The Theatre in History

Traces the development of the theater from ancient Egyptian and oriental theater to the Romantic drama of the nineteenth century, and discusses major playwrights

Arts & Photography

George R. Kernodle

Performing Arts

The University of Arkansas Press

First published in 1948, Nothing but the Night marked the auspicious beginning of John Williams' career as a novelist—a career that would go on to include the classics Stoner and the National Book Award winning Augustus. In the person of Arthur Maxley, Williams investigates the terror and the waywardness of a man who has suffered an early traumatic experience. As a child, Maxley witnessed a scene of such violence and of such a nature tat the evocation of Greek tragedy is inescapable. now, years later, we move through a single significant day in the grown Arthur Maxley's life, the day when he is to meet his father, who has been absent for many years. With rare economy and clarity, the story moves at an ever-increasing pace to its unforgettable end.

Nothing but the Night

Literature & Fiction

JOHN, WILLIAMS

United States

This fascinating record chronicles Governor Bill Clinton's 1992 bid for the presidency by gathering editorial cartoons from some of the nation's premier magazines and newspapers. His meteoric rise from obscure origins as governor of a small southern state to his current position as the world's most powerful head of state presents political cartoonists with a unique challenge. For many people, in the United States and abroad, the dramas of the campaign created the character of Clinton. From the Gennifer Flowers debacle to Clinton's resurrection at the Democratic National Convention and the triumph of the election win, the incisive cartoons in this collection capture Clinton's emerging image in a way that no written word can. The forty-five contributing artists use these cartoons to depict the breathtaking and colorful events that only a presidential campaign can produce and offer hours of entertainment for any reader.

Campaign: A Cartoon History of Bill Clinton's Race for the White House

Comics & Graphic Novels

Comic Strips

Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering

The American newspaper industry is in the middle of the most momentous change in its entire three hundred-year history. A generation of relentless "corporatization" has resulted in a furious, unprecedented blitz of buying, selling, and consolidation of newspapers ―affecting the mightiest dailies and the humblest weeklies. Accompanying this corporate jury has come dramatic―and drastic―change in reporting and coverage of all kinds. Concerned that this phenomenon was going largely unreported―and, therefore, unquestioned―Gene Roberts, legendary reporter and editor, decided to undertake a huge, extended reportorial study of his own industry. Gathering more than two dozen distinguished journalists and writers, Roberts produced a long series of reports in the American Journalism Review, published by the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. This is the first of two books to be published exploring the current state of American newspaper and it asks the crucial question: Are American communities―in the very middle of the so-called Information Explosion―in danger of becoming less informed than ever?

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

The product of fifteen years of work by top herpetologists, this book is a comprehensive examination of the amphibians and reptiles of Arkansas, featuring over 136 species and subspecies. With over five hundred four-color photos, line drawings, and over one hundred maps, this user-friendly book will become the definitive text on the subject.

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas

Science & Math

Stanley E. Trauth

Henry W. Robison

Michael V. Plummer

Biological Sciences

Gene Roberts, legendary reporter and editor, decided to undertake a huge, extended reportorial study of his own industry, what would become the Project on the State of the American Newspaper. Gathering more than two dozen distinguished journalists and writers, Roberts produced a long series of reports in the American Journalism Review, published by the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, asking the crucial question: Are American communities - in the very middle of the so-called information explosion - in danger of becoming less informed than ever?

Business & Money

Industries

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