Richard Middleton

One of the pioneers of popular music studies, Richard Middleton has made an important contribution not only to this particular field but also to the critical and cultural theory of music more generally. Sixteen of his essays, dating from the late 1970s to the present day, have been selected for this collection, most of them previously published but some of which are new. The musical topics vary widely, from Mozart and Gershwin to rock and rap, from music hall to blues and jazz, from Elvis Presley and John Lennon to Patti Smith and Mariah Carey. But throughout, the author is concerned to locate appropriate ways of understanding 'the popular', and suggests that this task is crucial to any critical musicology worth the name. In a substantial introduction, he places his own intellectual development in the context of the development of the discipline, offering his latest thoughts on the past, present and future of critical musicology and its place in the critique of modernity. The overall theme, 'musical belongings', is revealed as a key not only to the relationship between music and the politics of possession, but also, by extension, to the investments made by musicology, critical and other, in those politics.

Richard Barham Middleton (28 October 1882 - 1 December 1911) was an English poet and author, who is remembered mostly for his short ghost stories, in particular "The Ghost Ship". Biography" Born in Staines, Middlesex, and educated at Cranbrook School, Kent, Middleton worked in London for the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation bank, as a clerk, from 1901 to 1907. Unhappy in this, he affected a Bohemian life at night; he is mentioned, in disguised terms, in Arthur Ransome's Bohemia in London. He moved out of his parents' house and into rooms in Blackfriars, and he joined the club The New Bohemians, where he acquired literary contacts who included Arthur Machen, Louis McQuilland (1880-1946), and Christopher Wilson. He became an editor at Vanity Fair under Edgar Jepson, where he confided to his fellow editor Frank Harris that what he really wanted to do was make a living as a poet. Shortly after, Harris published Middleton's poem "The Bathing Boy" I saw him standing idly on the brim Of the quick river, in his beauty clad, So fair he was that Nature looked at him And touched him with her sunbeams here and there So that his cool flesh sparkled, and his hair Blazed like a crown above the naked lad. And so I wept; I have seen lovely things, Maidens and stars and roses all a-nod In moonlit seas, but Love without his wings Set in the azure of an August sky, Was all too fair for my mortality, And so I wept to see the little god. Till with a sudden grace of silver skin And golden lock he dived, his song of joy Broke with the bubbles as he bore them in; And lo, the fear of night was on that place, Till decked with new-found gems and flushed of face He rose again, a laughing, choking boy. His work was also published by Austin Harrison in The English Review, and he wrote book reviews for The Academy. Middleton suffered from severe depression, known as melancholia at that time. He spent the last nine months of his life in Brussels, where in December 1911 he took his life by poisoning himself with chloroform, which had been prescribed as a remedy for his condition. His literary reputation was kept alive by Edgar Jepson and Arthur Machen, the latter of whom wrote an introduction to Middleton's collection The Ghost Ship and Other Stories, and later by John Gawsworth. His stories have appeared in several anthologies. An encounter by Middleton with the young Raymond Chandler is said to have influenced the latter to postpone his career as writer. Chandler wrote, "Middleton struck me as having far more talent than ....................... Arthur Machen (3 March 1863 - 15 December 1947) was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His novella The Great God Pan (1890; 1894) has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror, with Stephen King describing it as "Maybe the best horror story] in the English language." He is also well known for his leading role in creating the legend of the Angels of Mons......................

