The Tutu: Morals of the Fin de Sicle (Genonceaux Lon)(Pevná vazba)

The Tutu: Morals of the Fin de Sicle (Genonceaux Lon)(Pevná vazba)

The nineteenth-century French writer and publisher Leon Genonceaux (1856--?) is as much of an enigma as those two legendary enfants terribles whom he was the first to publish: Arthur Rimbaud and the Comte de Lautreamont. After he had done so, a conviction for publishing indecent literature

Richard Marsh, popular fiction and literary culture, 1890-1915: Rereading the fin de sicle (Margree Victoria)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of essays questions our assumptions about the fin de si cle by exploring the fiction of Richard Marsh (1857-1915), one of the most prolific and popular authors of the period, whose bestselling Gothic novel The Beetle: A Mystery (1897) outsold Bram Stoker's Dracula for several

Science, Fiction, and the Fin-De-Sicle Periodical Press (Tattersdill Will)(Pevná vazba)

In this revisionary study, Will Tattersdill argues against the reductive 'two cultures' model of intellectual discourse by exploring the cultural interactions between literature and science embodied in late nineteenth-century periodical literature, tracing the emergence of the new genre that would

The Monumental Nation: Magyar Nationalism and Symbolic Politics in Fin-De-Sicle Hungary (Varga Blint)(Paperback)

From the 1860s onward, Habsburg Hungary attempted a massive project of cultural assimilation to impose a unified national identity on its diverse populations. In one of the more quixotic episodes in this 'Magyarization,' large monuments were erected near small towns commemorating the medieval

The Anti-Journalist: Karl Kraus and Jewish Self-Fashioning in Fin-De-Sicle Europe (Reitter Paul)(Paperback)

In turn-of-the-century Vienna, Karl Kraus created a bold new style of media criticism, penning incisive satires that elicited both admiration and outrage. Kraus's spectacularly hostile critiques often focused on his fellow Jewish journalists, which brought him a reputation as the quintessential

Gender, Orientalism and the Jewish Nation: Women in the Work of Ephraim Moses Lilien at the German Fin de Sicle (Swarts Lynne M.)(Paperback)

Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925) was one of the most important Jewish artists of modern times. As a successful illustrator, photographer, painter and printer, he became the first major Zionist artist. Surprisingly there has been little in-depth scholarly research and analysis of Lilien's work

One Lone Swallow (Fenton Corinne)(Pevná vazba)

Flying high above Florence, one lone swallow has a bird's eye view of the beauty of the Italian city. Set in Florence, Italy in 1805, a swallow searches for her

The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables (Aesop)(Pevná vazba)

A timeless collection of twenty of Aesop's best-loved fables--punctuated by the age-old morals that have instructed countless generations. Accompanied by beautiful, full-color illustrations from award-winning artist Don Daily, this volume highlights such fables as 'The Goose Who Laid the Golden

Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World (Holland Tom)(Pevná vazba)

From the crucifixion of Jesus to the birth of modern morals, this 'marvelous' account from an award-winning historian shows how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination (The Economist).Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable. It was this that rendered it so

Occult Paris: The Lost Magic of the Belle poque (Churton Tobias)(Pevná vazba)

How fin-de-siecle Paris became the locus for the most intense revival of magical practices and doctrines since the Renaissance - Examines the remarkable lives of occult practitioners Josephin Peladan, Papus, Stanislas de Guaita, Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, Jules Doinel, and others - Reveals how occult

The Fin-De-Sicle Scottish Revival: Romance, Decadence and Celtic Identity (Shaw Michael)(Paperback)

Explores cultural defence and revivalism in Scottish literature and art The first book-length, interdisciplinary study on fin-de-si cle Scotland Unlocks Scottish writers' and artists' participation in neo-paganism, the occult revival, neo-Catholicism and japonisme Informed by extensive analysis of

The Workbench: A Complete Guide to Creating Your Perfect Bench (Schleining Lon)(Pevná vazba)

In this contemporary look at the world of workbenches, Lon Schleining takes us on a guided tour of a wide variety of classic, modern, and specialty benches and offers hundreds of options for choosing or building that perfect bench and its accessories. This is a fresh look at the classic subject

Fashion: Treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Taylor Allison)(Pevná vazba)

Drawing from the extensive Textile and Fashion Arts Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, this miniature history of European and American fashion features some 275 garments, accessories, and related works of art from the seventeenth century to the present. Dress historian Allison Taylor introduces

Texas Is the Reason: The Mavericks of Lone Star Punk (Blashill Pat)(Pevná vazba)

'Pat Blashill's beautiful book of photos captures the poetics and energetic eccentricities of the post punk Austin, Texas music scene of the '80s, things one will never get on the internet. Long live books and this one kicks ass.'ƒ‚‚'ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚'Kim

MR Campion's Visit (Ripley Mike)(Pevná vazba)

An intriguing case of higher education and lower morals: the entertaining new Albert Campion mystery. Suffolk, 1970. Albert Campion is back in Black Dudley, once the scene of murder and mayhem but now home to the brand-new University of Suffolk Coastal. Appointed to the role of the university's

A Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry (Morrison Elizabeth)(Pevná vazba)

The Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing (Book of the Deeds of Jacques de Lalaing), a famous Flemish illuminated manuscript, relays the audacious life of Jacques de Lalaing (1421-1453), a story that reads more like a fast-paced adventure novel. Produced in the tradition of chivalric biography, a

Celebrating a Century of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: The History of Europe's Greatest Horse Race (Pannett Malcolm)(Pevná vazba)

Celebrating a Century of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe charts the history of Europe's - and arguably the world's - greatest horse race. Established in 1920 and staged in Paris on the Bois de Boulogne, the Arc is a truly international contest attracting runners from England, Ireland, Japan, Italy,

Marvels (Selznick Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel, the lone survivor of a shipwreck, and charts the adventures of his family of actors over five generations. The prose story opens in 1990 and follows Joseph, who has run away from school to an estranged uncle's puzzling house in London, where

Lone Wolf (Gregorio Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The discovery of a mutilated body near Stansted airport leads the British police to Perugia, Italy, in the gripping new Sebastiano Cangio thriller. br> When a badly burned and mutilated body is discovered near Stansted airport, a single piece of evidence leads the police to Perugia, Italy. As he

Bertrand's Brother: The Marriages, Morals and Misdemeanours of Frank, 2nd Earl Russell (Derham Ruth)(Pevná vazba)

Frank Russell was the grandson of Prime Minister Lord John Russell and elder brother of philosopher and political activist Bertrand Russell. He was, in his own right, a radical political reformer and outspoken self-determined moralist. He was also the black sheep of his illustrious family: a serial

On the Genealogy of Morals (Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm)(Paperback)

On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) is a book about interpretation and the history of ethics which raises profoundly disquieting issues about the violence of both. This is the most sustained of Nietzsche's later works and offers one of the fullest expressions of his characteristic concerns. The

The Designs of William de Morgan (Greenwood Martin)(Pevná vazba)

Desmond and the Very Mean Word (Tutu Desmond)(Pevná vazba)

Based on a true story from Archbishop Desmond Tutu's childhood in South Africa, Desmond and the Very Mean Word reveals the power of words and the secret of forgiveness. When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride through his neighborhood, his pride and joy turn to hurt and anger when a group

50 masterpieces of Czech Fin de Siecle Art from the Collections of the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen

The collection of the fin de siécle art from the collections of the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen is one of the best in the context of Czech public collections. It includes all the important styles and trends that appeared on the art scene of the time, i.e. naturalism, symbolism, impressionism