Forthcoming Arts Books

Forthcoming Books

1. The Path Of The Actor

   By Michael Chekhov

   Edited by Andrei A. Kirillov, Bella Merlin

   This is the first English translation of Michael Chekhov’s two-volume autobiography, combining The Path of the Actor (1927) and extensive extracts from his later volume Life and Encounters. Full of illuminating anecdotes and insightful observations involving prominent characters from the MAT and...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Anton Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre

   Illustrations of the Original Productions

   Edited by and translated by Vera Gottlieb

   The Moscow Art Theatre is still recognized as having more impact on modern theatre than any company in the world. This lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced facsimile edition of a Russian journal from 1914 documents, photographically, the premieres of all of Anton Chekhov's plays produced...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
3. Reel Success

   Creating Demo Reels and Animation Portfolios

   By Cheryl Cabrera

   Are you an animator looking to get your foot in the door of the top studios? Break it down with Reel Success. It's tough to get a job in the animation industry if you don't have a demo reel and portfolio that reflects your unique style and incredible talents. The reception of that reel will make or...

   To Be Published June 23rd 2013 by Focal Press
4. Audio Power Amplifier Design

   6th Edition

   By Douglas Self

   An essential book for amplifier designers and engineers, enabling them to develop reliable, high-performance circuits. Douglas Self covers the major issues of distortion and linearity, power supplies, overload, DC-protection, and reactive loading. He also covers unusual forms of compensation and...

   To Be Published June 23rd 2013 by Focal Press
5. Made in Spain

   Studies in Popular Music

   Edited by Sílvia Martinez, Héctor Fouce

   Series: Routledge Global Popular Music Series

   Made in Spain: Studies in Popular Music will serve as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology and musicology of 20th century Spanish popular music. The volume will consist of 16 essays by leading scholars of Spanish music and will cover the major figures, styles and...

   To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Routledge
6. Relational Architectural Ecologies

   Architecture, Nature and Subjectivity

   Edited by Peg Rawes

   Examining the complex social and material relationships between architecture and ecology which constitute modern cultures, this collection responds to the need to extend architectural thinking about ecology beyond current design literatures. This book shows how the ‘habitats’, ‘natural milieus’, ‘...

   To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Routledge
7. The Routledge History of Social Protest in Popular Music

   Edited by Jonathan C. Friedman

   The major objective of this collection of 28 essays is to analyze the trends, musical formats, and rhetorical devices used in popular music to illuminate the human condition. By comparing and contrasting musical offerings in a number of countries and in different contexts from the 19th century...

   To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Routledge
8. Learning Through Theatre

   The Changing Face of Theatre in Education, 3rd Edition

   Edited by Anthony Jackson, Chris Vine

   In the two decades since the publication of the second edition of Learning Through Theatre, it has further established itself as an indispensable resource for scholars, practitioners and educators interested in the complex interrelations between teaching and learning, the performing arts, and...

   To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Routledge
9. Create Your Own Website Using WordPress in a Weekend

   By Alannah Moore

   Having a website built can be a complicated and expensive undertaking. For large businesses this is a necessary expense, but for the ever-increasing number of independents and small businesses, this can easily be handled by the intrepid amateur. In Create Your Own Website Using WordPress in a...

   To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Focal Press
10. Displaying the Ideals of Antiquity

    The Petrified Gaze

    By Johannes Siapkas, Lena Sjögren

    Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

    Displaying the Ideals of Antiquity investigates the study and display of ancient sculpture from archaeological, art history, and museum studies perspectives. Ancient sculptures not only give us knowledge about ancient Greek and Roman pasts, but they also mediate ideals that inform us about modern...

    To Be Published June 30th 2013 by Routledge