“…It examines the factors which informed the cult and looks in detail at its many manifestations in the visual arts, architecture, political spectacle and the media. …”

“…They also consider state-of-the-art work on knowledge-first approaches to justification, hinge-epistemology, moral and practical reasons for belief, epistemic normativity, and applications of formal epistemology to traditional epistemological disputes. …”

“…Aimed at primary and secondary teachers, the book is designed to help them: " Teach their students to create digital stories that employ effective principles of storytelling, technology application, and media technique. " Use digital storytelling as a tool to promote the development of emerging literacies, such as digital and media literacy, as well as traditional literacies, such as reading, writing, speaking, and art. " Help students use digital storytelling as an academic tool to explore content and to communicate what they understand. " Understand the importance of combining the power of story and critical thinking as an approach to teaching and learning…”

“…Coming to prominence with the nineteenth-century novel, literary realism has most often been associated with the insistence that art cannot turn away from the more sordid and harsh aspects of human existence. …”

“…One of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century, existentialism has had more impact on literature and the arts than any other school of thought. Focusing on the leading figures of existentialism, including Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, and Camus, Thomas Flynn offers a concise account of existentialism, explaining the key themes of individuality, free will, and personal responsibility, which marked the movement as a way of life, not just a way of thinking. …”
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“…This illuminating new book looks closely at these classic films to explore their complex relationship to national identity, and their developing interest in exile, borderlands, utopias, escapism, art and fantasy. Moor reveals how the visual imagery of the films of World War II question current cinematic styles and how post-war films like The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffman--in their highly expressive use of design, music and dance--are international in character…”
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“…Llevado por el pánico a la redada, Els se fuga, ganándose el sobrenombre de "el Bach Bioterrorista", y concibe un plan para transformar esa desastrosa colisión con el Estado de seguridad en una inolvidable obra de arte que redescubrirá a su audiencia los sonidos de su entorno. - Contracub…”

“…The New Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to his most difficult ideas, including the will to power and the affirmation of life, as well as his treatment of truth, science, art and history. An accessible introduction sets out the nineteenth-century background of Nietzsche's life and work. …”

“…This book revisits the crucial period from 1962 to 1992, exposing the networks of art, media and power that drove the Transition and continue to underpin Spanish politics in the present. …”

“…El autor analiza conceptos como la escritura automática o el azar objetivo y describe las ligazones del surrealismo con la pintura, mostrando cómo, a partir de André Breton, el surrealismo supuso un acto de rebelión del subconsciente humano contra el corsé de la ortodoxia racionalista, como actitud vital más allá del arte, que rompe con la educación tradicional. Breton mantuvo una actitud de militancia que ejemplifica el compromiso del creador con su trabajo y del ser humano consigo mismo, defendiendo el valor de la palabra como artefacto capaz de reformular el mundo…”

“…Contributors trace the often complex relationship between those aspects and the processes accompanying the creation of Dostoevskii's art. They examine topics such as Dostoevskii's relation to folk literature, money, religion, the family and science. …”
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“…En estos tres discos DVD no sólo queda reflejada la diversidad de técnicas que hace de la animación un arte sin límites, sino que se recorre la evolución estética de un país que ha conocido tiempos de carencias y aislamiento hasta convertirse en una de las canteras creativas más ricas del panorama internacional…”

“…They assess the strengths and weaknesses of the army between 1914 and 1918, engaging with key debates around the adequacy of British generalship and whether or not there was a significant 'learning curve' in terms of the development of operational art during the course of the war. Their findings show how, despite limitations of initiative and innovation amongst the high command, the British army did succeed in developing the effective combined arms warfare necessary for victory in 1918"--…”

“…Publicada originalmente en 1950, "El tercer hombre" se sitúa en una Viena dividida en cuatro zonas bajo el control de Estados Unidos, Gran Bretaña, Francia y la Unión Soviética, en los años inmediatamente posteriores a la segunda guerra mundial, y describe de un modo crudo y desapasionado la dureza de la vida en unas condiciones de necesidad extrema. Ejemplar del arte narrativo de Greene y de la influencia que sobre él ejercieron las técnicas narrativas cinematográficas, "El tercer hombre" ha quedado como uno de los relatos más densos y vigorosos del gran escritor inglés…”

“…En busca de ese cosmos musical, este libro nos ofrece un viaje estimulante sobre la relación del ser humano con este arte. Una obra extraordinariamente tejida que abarca desde su evolución hasta los daños del colonialismo musical, pasando por un enfoque más científico sobre cómo responde el cerebro a la experiencia de músicos y aficionados.Una lectura para reflexionar sobre la importancia de la música y su presencia en nuestras vidas --…”

“…The spectacular visuals filmed with state of the art equipment introduce the surprisingly large diversity of field inhabitants. …”

“…Aquí echó raíces la tradición vernácula de "arte storica". Esta es la historia de sus orígenes, sus desarrollos y su recepción en el ámbito europeo…”

“…Together with worldwide leading specialists from the fields of technology, urban construction, computer sciences, arts and marketing, he has established a unique manual that, thanks to its focus on the media faȧde, primarily addresses architects and designers…”

“…After relocating to Paris in the 1920s, she opened one of the most stylish Art Deco portrait studios where her models included Pablo Picasso, Josephine Baker, and Collette, among many others. …”

“…While this history does not depart entirely from the traditional study of musical works and their composers, there is a strong emphasis on the institutions, cultures and politics of the age, together with an interrogation of the ways in which music related to contemporary arts, sciences and beliefs. -- Library of Congress…”
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