Richard Barham Middleton (28 October 1882 - 1 December 1911) was an English poet and author, who is remembered mostly for his short ghost stories, in particular "The Ghost Ship". Biography" Born in Staines, Middlesex, and educated at Cranbrook School, Kent, Middleton worked in London for the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation bank, as a clerk, from 1901 to 1907. Unhappy in this, he affected a Bohemian life at night; he is mentioned, in disguised terms, in Arthur Ransome's Bohemia in London. He moved out of his parents' house and into rooms in Blackfriars, and he joined the club The New Bohemians, where he acquired literary contacts who included Arthur Machen, Louis McQuilland (1880-1946), and Christopher Wilson. He became an editor at Vanity Fair under Edgar Jepson, where he confided to his fellow editor Frank Harris that what he really wanted to do was make a living as a poet. Shortly after, Harris published Middleton's poem "The Bathing Boy" I saw him standing idly on the brim Of the quick river, in his beauty clad, So fair he was that Nature looked at him And touched him with her sunbeams here and there So that his cool flesh sparkled, and his hair Blazed like a crown above the naked lad. And so I wept; I have seen lovely things, Maidens and stars and roses all a-nod In moonlit seas, but Love without his wings Set in the azure of an August sky, Was all too fair for my mortality, And so I wept to see the little god. Till with a sudden grace of silver skin And golden lock he dived, his song of joy Broke with the bubbles as he bore them in; And lo, the fear of night was on that place, Till decked with new-found gems and flushed of face He rose again, a laughing, choking boy. His work was also published by Austin Harrison in The English Review, and he wrote book reviews for The Academy. Middleton suffered from severe depression, known as melancholia at that time. He spent the last nine months of his life in Brussels, where in December 1911 he took his life by poisoning himself with chloroform, which had been prescribed as a remedy for his condition. His literary reputation was kept alive by Edgar Jepson and Arthur Machen, the latter of whom wrote an introduction to Middleton's collection The Ghost Ship and Other Stories, and later by John Gawsworth. His stories have appeared in several anthologies. An encounter by Middleton with the young Raymond Chandler is said to have influenced the latter to postpone his career as writer. Chandler wrote, "Middleton struck me as having far more talent than..............

Wars rarely turn out as expected. This book shows how Britain entered a conflict that it believed could not be lost. The American Patriots were similarly optimistic about their martial prospects. Although they eventually secured independence, it was only with the assistance of France and indirectly Spain, who diverted British resources from the conflict in America, allowing France eventually to deliver a knockout blow at Yorktown. This extensive yet accessible exploration into the War of American Independence provides a clear analysis of why this complex conflict occurred and why it ended as it did, revealing the fragile nature of the American Patriot cause. An essential guide for any history student, including those specializing in war/peace studies and the study of international relations, as well the general reader with an interest in the study of war.

Nectar from the Goblinensis Flatulata plant is the most delicious food in the world. Unfortunately, the plant itself is deadly poisonous and the only known specimen is locked away in the well-guarded mansion of the notorious Allerby Troad. So when Arran and Joney are hired to 'acquire' some nectar for a client, young Joney can't wait to taste the legendary food for himself. But Arran fears that this might be an impossible job too far, and that they just might not live long enough to try it... A funny and thrilling Wyrm Saga short story from the author of 'Wyrm Gold' and 'The Wyrm Conspiracy'. Praise for the Wyrm Saga books: "Brilliant read", "I loved the book... it's full of twists and turns", "action-packed enough to be accessible to early teens, but profound enough to be thought-provoking for adults", "This book is a must for all ages but be warned - once picked up you won't want to put it down ", "If you like Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, you'll love this."

Välkommen att avsmaka häxgrytan: En anrättning av lika delar mystik, förlorad oskuld och dödliga insikter. Allt insamlat från en likkistförsäljares bod, på en kyrkogård där liken talar och hos en vetenskapsman som stjäler människoögon. Välkryddat med presentationer av författare och noveller. Här samlas några ljusskygga klassiker av E. T. A. Hoffmann, sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Fjodor Dostojevskij och Richard Middleton.

Wars rarely turn out as expected. This book shows how Britain entered a conflict that it believed could not be lost. The American Patriots were similarly optimistic about their martial prospects. Although they eventually secured independence, it was only with the assistance of France and indirectly Spain, who diverted British resources from the conflict in America, allowing France eventually to deliver a knockout blow at Yorktown. This extensive yet accessible exploration into the War of American Independence provides aclear analysis of why this complex conflict occurred and why it ended as it did, revealing the fragile nature of the American Patriot cause. An essential guide for any history student, including those specializing in war/peace studies and the study of international relations, as well the general reader with an interest in the study of war.