Author: Ormonde Maddock DaltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amu Darya
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The Treasure of the Oxus
Author: Ormonde Maddock DaltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amu Darya
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Yvain
Author: Chretien de TroyesPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300187580
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems. Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chrétien’s major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.
The Foure Bookes of Martiall Policye
Author: Flauius Vegetius RenatusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Minor Poems
Author: William CowperThe Acharnians
Author: AristophanesPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625580681
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Writing at the time of political and social crisis in Athens, Aristophanes was an eloquent yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. The Achanians is a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta.
Charles Pettigrew, First Bishop-elect of the North Carolina Episcopal Church
Author: Bennett H WallPublisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781015031500
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Alderdene
Author: Norris PaulDescriptive List of the Hebrew and Samaritan Mss. in the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Oriental Printed Books and ManuscriptsPublisher: London : By order of the Trustees of the British Museum
ISBN:
Category : Judaism
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A Code of Gentoo Laws Or, Ordinations of the Pundits
Author: Jacob Jordaens
Author: Kristi NelsonPublisher: Brepols Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This study explores all aspects of Jacob Jordaens's extensive activity as a designer of tapestry and his prominence in this field. It places Jordaens within the context of design for and the manufacture of tapestry during the seventeenth century in Flanders when it was considered the most important form of textile and an item of luxury. The publication includes a discussion of Jordaens's preparation for work in this field, his approach to design, his patrons and his relationship to contemporaries in the same area of artistic endeavour. The six major series designed by Jordaens - The History of Alexander the Great, The Life of Odysseus, Scenes from Country Life, The Riding School, Proverbs and the Life of Charlemagne - are thouroughly analyzed with regard to surviving visual material and written statements, the interpretation and content of the narrative scenes and the significance of the themes for the seventeenth century. A catalogue raisonne provides data on all the tapestries woven after Jordaens's designs with the preparatory works for them, including drawings, modelli and cartoons. The initial studies in watercolour are particularly illuminating about his unusual sensitivity for this type of work. The tapestry weavers and various sets they produced after his designs are also established. Jordaens was especially prolific in the area of tapestry design and it is shown that some of his most innovative and sophisticated inventions were produced for tapestry. His effort in this area was one of the most unique in Flanders and his achievement remains distinct.