1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778960403321

Autore

Lebrun Jean-Luc

Titolo

Scientific writing 2.0 [[electronic resource] ] : a reader and writer's guide / / Jean-Luc Lebrun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2011

ISBN

1-283-43382-6

9786613433824

981-4350-61-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

808.06/6

808.066

808.0665

Soggetti

Technical writing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The expanded edition with writing diagnosis tool on DVD for MAC and PC."

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The reading toolkit -- pt. 2. Paper structure and purpose.

Sommario/riassunto

The book helps scientists write papers for scientific journals. Using the key parts of typical scientific papers (Title, Abstract, Introduction, Visuals, Structure, and Conclusions), it shows through numerous examples, how to achieve the essential qualities required in scientific writing, namely being clear, concise, convincing, fluid, interesting, and organized. To enable the writer to assess whether these parts are well written from a reader's perspective, the book also offers practical metrics in the form of six checklists, and even an original Java application to assist in the evaluation.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910818921003321

Autore

Cochran Peter <1944->

Titolo

Small-screen Shakespeare / / by Peter Cochran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4438-6969-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (543 p.)

Disciplina

822.33

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: DIRECTORS; THE THREE SHAKESPEARE FILMS OF ORSON WELLES; THE THREE SHAKESPEARE FILMS OF FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI; THE THREE SHAKESPEARE FILMS OF LAURENCE OLIVIER; THE FIVE SHAKESPEARE FILMS OF KENNETH BRANAGH; PART TWO: PLAYS; THE COMEDY OF ERRORS; HENRY VI; TITUS ANDRONICUS; THE TAMING OF THE SHREW; THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA; LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST; RICHARD III; THE MERCHANT OF VENICE; A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM; AS YOU LIKE IT; KING JOHN; RICHARD II; HENRY IV PART I; HENRY IV PART II; HENRY V; ROMEO AND JULIET; JULIUS CAESAR; HAMLET; MACBETH; MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

TROILUS AND CRESSIDATWELFTH NIGHT; OTHELLO; MEASURE FOR MEASURE; ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL; THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR; KING LEAR; TIMON OF ATHENS; ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA; CORIOLANUS; CYMBELINE; PERICLES; THE WINTER'S TALE; THE TEMPEST; HENRY VIII; PART THREE: SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATIONS; INTRODUCTION; YELLOW SKY (WILLIAM WELLMAN, 1948); HOUSE OF STRANGERS (JOSEPH L.MANKIEWICZ, 1949); BROKEN LANCE (EDWARD DMYTRYK, 1954); JOE MACBETH (KEN HUGHES, 1955); FORBIDDEN PLANET (FRED M.WILCOX, 1956); JUBAL (DELMER DAVES, 1956); THRONE OF BLOOD (AKIRA KUROSAWA, 1957)

THE BAD SLEEP WELL (AKIRA KUROSAWA, 1960)AGE OF CONSENT (MICHAEL POWELL, 1969); HEIL CAESAR! (RONALD SMEDLEY, 1973); A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY (WOODY ALLEN, 1982); TEMPEST



(PAULMAZURSKY, 1982); RAN (AKIRA KUROSAWA, 1985); HAMLET GOES BUSINESS (AKI KAURISMAKI, 1987); THE GODFATHER PART III (FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, 1990); MEN OF RESPECT (WILLIAM C. REILLY, 1990); PROSPERO'S BOOKS (PETER GREENAWAY, 1991); MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (GUS VAN SANT, 1991); A THOUSAND ACRES (JOCELYN MOORHOUSE, 1997); THE TEMPEST (JACK BENDER, 1998); 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (GILL JUNGER, 1999); O (AKA THE ONE

TIM BLAKE NELSON, 2001)KING OF TEXAS (ULI EDEL, 2002); SHAKESPEARE RETOLD; SHE'S THE MAN (ANDY FICKMAN, 2006); PART FOUR: FILMS WITH SHAKESPEAREAN REFERENCES; INTRODUCTION; MEN ARE NOT GODS (WALTER REISCH, 1936); TO BE OR NOT TO BE (ERNST LUBITSCH, 1942; AND ALAN JOHNSON, 1983); LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS (MARCEL CARNÉ, 1945); A DOUBLE LIFE (GEORGE CUKOR, 1947); PARIS NOUS APPARTIENT (JACQUES RIVETTE, 1961); SHAKESPEARE-WALLAH (JAMES IVORY, 1965); THE DEADLY AFFAIR (SIDNEY LUMET, 1966); THEATRE OF BLOOD (DOUGLAS HICKOX, 1973); THE GOODBYE GIRL (HERBERT ROSS, 1977); MEPHISTO (ISTVÁN SZABÓ, 1981)

WITHNAIL AND I (BRUCE ROBINSON, 1986)DEAD POETS SOCIETY (PETER WEIR, 1989); ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (TOM STOPPARD, 1990); THE HOUSE OF CARDS (PAUL SEED: 1990); IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER (AKA A MIDWINTER'S TALE: KENNETH BRANAGH, 1995); SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (JOHNMADDEN, 1998); THE KING IS ALIVE (KRISTIAN LEVRING, 2000); THEWEST WING, SERIES THREE,EPISODES 20-2 (CHRISTOPHER MISIANO, THOMAS SCHLAMME, ALEX GRAVES, 2002); STAGE BEAUTY (RICHARD EYRE, 2004); SLINGS AND ARROWS (PETER WELLINGTON, 2003-6); ANONYMOUS (ROLAND EMMERICH, 2011); CESARE DEVE MORIRE (PAOLO AND VITTORIO TAVIANI, 2012)

THE HOUSE OF CARDS (DAVID FINCHER AND OTHERS, 2013)

Sommario/riassunto

Small-Screen Shakespeare is a guide to all the Shakespeare productions available for viewing on computer or TV. From Beerbohm Tree's silent scene from King John, to Helen Mirren as Prospera and Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff, Peter Cochran gives an expert opinion on the best and the worst, basing his judgements on a lifetime of viewing, teaching, acting and directing. The book covers films, television productions, plays on YouTube, and DVDs of videoed stage productions, as well as cinematic ...