1,440円 Killed at Arras in 1917, Edward Thomas left behind him a short, vivid history of his own early life, covering the period from his birth to his entry into St Paul's. Though a fragment, in many senses it is far more: in the words of its author 'no less than an autobiography . . . an attempt to put ...

1,192円 First published in 1965 John Gale's autobiography is one the brilliant evocations of English life. From growing up in rural Kent to joining the Coldstream Guards and drunkenly dancing with the young Princess Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, Gale's early years seemed untroubled by darker shadows. But ...

2,360円 Get swept up in the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera as author and filmmaker John Baxter takes readers on a whirlwind tour through the star-studded cultural history of the Côte d'Azur that's sure to delight travelers, Francophiles, and culture lovers alike. Readers will discover the dramat...

5,803円 In this study, first published in 1979, Landow contends that Hunt’s version of Pre-Raphaelitism concerned itself primarily with an elaborate system of painterly symbolism rather than with a photographic realism as has been usually supposed. Like Ruskin, Hunt believed that a symbolism based on scr...

0円 Over the course of the few pages which follow I would like to share with you, in all sincerity, my passion for life, both of which make me who I am. I do not, of course, lay claim to the truth; no one would be so pretentious. In fact, the relationship with contemporary art which I have had the go...

10,955円 Hungarian-born Stefan Lorant's work as a visual and literary editor allowed him to pioneer and develop the genré of picture-based journalism at a period that saw the emergence of modern mass communications. Lorant became a guiding force on an international scale, disseminating his ideas and polit...

5,657円 Regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time, Bernard Herrmann was responsible for some of the most memorable music in film. His work with Alfred Hitchcock produced a slew of classics including Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), and Psycho (1960). Several years before collab...

300円 This carefully crafted ebook: "Sir Walter Scott: Collected Letters, Memoirs and Articles" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet. He was the first modern English-language ...

1,500円 Extrait : Celui qui, maître d'une idée et soutenu par ses talents, a exercé pendant plus d'un demi-siècle en France et en Europe une influence directe, forte et constante sur les arts qui dépendent de l'imagination, du goût et même de l'industrie, cet homme appartient de droit à l'histoire..." À ...

6,621円 Charles Corm: An Intellectual Biography of a Twentieth-Century Lebanese “Young Phoenician” delves into the history of the modern Middle East and an inquiry into Lebanese intellectual, cultural, and political life as incarnated in the ideas, and as illustrated by the times, works, and activities o...

1,591円 2016 Hamilton Arts Council Literary Award for Non-Fiction ー Winner David Milne is one of Canada’s finest artists, a man whose work speaks to the intricate beauty of the world as he experienced it. David Milne (1882–1953) dedicated his life to exploring nature and casting it into art in a variety...

2,241円 Ob Bob Dylan, Thomas Quasthoff oder Roger Cicero - Künstler aller Genres interpretieren im Jubiläumsjahr seine Songs und zollen so dem verehrten Frank Sinatra ihren Tribut. Mehr als 60 Jahre lang begeisterte er auf den Showbühnen der Welt ein Millionenpublikum - der vollkommenste aller Crooner, T...