Author: William WaltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paris (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Paris Known and Unknown
Author: William WaltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paris (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Lost Art of Reading
Author: David L. UlinPublisher: Sasquatch Books
ISBN: 157061721X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Reading is a revolutionary act, an act of engagement in a culture that wants us to disengage. In The Lost Art of Reading, David L. Ulin asks a number of timely questions - why is literature important? What does it offer, especially now? Blending commentary with memoir, Ulin addresses the importance of the simple act of reading in an increasingly digital culture. Reading a book, flipping through hard pages, or shuffling them on screen - it doesn't matter. The key is the act of reading, and it's seriousness and depth. Ulin emphasizes the importance of reflection and pause allowed by stopping to read a book, and the accompanying focus required to let the mind run free in a world that is not one's own. Are we willing to risk our collective interest in contemplation, nuanced thinking, and empathy? Far from preaching to the choir, The Lost Art of Reading is a call to arms, or rather, to pages.
The United States Catalog
Author: Federal Register
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Book Culture
Author: Nathan Haskell DolePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Mysteries of Paris
Author: Marion MainwaringPublisher: Upne
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
It has long been known that Edith Wharton had an intense love affair around 1908. For years readers assumed that it was with Walter Berry, her friend since youth, until it was revealed that her lover was not Berry, but rather Morton Fullerton, an American living in Paris. Until now little has been known of Morton Fullerton except that he was a Harvard graduate, a Paris correspondent for the Times of London, and a friend of Henry James. In this unusual detective story, Marion Mainwaring unfolds for her readers her pursuit of Fullerton and of the people, both high and low, who were part of his checkered life in France, America, and England. Her far-flung investigations take her to slums and chateaux, to talks with counts and viscounts, concierges, engineers, sculptors, diplomats, and, in the end, to the astonishing figure of Morton Fullerton. Talented, intelligent, sophisticated, and ambitious, Fullerton also proved to be egotistical and unscrupulous, a cad and a con man, but his overwhelming personal charm attracted friends and lovers of both sexes. Mysteries of Paris uncovers, one by one, the details of his career as a writer and a spy, his love affairs with Wharton and other women, his close friendship with James, and his relations with Oscar Wilde, George Santayana, Paul Verlaine, Theodore Roosevelt, and many others.
The Heroine of Paris, Or, The Novice of Notre Dame
Author: Harry HalyardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Flaneur
Author: Edmund WhitePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1632866285
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A flaneur is a stroller, a loiterer, someone who ambles through city streets in search of adventure and fulfillment. Edmund White, who lived in Paris for sixteen years, wanders through the streets and avenues and along the quays, into parts of Paris virtually unknown to visitors and indeed to many Parisians. In the hands of the learned White, a walk through Paris is both a tour of its lush, sometimes prurient history, and an evocation of the city's spirit. The Flaneur leads us to bookshops and boutiques, monuments and palaces, giving us a glimpse the inner human drama. Along the way we learn everything from the latest debates among French lawmakers to the juicy details of Colette's life. Originally published as part of Bloomsbury's Writer and the City series, this book has sold consistently over the years, and will find a whole new audience in paperback.
Anatomy of a Crusade, 1213-1221
Author: James M. PowellPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812213232
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
An award-winning anatomy of the Fifth Crusade.
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