The genres of Renaissance tragedy, Hardcover - Daniel Cadman

DescriptionThis collection of newly commissioned essays explores the extraordinary versatility of Renaissance tragedy and shows how it enables expl...

Reducere. Cold War Reckonings shows how the Cold War shaped culture and political power in the decolonizing world and gave rise, paradoxically, to authoritar...

Vlad III Dracula The Impaler. A versatile legend of early Renaissance. A rulership under the sign of Halley's Comet (1456). An enquiry concerning f...

Florence 1441. Cosimo de' Medici is in his ascendancy and the city wrestles with the aftermath of one of the greatest crimes of the Renaissance, th...

Argues that the slave narrative is a new world literary genre In Runaway Genres, Yogita Goyal tracks the emergence of slavery as the defining templ...

Reducere. When he published its third edition from London, Garvey described The Tragedy of White Injustice in these terms: "It must be remembered that this i...

"In this necessary tale grappling with some of the prickly parts of life--mental health, loss, friendship--Spears proves once again that she's a ma...

In this book, Molly Zahn investigates how early Jewish scribes rewrote their authoritative traditions in the course of transmitting them, from mino...

Becoming a charity trustee allows you give back to a cause that you care passionately about, but the role could come with personal benefits too - b...

The first full-colour reproduction of the entire Durer fight book that has ever been published.Publisher: Greenhill BooksAuthor(s): Daniel JaquetIl...

A sublime compendium of drawings from the school of Renaissance virtuoso Gaudenzio FerrariThis book presents the 16th-century cartoons of Northern ...

The first comprehensive look at the origins and diffusion across Europe of the etched print during the late 15th and early 16th centuries The etchi...

DescriptionThe Revenge Tragedy flourished in Britain during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The classic ingredients of the genr...

Believe it or not, researchers are still making new discoveries about the Titanic after more than 100 years! This book is the most visual and most ...

The Harlem Renaissance was the most influential single movement in African American literary history. The movement laid the groundwork for subseque...

DescriptionThe Italian sculptor known as Donatello helped to forge a new kind of art--one that came to define the Renaissance. His work was progres...

Reducere. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860) is a work of art history by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt. Recognized today as the founder o...

Ayahuasca is a powerful tool for transformation, that more and more Westerners are flocking to drink in a quest for greater self-knowledge, healing...

Ayahuasca is a powerful tool for transformation, that more and more Westerners are flocking to drink in a quest for greater self-knowledge, healing...

Reducere. The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings--the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and a...

Reducere. "Absolutely outstanding, Wrinn has a humane, sure eye for detail." - ReaderA gripping account of the Pacific War that became a history-changing str...

Reducere. Winner, 2021 PROSE Award in the Cultural Anthropology & Sociology Category Finalist, 2021 Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ Studies A troubling accoun...

Discover the astonishing facts about the Titanic and how it came to a catastrophic end in this illustrated, accessible and riveting account of one ...

Reducere. DescriptionOn May 13, 1928, ten prominent men of Brockton, Massachusetts, headed off on a fishing trip to Moosehead Lake in Maine. After traveling ...

The Renaissance was not just a rebirth of the mind. It was also a new dawn for the machine.When we celebrate the achievements of the Renaissance, w...

Reducere. From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known ...

Argues that the slave narrative is a new world literary genre In Runaway Genres, Yogita Goyal tracks the emergence of slavery as the defining templ...

Reducere. Macbeth, a successful solider, is visited by Three Witches who claim he will soon become king, but his ascension may be thwarted by other parties. ...

The first comprehensive study of an important Italian Renaissance bronze-caster by a leading authority. A nucleus of sculptures cast by Andrea di A...

As England entered the Renaissance and as humanism, with its focus on classical literature and philosophy, informed the educational system, English...

Reducere. The first work of its kind in the English language, Destruction of Paradise describes one of the most dramatic and far-reaching events in East-West...

DescriptionThe airborne battle for the bridges across the Rhine at Arnhem ranks amongst the Second World War's most famous actions - inspiring innu...

Reducere. ****Included on the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force's reading list for 2008 and the Royal Air Force's Centre for Air Power Studies 20...

Reducere. A comprehensive survey of the work of this most influential Florentine artist and teacher Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435-1488) was one of the most ...

Reducere. Federica Francesconi writes the history of the Jewish merchants who lived and prospered in the northern Italian city of Modena, capital city of the...

Soros reveals the roots of Europe's current financial crisis and assesses the consequences of that crisis for the global economy and on the politic...