Книга: Doctrow E. L. «Ragtime»
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The novel is unusual for the irreverent way that historical figures and fictional characters are woven into the narrative, making for surprising connections and linking different events and trains of thought about fame and success, on the one hand, and poverty and racism on the other. Harry Houdini plays a prominent yet incidental part, reflecting on success and mortality. Arch-capitalist financier J. P. Morgan, pursuing his complex delusions of grandeur, is delivered a plainly spoken comeuppance from down-to-earth Henry Ford. Socialite Evelyn Nesbit becomes involved with the slum family and is aided by the anarchist agitator Emma Goldman. The black moderate politician Booker T. Washington tries to negotiate with Coalhouse Walker, without success. Other historical characters mentioned include the polar explorer Robert Peary and his black assistant Matthew Henson, the architect Stanford White, Nesbit's mentally unbalanced husband Harry Kendall Thaw who murdered White for allegedly... Издательство: "Pan Books Limited" (1996) Формат: 115x180, 240 стр.
ISBN: 0-330-24648-8 Купить за 490 руб на Озоне |
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Ragtime — (rag „zerrissen, synkopiert“, time „Zeit“) ist ein in den USA entstandener Vorläufer des Jazz, der seine Blütezeit zwischen 1899 und 1914 hatte. Er gilt als „Amerikas klassische Musik“[1] und wird heute im Wesentlichen als Klavierstil… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ragtime — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Ragtime Orígenes musicales: Cakewalk, marcha Orígenes culturales: Estados Unidos, Años 1980 Instrumentos comunes … Wikipedia Español
RagTime — ist ein Computerprogramm welches Funktionalität für Desktop Publishing und Tabellenkalkulation verbindet und hauptsächlich zur Gestaltung von geschäftlichen Publikationen gedacht ist; in der aktuellen Version enthält die Software folgende Module … Deutsch Wikipedia
ragtime — [ ragtajm ] n. m. • 1913; mot angl. amér., de rag « chiffon » et time « temps » ♦ Anglic. Musique syncopée et rapide, adaptation par les Noirs américains de musiques de danse. Le ragtime est une des sources du jazz. Ragtimes pour piano. ● ragtime … Encyclopédie Universelle
ragtime — s.n. 1. Tip de piesă muzicală în ritm de jaz, născută din fuziunea folclorului negru cu muzica de dans. ♢ (Adjectival) Dans ragtime. 2. Stil pianistic de interpretare a muzicii ragtime (1). [pr.: régtaim] – cuv. engl. Trimis de LauraGellner,… … Dicționar Român
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