[PDF] Festival Of War eBook

Author : Margaret M. McGowan
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,19 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Bildende Kunst
ISBN : 9782503583334

GET BOOK

European Renaissance Festivals are noted for their extravagance, for their inherited classical culture, and as evidence of how court and civic spectacles could express political, religious, social and economic aspirations. In this new monograph, the accent is firmly on the violent context of Magnificence: it examines how war affected the minds and practice of both artists and princes, and shows how victims and their suffering were as prominent in festival as were conquerors and their projections of victory. What emerges here is the dark side represented in princely entries where imperial ambitions are built upon civic devastation and where myths elaborate and expose their ambiguous nature and message. Artists and poets collaborated in bringing victory and violence together: Mantegna and Durer in triumphal processions; Frans Floris and Rubens on the canvases they created for triumphal arches where mythology was put to work to arouse excitement for deeds of heroism and death, while engravers depicted scenes of war and destruction to accommodate contemporary taste.

Author : Chris Gibson
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release : 2011-01-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1845412095

GET BOOK

Festivals have burgeoned in rural areas, revitalising old traditions and inventing new reasons to celebrate. How do festivals contribute to tourism, community and a rural sense of belonging? What are their cultural, environmental and economic dimensions? This book answers such questions - featuring contributions from leading geographers, historians, anthropologists, tourism scholars and cultural researchers. It draws on a range of case studies: from the rustic charm of agricultural shows and family circuses to the effervescent festival of Elvis Presley impersonators in Parkes; from wildflower collecting to the cosmopolitan beats of ChillOut, Australia’s largest non-metropolitan gay and lesbian festival. Festivals as diverse as youth surfing carnivals, country music musters, Aboriginal gatherings in the remote Australian outback, Scottish highland gatherings and German Christmas celebrations are united in their emphasis on community, conviviality and fun.

Author : Olav Harsløf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 20,56 MB
Release : 2020-03-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1000051595

GET BOOK

The Great Festival presents and analyzes two historical festivals - the ancient Dionysus Festival and the present Roskilde Festival. The purpose is to set up two comparable structures or 'codes' to explain the universal artistic effects, structures and fascination of the festival. Olav Harsløf argues that there are major structural, organizational and economic similarities which, when exposed, can give us greater insight into today's festivals. This is illuminated through a combined performance design and event analysis of the ancient Dionysus festival and today's Roskilde Festival, explaining the festival's historicity, diversity, complexity and paradigmatic strength. This will be a discussion of great interest to researchers and students in the fields of performance studies, experience economy, theater, music, classical philology and archeology.

Author : Chiou-ling Yeh
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0520942434

GET BOOK

This provocative history of the largest annual Chinese celebration in the United States—the Chinese New Year parade and beauty pageant in San Francisco—opens a new window onto the evolution of one Chinese American community over the second half of the twentieth century. In a vividly detailed account that incorporates many different voices and perspectives, Chiou-ling Yeh explores the origins of these public events and charts how, from their beginning in 1953, they developed as a result of Chinese business community ties with American culture, business, and politics. What emerges is a fascinating picture of how an ethnic community shaped and was shaped by transnational and national politics, economics, ethnic movements, feminism, and queer activism.

Author : Martin Luther
Publisher : Joel Baseley
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 10,21 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0965240312

GET BOOK

Sermons of Martin Luther for Feasts and Saints days never before available in English. A perfect companion to the Klug (House Postils) and Lenker (Church Sermons) collections of Luther's Sermons.

Author : Anukrati Sharma
Publisher : CABI
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,71 MB
Release : 2022-06-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1789248663

GET BOOK

Festivals and events vary from small, neighbourhood celebrations through to mega gatherings, and both can be attractive to tourists. They come with their own unique challenges and opportunities however, which means destinations must carefully consider their responsibility to local people, and host them in a sustainable manner. Covering important issues such as the marketing, branding and promotion of events, this book also unravels the opportunities and challenges associated with sustainable festivals and events. It uses an array of case studies and a global author team to provide an important resource for tourism and event researchers and professionals.