterity as The First Folio. In doing so they preserved literature's most ...Show more
The Mysteries of Cinema - Movies and Imagination by Peter Conrad
$49.99 AUD
Category: Film
Ranging from the latenineteenth century to thepresent day, this exhilaratingsurvey by cultural critic PeterConrad explores the ways filmhas changed how we seethe world. This is a thematic roller-coaster ride through cinema history, with film expert Peter Conrad in the seat beside you. Thoroughly interna ...Show more
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