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Author: Giannozzo Manetti Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674011342 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 362
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Manetti (1396-1459) was a leading humanist biographer of the Renaissance. This voulme brings together his biographies of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio, which helped establish the canon of Italian literature, and his parallel lives of Socrates and Seneca--the standard biographical sources for those philosophers throughout the early modern period.
Author: Giannozzo Manetti Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674011342 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 362
Book Description
Manetti (1396-1459) was a leading humanist biographer of the Renaissance. This voulme brings together his biographies of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio, which helped establish the canon of Italian literature, and his parallel lives of Socrates and Seneca--the standard biographical sources for those philosophers throughout the early modern period.
Author: Joseph Epstein Publisher: ISBN: 9781604190687 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 0
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Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Unquestionably Joseph Epstein. Epstein is penetrating. He is witty. He has a magic touch with words, that hard to define but immediately recognizable quality called style. Above all, he is impossible to put down. How easy it is today to forget the simple delight of reading for no intended purpose. Each of the 39 pieces in this book is a pure pleasure to read.
Author: Nigel Hamilton Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674066154 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 392
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It is not surprising that biography is one of the most popular literary genres of our day. What is remarkable is that there is no accessible guide for how to write one. Now, following his recent Biography: A Brief History (from Harvard), award-winning biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles the practicalities of doing biography in this first succinct primer to elucidate the tools of the biographerÕs craft. Hamilton invites the reader to join him on a fascinating journey through the art of biographical composition. Starting with personal motivation, he charts the making of a modern biography from the inside: from conception to fulfillment. He emphasizes the need to know oneÕs audience, rehearses the excitement and perils of modern research, delves into the secrets of good and great biography, and guides the reader through the essential components of life narrative. With examples taken from the finest modern biographies, Hamilton shows how to portray the ages of manÑbirth, childhood, love, lifeÕs work, the evening of life, and death. In addition, he suggests effective ways to start and close a life story. He clarifies the difference between autobiography and memoirÑand addresses the sometimes awkward ethical, legal, and personal consequences of truth-telling in modern life writing. He concludes with the publication and reception of biographyÑits afterlife, so to speak. Written with humor, insight, and compassion, How To Do Biography is the manual that would-be biographers have long been awaiting.
Author: Ronald Hendel Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691196834 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 302
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During its 2,500-year life, the book of Genesis has been the keystone to important claims about God and humanity in Judaism and Christianity, and it plays a central role in contemporary debates about science, politics, and human rights. The authors provide a panoramic history of this iconic book, exploring its impact on Western religion, philosophy, literature, art, and more.
Author: Baker Publisher: ISBN: 9780990540601 Category : Languages : en Pages : 232
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Robert Howe "Bob" Baker (1927-1983) was a precocious youth who found his passion early on and, as this book by his wife, Anne "Pete" Baker (1929-2011), details, became an extraordinary designer of boats. Wooden "working boats" were his passion and the book not only tells the story of Bob's lifelong involvement with boat design but also gives the how and why of his approach to design. The pages are filled with the finely drafted drawings of his designs. Among the many amazing facts of the story is the senior thesis he did in high school on boat design. At seventeen he clearly understood the physics and engineering of a boat's travel through water, but his interest was in the practicalities of design. This would be the guiding tenet of his approach to design for the rest of his life. For those who are wooden boat enthusiasts, you will find the detailed drawings and concrete explanations of how boats were designed something you can get your teeth into. For those who are merely wandering without commitment in the territory, you will still find much to learn amid a story well told. Bob, was born into a family of scholars. His grandfather, Louis McHenry Howe, was President Franklin Roosevelt's private secretary; his grandmother, Grace Howe, was appointed the first post mistress in the US; his godfather was President Roosevelt; his father, Robert Horace Baker, was a well know Professor and author of astronomy, and his mother Mary Howe Baker was a mathematician. However, Bob's path was different, driven by his love of boats. Beginning with childhood summers spent in the waters of Westport, MA, where Bob would find derelict boats and drag them home. By 16, he had filled a workbook, with over 200 designs and sketches. By 22, Bob was hired to teach mechanical engineering at St. Georges school in Middletown, RI. While there he began designing boats for the students to build and learn to sail. Eventually his interest in the traditional working boats, their design, construction and history, took priority. It wasn't long before his knowledge of traditional working boats was noticed by Mystic Seaport, WoodenBoat Magazine, Rockport Apprenticeshop, and the New York State, New Bedford Whaling, and Bath Maritime museums. Jon Wilson, Founder- WoodenBoat magazine: "Bob loved things traditional, and taught others to love them, but he was not bound by tradition. His unfailing eye for proportion and detail was thus the object of considerable admiration for all who knew him. Bob spent his life with boats, sailing them, drawing them, restoring them, and, whenever possible, taking lines off them. His plans and drawings are a reflection of his love and understanding of design and of the sea." Maynard Bray, Founding Director- Preservation Shipyard, Mystic Seaport: "Bob, more than most people, had a real feel for the way of old time boat builders and designers and understood that proportion, shape, and simplicity have everything to do with grace and beauty. Because he had owned, studied, sailed and repaired a number of old Southern New England small craft, Bob was the authority on how they are rigged and painted." Peter Vermilya, Creator of Small Craft, Mystic Seaport: "Bob was an artist and a craftsman of the highest order, and his interests and talents are evident in his work. Out of practical experience and careful observation, Bob arrived at his own remarkable technical and aesthetic understanding of watercraft developing his own design skills and principals." Lance Lee, Founder of the Rockport ApprenticeShop: "Bob, some 20 years ahead of his time, acted to protect, cherish, and revitalize links between the past he revered and the future he honored. He found practical genius and frequent consistent beauty on the structures and methods of the sails and oars of the late 19th and 20th century." Robert H. Baker: A Legacy of Small Craft by Anne W. Baker, author of Collecting Houses: 17th Century Houses - 20th Century Adventure.
Author: Elizabeth Frood Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit ISBN: 1589832108 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 323
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I. The Priesthood and Related Offices: -- 1. The high priests of Amun -- 2. Other priesthood and temple staff in Thebes -- 3. The Abydos priesthood -- 4. The priesthood of Onuris -- II. Artists -- III. Civil Officials -- IV. The Military -- V. Administering Nubia -- VI. Texts from Deir el-Medina.
Author: J. Keynes Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1349590746 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 511
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This authoritative Royal Economic Society edition of Essays in Biography contains some of Keyne's finest writing. It has been reissued with a new introduction by Donald Winch that appraises Keynes's achievement as biographer, character analyst, and intellectual historian.
Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc Publisher: Merriam-Webster Incorporated ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 1192
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A biographical dictionary which profiles over 30,000 individuals, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
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