Author : Eugene C. Burt
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 10,33 MB
Release : 2010-05-24
Category : Art
ISBN :
"This alphabetically arranged dictionary of artists known to have produced works depicting sexual imagery profiles the artists from ancient times to the present. Each entry offers biographical information, including the artist's name and any variants, birth and death dates, geographic focus, a description of the artist's media, training and the nature of their artistic output"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Mariama Bâ
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 38,13 MB
Release : 2012-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1478611235
Written by award-winning African novelist Mariama Bâ and translated from the original French, So Long a Letter has been recognized as one of Africa’s 100 Best Books of the 20th Century. The brief narrative, written as an extended letter, is a sequence of reminiscences —some wistful, some bitter—recounted by recently widowed Senegalese schoolteacher Ramatoulaye Fall. Addressed to a lifelong friend, Aissatou, it is a record of Ramatoulaye’s emotional struggle for survival after her husband betrayed their marriage by taking a second wife. This semi-autobiographical account is a perceptive testimony to the plight of educated and articulate Muslim women. Angered by the traditions that allow polygyny, they inhabit a social milieu dominated by attitudes and values that deny them status equal to men. Ramatoulaye hopes for a world where the best of old customs and new freedom can be combined. Considered a classic of contemporary African women’s literature, So Long a Letter is a must-read for anyone interested in African literature and the passage from colonialism to modernism in a Muslim country. Winner of the prestigious Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.
Author : Comtesse de Ségur
Publisher : Livre de Poche Jeunesse
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 46,87 MB
Release : 2008-04-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 2013230990
Mme Mac'Miche a deux bonheurs au monde : compter son or, et battre le malheureux orphelin dont elle a la garde. Face à cette mégère, le jeune Charles n'a trouvé qu'un moyen de survivre : la haine, une haine implacable qui lui inspire les farces les plus terribles. Charles arrivera-t-il à se sortir des griffes de la terrible Mme Mac'Miche ?
Author : Carlton Lake
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 21,8 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780811211307
The author recounts his experiences in building collections of rare books and manuscripts of French literature, and reveals little-known facts about French artists, composers, and writers.
Author : Jean Delisle
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,81 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027224501
Acclaimed, when it first appeared, as a seminal work a groundbreaking book that was both informative and highly readable Translators through History is being released in a new edition, substantially revised and expanded by Judith Woodsworth. Translators have played a key role in intellectual exchange through the ages and across borders. This account of how they have contributed to the development of languages, the emergence of literatures, the dissemination of knowledge and the spread of values tells the story of world culture itself. Content has been updated, new elements introduced and recent directions in translation scholarship incorporated, providing fresh insights and a more nuanced view of past events. The bibliography contains over 100 new titles and illustrations have been refreshed and enhanced. An invaluable tool for students, scholars and professionals in the field of translation, the latest version of Translators through History remains a vital resource for researchers in other disciplines and a fascinating read for the wider public.
Author : Boris Vian
Publisher : Tamtam Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 29,79 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Fiction. Translated from the French by Paul Knobloch. Originally published in 1947. "In the Exopotamian desert, where hepatrols blossom and children collect little animals called sandpeepers, the sun shines in an unusual way: it produces eerie black zones whose mysteries remain unexplained. Above all, Vian's pecurilar way with language proves that, indeed, life in the desert is equal to none. Since unusual language is bound to produce unusual fiction, it follows that the story does not take place in the fall, nor is it set in China" - from the Foreword by Marc Lapprand. The fourth novel by Vian, who was a contemporary of Sartre and Beauvoir. His innovative style, cutting-edge during his lifetime, but only successful in the sixties, made him an icon of the May 1968 student movement.
Author : Alistair Charles Rolls
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 48,65 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789042004672
It is a close study of four novels by Boris Vian. It aims to show how L'Ecume des jours, L'Automne a Pekin, L'Herbe rouge and L'Arrache-coeur form a unified and coherent tetralogy. By establishing close links between these four texts, it becomes possible to achieve a more comprehensive understanding, not only of the significance of the tetralogy in exposing a complex and multi-layered novelistic strategy at the heart of the vianesque, but of the individual novels as autonomous creations. An examination of the novels reveals that they are not merely joined to one another via a superficial network of textual similarities (that which I refer to as intratextuality), but that this intertwining is emblematic of a common method of narrative construction. Each Vian novel is dependent, for a thorough understanding of the text to be possible, upon the multiple lines of external influence running through it. The sources of this influence (which I refer to as intertextuality) are located in various major texts of twentieth century literature, anglophone as well as francophone. Thus, in each instance the narrative is driven by a complicated interaction of intratextuality and intertextuality."
Author : Comtesse de Ségur
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 2017-03-05
Category :
ISBN : 1326967800
Un bon petit diable est un roman français pour enfants de la comtesse de Ségur, publié sous forme de feuilleton en 1865.
Author : Edwin Buijsen
Publisher : W Books
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,33 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN :
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is world-famous for his scenes of daily life, such as a kitchen maid pouring milk, a woman having a music lesson, or a lady writing a letter. However, when Vermeer began painting around the age of 21, he focused primarily on traditional subjects derived from the Bible and classical mythology. Not only do these early works differ greatly from his later paintings in terms of subject matter, they also differ in style.The exhibition unites three paintings from the beginning of Vermeer's artistic career: the Mauritshuis' Diana and her nymphs of c. 1653-1654, is joined by Christ in the house of Martha and Mary (c. 1655) from the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh, and The Procuress (1656) from the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen in Dresden. These three paintings afford an image of the artist seeking his own style. All three paintings have recently been restored."
Author : Gertrude Stein
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 50,20 MB
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Gertrude Stein's "Composition as Explanation" delves into the intricate relationship between language and artistic expression. Published in 1926, the essay explores Stein's unique approach to writing and challenges conventional perceptions of composition. With a distinctive prose style, she reflects on the nature of creativity, emphasizing the significance of repetition and abstraction. Stein's work serves as both an exploration of her own artistic process and a broader commentary on the essence of language in shaping our understanding of art.
