1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462458903321

Autore

Scheidel Walter

Titolo

The Ancient Economy [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-283-84173-8

1-136-06938-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

von RedenSitta

Disciplina

330.901

330.938

Soggetti

Economic history -- To 500

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note to the Reader; Abbreviations; Glossary; Maps; Introduction; PART I: AFTER FINLEY; 1 The Economy (Economies) of Ancient Greece; 2 Twenty Years after Moses I. Finley's The Ancient Economy; PART II: PRODUCTION; 3 Traditional and Ancient Rural Economy in Mediterranean Europe: plus ça change?; 4 Olive Production and the Roman Economy: The Case for Intensive Growth in the Roman Empire; PART III MONEY AND MARKETS; 5 Money and Mythic History: The Contestation of Transactional Orders in the Fifth Century BC

6 Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Subsistence: Exchange and Society in the Greek City7 The Price Histories of Some Imported Goods on Independent Delos; 8 The Ancient Economy and Graeco-Roman Egypt; PART IV TRADE AND TRANSFER; 9 Agricultural Products Transported in Amphorae: Oil and Wine; 10 Rome, Taxes, Rents and Trade; PART V THE NATURE OF THE ANCIENT ECONOMY; 11 Modernism, Economics and the Ancient Economy; 12 Framing the Debate over Growth in the Ancient Economy; Intellectual Chronology; Guide to Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Ancient Economy introduces readers to the nature of economic life in the ancient world, and provides a valuable guide to scholarly debates on the subject. The book describes and examines the economic



processes and fluctuations of the ancient world, and shows how these relate to political and social change and conditions. Leading experts address the central issues, from agricultural production to the uses of money and the creation of markets. Taken as a whole the book exemplifies the range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the ancient economy, and illustrates the methodological

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785010703321

Autore

Stein Deborah

Titolo

Poetry into Song [[electronic resource] ] : Performance and Analysis of Lieder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1995

ISBN

1-280-44193-3

0-19-535763-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SpillmanRobert

Disciplina

782.42168

782.42168/0943

782.421680943

Soggetti

Songs -- 19th century -- History and criticism

Songs -- 20th century -- History and criticism

Songs -- Analysis, appreciation

Songs -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION: Preliminary Clarifications; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction to German Romanticism; Historical Context of German Romanticism; German Romantic Themes and Imagery; Cultural Influences within German Romanticism; Exercises; CHAPTER TWO: Devices and Delights in Poetry; Poetic Content; Poetic Form; Exercises; CHAPTER THREE: Texture; Vocal Styles; Accompanimental Styles; Models for Study of Texture; Exercises; CHAPTER FOUR: Temporality; Nuances of Notation; Determination of Tempo; Timing between Partners; Exercises; CHAPTER FIVE: Elements of Interpretation;



Dynamics

TimbreVocal Accent and Stress; The Concept of Persona; Exercises; CHAPTER SIX: Harmony and Tonality; Harmonic and Tonal Norms; Tonality and Mode; Harmonic and Tonal Innovation; Exercises; CHAPTER SEVEN: Melody and Motive; Melodic Overview: Context and Characteristics; Linear Analysis; Contrapuntal Structure of Melody and Bass; Compound Line; Motivic Analysis; Melody in the Accompaniment; Exercises; CHAPTER EIGHT: Rhythm and Meter; Rhythmic, Metric, and Phrase Norms; Metric, Rhythmic, and Phrase Deviations; Exercises; CHAPTER NINE: Form in the German Lied; Introduction

Analysis of Form in LiederConclusion; Exercises; CHAPTER TEN: Different Settings of a Single Text: Comparison of Compositional Style; Settings of ""Harper I"": Schubert, Schumann, and Wolf; Comparisons with Brahms Lieder; Settings of ""Liebst du um Schönheit"": Clara Schumann and Gustav Mahler; Conclusion; Exercises; POSTLUDE; NOTES; APPENDIX I: Text Translations; APPENDIX II: Glossary: Terminology for Poetry, Performance, Analysis; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; APPENDIX III: Selected Bibliography; APPENDIX IV: Repertory by Chapter; APPENDIX V: Scores Not Readily Accessible

INDEXA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the music of the great song composers--Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, and Strauss--Poetry Into Song offers a systematic introduction to the performance and analysis of Lieder . Part I, ""The Language of Poetry,"" provides chapters on the themes and imagery of German Romanticism and the methods of analysis for German Romantic poetry. Part II, ""The Language of the Performer,"" deals with issues of concern to performers: texture, temporality, articulation, and interpretation of notation and unusual rhythm accents and stresses. Part III provides clearly defined analytical procedure