Still More New Credo Titles!
This week, we’ve added one new title, and updated another title. The new title is the Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Locations, and the updated title is A Dictionary of Literary Symbols, from Cambridge University Press.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Locations is the most authoritative reference work on the history and current practice of popular music ever published. It covers nation states and is organized according to continental regions. Each discusses the history, development and current practice of popular music in cities, districts, cross-border regions, nation states and diasporic communities around the world. Includes coverage of:
* The historical, geographical, demographical, political, economic and cultural context
* Genres for which the location is known or which have been important to the development and current practice of its popular music
* Significant venues such as theaters, dance halls, clubs and bars
* The role of the industry: music publishers, record companies/labels, recording studios, radio and TV
* The role of the state and government regulatory bodies
* The teaching and research of popular music in educational institutions
* Songs associated with the location
* Notable performers and other practitioners such as producers, engineers, technological innovators, record company heads, journalists, critics and scholars, songwriters, composers and lyricists.
A Dictionary of Literary Symbols, by Cambridge University Press. This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than “universal” psychological archetypes or myths. It explains and illustrates the literary symbols that we all frequently encounter (such as swan, rose, moon, gold), and gives hundreds of cross-references and quotations. The dictionary concentrates on English literature, but its entries range widely from the Bible and classical authors to the twentieth century, taking in American and European literatures. For this new edition, Michael Ferber has included over twenty completely new entries (including bear, holly, sunflower, and tower), and has added to many of the existing entries. Enlarged and enriched from the first edition, its informed style and rich references make this book an essential tool not only for literary and classical scholars, but for all students of literature.
Make sure to check them out, and let us know if you there are new titles that you would like to see on Credo!
