“…Offering historical overviews and explanations, Philip Shaw looks at: · The legacy of the earliest, classical theories of the sublime through the romantic to the post-modern and avant-garde sublimity · The major theorists of the sublime such as Kant, Burke, Lyotard, Derrida, Lacan and Zizek, offering critical introductions to each · The significance of the concept through a range of literary readings including the Old and New testaments, Homer, Milton and writing from the romantic era · How the concept of the sublime has affected other art forms such as painting and film, from abstract expressionism to David Lynch's neo-noir This remarkably clear study of what is, in essence, a term which evades definition, is essential reading for students of literature, critical and cultural theory…”
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“…Schelling's philosophy of language based on a detailed reading of 73 of Schelling's lectures on the Philosophy of Art. Daniel Whistler argues that the concept of the symbol present in this lecture course, and elsewhere in Schelling's writings of the period, provides the key for a non-referential conception of language, where what matters is the intensity at which identity is produced. …”

“…The book focuses first on the state of the art of history in France, Germany, Britain, and the United States on the eve of World War I. …”

“…Organized chronologically as an illustrated timeline, Silla Mexicana presents a lively history of the chair from folk art to colonial-period manufacturing, culminating in the creations of contemporary architects and designers the chair as a collector's item as well as a functional object. …”

“…Ackerman's examination of the chief works of each member of the Cambridge group illuminates their primary interests in Greek myth, ritual, and religion and traces the threads of their arguments through the group's writings on the origins of tragedy, comedy, philosophy, art, and sport. In the book's final chapter Ackerman explores the application of myth-ritualist thought to a variety of post-classical literature…”

“…In 1943, hidden by the Resistance in a French convent, Moriz Scheyer began drafting an account of his wartime experiences: a tense, moving, at times almost miraculous story of flight and persecution in Austria and France. As arts editor of Vienna's principal newspaper before the German annexation of Austria, Scheyer had known the city's great artists, including Stefan Zweig and Gustav Mahler, and was himself an important literary journalist. …”

“…From the onset of the film medium, directors have found war an endlessly compelling and fruitful subject for their art. In "War and Film", Chapman explores their fascination as well as the audience's enduring need to examine and experience the vicissitudes of war. …”

“…Monuments from the Middle Ages or inspired by them are a familiar feature of landscapes across Europe and beyond; the period between the end of the Roman Empire in Western Europe and the Reformation and European expansion is an essential part of our imagination, be it conveyed through literature, the arts, science fiction or even video games; it is also commonly invoked in political debates. …”

“…Dazu gehören das Vorhandensein und die Zusammensetzung einer Trauergemeinde, die Art der Bestattung und des Grabes, die Gestaltung des Friedhofs und der Trauerhalle, die Möglichkeiten der musikalischen Gestaltung, die Erwartungshaltung der trauernden Angehörigen u.v.a.m. …”

“…En réalité, les femmes, en art et en littérature, ont le plus souvent oeuvré dans l'ombre, comme collaboratrices, secrétaires, correctrices, ou même rédactrices anonymes, au service de l'oeuvre du "grand homme". …”

“…It looks not only at political history but also at economy, society and culture, including art, architecture, literature and music. North demonstrates that Europe did not consist of a core and periphery, but of different regions that had divergent developments, and makes sense of these various patterns of historical change. …”

“…The celebratory poetry, art and spectacular engravings published at coronations are all explored, as is the more recent role of photographers." …”

“…El estudio de la Biblia avanza hoy por sus márgenes, por campos de estudio que contribuyen a reconocer los infinitos sentidos de las Escrituras: los originarios de los libros bíblicos, los desarrollados en la exégesis judía, cristiana e islámica, los desplegados en la cultura y las artes a lo largo de los siglos y los de las múltiples interpretaciones propuestas desde perspectivas actuales. …”

“…Featuring all new case studies, vignettes and projects, as well as an expanded focus on teaching coding as a new literacy, this second edition helps you learn how to integrate coding into different curricular areas to promote literacy, math, science, engineering, and the arts through a project-based approach and a positive approach to learning --…”

“…Trabajó como Maestro de Artes en la Universidad de Colonia, donde fue el principal representante de los seguidores de Alberto Magno (Scola Albertistarum), como miembro de la Bursa Laurentiana. …”

“…El derecho al secreto de las comunicaciones, derecho fundamental recogido en el art. 18.3 CE, se ha convertido en uno de los derechos más importantes en la actual sociedad de la información. …”

“…Understand Film Studies includes: Chapter 1: Film aesthetics: formalism and realism -- Chapter 2: Film structure: narrative and narration -- Chapter 3: Film authorship: the director as auteur -- Chapter 4: Film genres: defining the typical film -- Chapter 5: The non-fiction film: five types of documentary -- Chapter 6: The reception of film: the art and profession of film viewing…”

“…The contributions cover a period of about fourteen centuries, from late antiquity until the end of the eighteenth century, and range from late Latin to medieval literature, from humanistic production to modern English and Italian literature, and from linguistics to the figurative arts. All these studies contribute to a collective appraisal of the multifarious impact of Ovid's works, and especially of the 'Metamorphoses', the latter's treatment of myth having been a starting point for integrations, developments, (re)interpretations and representations, in isolation or included in an iconographic program -- Contracubierta…”

“…Uncovering new details about Lee Alexander McQueen's humble childhood in East London, author Judith Watt traces the young designer's ascent--from his graduate collection at Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design to his over-the-top runway shows to the designs he created just days before his death at age forty. …”

“…"This state-of-the-art resource brings together the most innovative scholars and thinkers in the field of testing to capture the changing conceptual, methodological, and applied landscape of cognitively-grounded educational assessments. …”