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A terrible beauty peter watson5/24/2023 Watson clearly thinks that some distinction can be made between “cultural” and “intellectual” advances, and that the history of ideas is to some degrees independent of political events. Judging from what Watson has to say about postmodernism, identifying it with recent trends in French philosophy that have put too much stock in Marx and Freud, it’s likely he would disagree. It was the observation of Marx, for example, that ideas are merely the product of social and economic forces. Writing a history of ideas involves tricky questions of influence. In A Terrible Beauty, subtitled “A History of the People and Ideas that Shaped the Modern Mind,” author Peter Watson sets out to correct this bias by taking an encyclopedic look at the intellectual heritage of the century that was. A TERRIBLE BEAUTY: A HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE AND IDEAS THAT SHAPED THE MODERN MINDĪmong the recent flood of books on the history of the twentieth century the focus has mostly been on political and military events.
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‘Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?’ has become a slogan and rallying cry that resonates across culture and society Dior even adopted it in their 2018 collections. With reference to Joan Mitchell, Louise Bourgeois, Cindy Sherman and many more, Nochlin diagnoses the state of women and art with unmatched precision and verve. Written in an era of thriving feminist theory, as well as queer theory, race and postcolonial studies, ‘Thirty Years After’ is a striking reflection on the emergence of a whole new canon. In this stand-alone anniversary edition, Nochlin’s essay is published alongside its reappraisal, ‘Thirty Years After’. Freedom, as she sees it, requires women to risk entirely demolishing the art world’s institutions, and rebuilding them anew – in other words, to leap into the unknown. With unparalleled insight and startling wit, Nochlin laid bare the acceptance of a white male viewpoint in art historical thought as not merely a moral failure, but an intellectual one. Instead, she dismantled the very concept of ‘greatness’, unravelling the basic assumptions that had centred a male-coded ‘genius’ in the study of art. Nochlin refused to handle the question of why there had been no ‘great women artists’ on its own, corrupted, terms. Linda Nochlin’s seminal essay on women artists is widely acknowledged as the first real attempt at a feminist history of art.
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Silencer by andy mcnab5/24/2023 But trouble has always sought him out, even when he’s trying to keep his head down. Nick Stone is a paid mercenary these days, trying to put his all-guns-blazing days behind him and settle down, now that he’s become a father. In Silencer, McNab brings his favourite ex-military man back for the 15 th time - but no one’s complaining. In other words, you just can’t make this stuff up - and this is one writer who doesn’t need to go further than his own head for a wellspring of insights into the world of covert operations and war. McNab himself has lived an extraordinary life - having served in the army, waging war against the IRA, working as an SAS sergeant for nine years and commanding the distinguished patrol Bravo Two Zero during the Gulf War. The first thing you’re bound to notice about an action thriller author like Andy McNab is the extreme attention to detail - in terms of the kind of weapons used, medical knowledge, escape tactics etc - but that’s because it isn’t so much research showing as it is experience talking. They say truth is stranger than fiction - and I’m inclined to believe it.
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Make It Music by Everly Lucas5/24/2023 Feted during her lifetime by everyone from fellow folk guru Judy Collins to Led Zeppelin, she has been championed in various books, not least Mick Houghton’s in-depth work from 2015, I Always Kept A Unicorn, and appears in various anthologies. She started out with a startling confidence and independence, qualities rarely seen in 1960s schoolgirls, but ended indecisive and confused. Sandy started singing in folk clubs in 1963, a suburban middle class teenager from Wimbledon, south London, and died in 1978, disillusioned, disappointed and dependent on drugs and drink. It is a question which seems all the more poignant when posed by a figure whose own time is cut short, like it was for Sandy herself a woman who could have reached for world stardom, but whose life ebbed away with all the tragedy of one of her songs. Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” asked Sandy Denny, one of the most powerful and inspirational singers Britain – or indeed, anywhere else – has ever produced.
