In over 1000 entries this acclaimed Companion covers all aspects of the Western fairy tale tradition from medieval to modern under the guidance of Professor Jack Zipes It provides an authoritative reference source for this complex & captivating genre exploring the tales themselves the writers who wrote & reworked them & the artists who illustrated them It also covers numerous related topics such as the fairy tale & film television art opera ballet the oral tradition music advertising cartoons fantasy literature feminism & stamps First published in 2000 130 new entries have been added to account for recent developments in the field including J K Rowling & Suzanne Collins & new articles on topics such as cognitive criticism & fairy tales digital fairy tales fairy tale blogs & websites & pornography & fairy tales The remaining entries have been revised & updated in consultation with expert contributors This second edition contains beautifully designed feature articles highlighting countries with a strong fairy tale tradition covering Britain & Ireland France Germany Italy Japan North America & Canada Portugal Scandinavian countries Slavic & Baltic countries & Spain It also

Includes:: an informative & engaging introduction by the editor which sets the subject in its historical & literary context A detailed & updated bibliography provides information about background literature & further reading material In addition the A to Z entries are accompanied by over 60 beautiful & carefully selected black & white illustrations Already renowned in its field the second edition of this unique work is an essential companion for anyone interested in fairy tales in literature film & art; & for anyone who values the tradition of storytelling

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the best food reference work ever to appear in the English language read it & be dazzled' Bee Wilson New Statesman First published in 1999 the ground-breaking Oxford Companion to Food was an immediate success & won prizes & accolades around the world Its blend of serious food history culinary expertise & entertaining serendipity was & remains unique Interest in food cooking & the culture surrounding food has grown enormously in the intervening period as has the study of food & food history University departments international societies & academic journals have sprung up dedicated to exploring the meaning of food in the daily lives of people around the world alongside an ever-increasing number of articles books programmes & websites in the general media devoted to the discussion of food making the Oxford Companion to Food more relevant than ever Already a food writing classic this Companion combines an exhaustive catalogue of foods be they biscuits named after battles divas or revolutionaries; body parts (from nose to tail toe to cerebellum); or breads from the steppes of Asia or the well-built ovens of the Mediterranean; with a richly allusive commentary on the culture of food expressed in literature & cookery books or as dishes peculiar to a country or community While building on the Companion's existing strengths Tom Jaine has taken the opportunity to update the text & alert readers to new perspectives in food studies There is new coverage of attitudes to food consumption production & perception such as food & genetics food & sociology & obesity New entries include terms such as convenience foods drugs & food Ethiopia leftovers medicine & food pasta & many more There are also new entries on important personalities who are of special significance within the world of food among them Clarence Birdseye Henri Nestle & Louis Pasteur In its new edition the Companion maintains its place as the foremost food reference resource for study & home use ...

'A companion to be cherished' 'judicious & authoritative' 'informative & entertaining' an 'invaluable work of reference'
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The Oxford Companion to Music is one of the most famous music reference works of all time This invaluable Companion now reappears in a completely new edition Over a million words in length it is the biggest most authoritative & most up to date single-volume music reference book available The new edition draws on both the classic Oxford Companion to Music by Percy Scholes first published in 1938 & the two-volume New Oxford Companion to Music edited by Denis Arnold (1983) but is thoroughly revised & reimagined for the 21st century Alison Latham has assembled a distinguished team of over 120 international contributors bringing their distinctive voices to an exceptionally broad sweep of musical subjects ranging from composers performers conductors individual works instruments & notation & forms & genres to music scholarship & aesthetics music education broadcasting & publishing all aspects of music theory & performance practice as well as jazz popular music & dance Entries range from brief definitions to in-depth essays on subjects such as politics religion psychology & computers This is a comprehensive authoritative & accessible source of information on all aspects of Western music ...

Published in 1994 to worldwide acclaim the first edition of Jancis Robinson's seminal volume immediately attained legendary status winning every major wine book award including the Glenfiddich & Julia Child IACP awards as well as writer & woman of the year accolades for its editor on both sides of the Atlantic Combining meticulously-researched fact with refreshing opinion & wit The Oxford Companion to Wine presents almost 4000 entries on every wine-related topic imaginable from regions & grape varieties to the owners connoisseurs growers & tasters in wine through the ages; from viticulture & oenology to the history of wine from its origins to the present day More than 180 esteemed contributors (including 58 new to this edition) range from internationally renowned academics to some of the most famous wine writers & wine specialists in the world Now exhaustively updated this fourth edition incorporates the very latest international research to present 300 new entries on topics ranging from additives & wine apps to WSET & Zelen Over 60 per cent of all entries have been revised; & useful lists & statistics are appended including a unique list of the world's controlled appellations & their permitted grape varieties as well as vineyard area wine production & consumption by country Illustrated with almost 30 updated maps of every important wine region in the world many useful charts & diagrams & 16 stunning colour photographs this Companion is unlike any other wine book offering an understanding of wine in all of its wider contexts-notably historical cultural & scientific-and serving as a truly companionable point of reference into which any wine-lover can dip & browse ...