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He knew exactly what he was about to say. “Do you remember,” Stephen began, and Armand turned back to the elderly man beside him. But for now they relaxed, grateful for their children, and very grateful for the few minutes away from them in this safe place.Ī less likely setting for the devil would be hard to imagine.īut then, Armand Gamache thought, where else would you find darkness but right up against the light? What greater triumph for evil than to ruin a garden? Young parents watched from wooden benches, their planks turned gray over the years. Straining away.Ĭhildren ran free, laughing and racing down the long lawn in front of the château. Shadows were distancing themselves from the trees, the statues, the people. It was a warm and pleasant late-September afternoon. In each other’s company.Īrmand passed his companion a tartelette au citron and glanced casually around. The deep peace that comes not just with quiet, but with familiarity. Outside the walls they could hear the traffic, the hustle and the tussle of the great city.īut here, here, there was peace. “Here, here” was the garden of the Musée Rodin, in Paris, where Armand and his godfather were enjoying a quiet few minutes. “Well, maybe not here, here”-Stephen spread his expressive hands-“exactly.” And all the devils are here?” asked Armand Gamache. “Hell is empty, Armand,” said Stephen Horowitz.
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Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu5/24/2023 The novel is grounded in the reality of late 1970s/early 1980s Communist Romania, including long lines for groceries, the absurdities of the education system, and the misery of family life. One character asks another: when you rush into the burning building, will you save the newborn or the artwork? On a broad scale, the novel's investigations of other universes, dimensions, and timelines reconcile the realms of life and art. A highly-acclaimed master work of fiction from Cartarescu, author of Blindingīased on Cartarescu's own role as a high school teacher, Solenoid begins with the mundane details of a diarist's life and quickly spirals into a philosophical account of life, history, philosophy, and mathematics.
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Philosophers gain new insights and ask themselves and society new questions. Philosophy as a field is always developing. It’s a perfect first step into philosophy." What is the best recently published philosophical work in the UBL collections? Blackburn offers a clear but accessible introduction to big philosophical questions, without losing sight of the history of philosophy. Additionally, he provides a short introduction to logical reasoning. Simon Blackburn discusses the big philosophical questions, for example, about knowledge (what is knowledge?), free will (are we truly free?), the mind (are mental states reducible to the brain?), and the existence of the world itself. “This book is a personal favourite when it comes to introductions to philosophy. Martin Lipman chooses : Simon Blackburn - Think: A compelling introduction to philosophy.
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The forest people by colin m turnbull5/24/2023 Here is the heart of Stanley's Dark Continent, the country he loved and hated, the scene of his ill-fated expedition to relieve Emin Pasha, an expedition costing hundreds of lives and imposing almost unbearable hardships on the survivors, who trekked across the great forest not once, but three times, losing more lives each time through fighting, sickness and desertion.Īnyone who has stood in the silent emptiness of a tropical rain forest must know how Stanley and his followers felt, coming as they all did from an open country of rolling plains, of sunlight and warmth. In the northeast corner of the Belgian Congo, almost exactly in the middle of the map of Africa.lies the Ituri Forest, a vast expanse of dense, damp and inhospitable-looking darkness.
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Babel oxford5/24/2023 The Tower of Babel story ( Genesis 11:1–9) is among the most famous in the Bible. Update Alert Service: to receive an email notice and details when a new Focus On article or site update is posted, sign up for Oxford Biblical Studies Online update alerts. Please visit the full collection of Focus On essays. All visitors to Oxford Biblical Studies Online can access these essays, but related content links in Previous Features are available to subscribers only. New essays on specific themes, with links to related content within the site for further reading, are published throughout the year. Written by leading scholars, the Focus On essays are designed to stimulate thought and to explore in depth topics of interest in the field of Biblical studies.
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Story of my cousin rachel5/23/2023 She also had the starring role in Denial (2016): Weisz portrays Deborah Lipstadt, the acclaimed writer and historian who must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel. Recently Weisz was memorable as Hannah Roennfeldt in The Light Between Oceans, the 1918 set period drama about a lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia, who raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat. She played Mathilde in the BBC television mini-series The Scarlet and the Black, Ag (Agapanthus) in Second World War series The Land Girls, and Hypatia in Agora, the historical drama set in Roman Egypt. You probably recognize Rachel Weisz from other costume dramas. You can read more about the upcoming period drama and watch the official trailers below. My Cousin Rachel is set for theatrical release on June 9th in the UK and on July 14th, 2017 in the United States. Starring Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger, Iain Glen, and Pierfrancesco Favino. Home » Period Drama Articles » A New Period Drama: My Cousin Rachel A New Period Drama: My Cousin RachelĪ dark romance, My Cousin Rachel (2017) tells the story of a young 19th century Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian.īut his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms. |