Covering Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day this best-selling & authoritative dictionary is more wide-ranging than any comparable reference work It contains over 2500 clear & concise entries on styles & movements materials & techniques & museums & galleries It also

Includes:: biographical entries for artists critics collectors dealers & patrons with places & full dates of birth & death (in many instances correcting misinformation that has found its way into other sources) For this new edition entries have been thoroughly revised & updated & more than fifty new entries have been added for example Tracey Emin & Jack Vettriano Browsers & readers with an interest in a particular area will benefit from the classified list of all the entries in the book
- an invaluable innovation that makes it easy to see immediately which collectors for example or 18th-century French artists or printmaking terms are included in the dictionary Written in an engaging manner with many entries enlivened by"ations from artists & critics this dictionary is a pleasure to browse whilst its A-Z structure & classified list makes it perfect for quick reference Previously entitled The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art & Artists this major new edition is essential for students & teachers of art design art theory & art history & it is ideal for artists visitors to art exhibitions & galleries & anyone with an interest in art


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With over 2600 entries the second edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Dance is a unique single volume reference on all aspects of dance performance written by two leading dance writers Debra Craine & Judith Mackrell The work covers all aspects of the diverse dance world from classical ballet to modern from flamenco to hip-hop from tap to South Asian dance forms &

Includes:: detailed entries on technical terms steps styles works & countries in addition to many biographies of dancers choreographers & companies During the last thirty years the boundaries of dance have been radically redrawn There has been an explosion of new activity within traditional forms like ballet a stream of new dance languages invented by fresh generations of choreographers & there is a growing appreciation of cultural dance forms from around the world Fans today are likely to attend performances as varied as Spanish flamenco Indian bharata natyam Japanese butoh classical ballet & post-modern dance With an emphasis on performance
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- readers will find both fact & analysis on a wide range of subjects from styles of dance & the history of dance companies & their productions to dancers choreographers & technical terms With 150 new entries this new edition charts developments that have occurred over the last ten years including the rise of new digital technology in the creation & staging of dance & the move to the mainstream of formerly fringe genres such as hip-hop as well as the arrival of a new generation of dancers & choreographers to the scene



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The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology is the most comprehensive dictionary of the English language ever published It is based on the original edition of the Oxford English Dictionary but much augmented by further research on the etymology of English & other languages Providing a fascinating insight into the development of English it describes 38000 words in 24000 articles which include current meanings of each word; date of first recorded appearance in English; chronology of the development of each word's senses; earliest written form in English; related words in other languages; pronunciation ...

The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar is a straightforward & accessible A-Z guide to the diverse & often complex terminology of English grammar It contains over 1600 entries with clear & concise definitions enhanced by numerous example sentences as well as relevant"ations from the scholarly literature of the field This second edition is written & edited by Professor Bas Aarts of University College London writer of the acclaimed Oxford Modern English Grammar It has been fully revised & updated with particular attention paid to refreshing the example sentences included within the text There are over 150 new entries that cover current terminology which has arisen since the publication of the first edition & there are also new entries on the most important English grammars published since the start of the 20th century Hundreds of new cross-references enhance the user-friendly nature of the text & the list of works cited has been thoroughly updated to reflect the current state of the field A short appendix of web links has been added All in all this Dictionary is an invaluable guide to English grammar for all students & teachers of the subject as well as all those with an informed interest in the English language ...

The bestselling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms provides clear & concise definitions of the most troublesome literary terms from abjection to zeugma It is an essential reference tool for students of literature in any language Now expanded & in its fourth edition it

Includes:: increased coverage of new terms from modern critical & theoretical movements such as feminism schools of American poetry Spanish verse forms life writing & crime fiction It

Includes:: extensive coverage of traditional drama versification rhetoric & literary history as well as updated & extended advice on recommended further reading & a pronunciation guide to more than 200 terms Completely revised & updated this edition also features br&-new entries on terms such as distant reading graphic novels middle generation & misery memoir Many new bibliographies have been added to entries & recommended web links are available via a companion website



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