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Book In the Shadow of Pont Du Gard

Download or read book In the Shadow of Pont Du Gard written by Zdzisław Jan Kapera and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gertrude Stein

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  • Author : Gertrude Stein
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 9780520224599
  • Pages : 366 pages

Download or read book Gertrude Stein written by Gertrude Stein and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the best introductions to Gertrude Stein's work I've ever read. Joan Retallack's research is thorough and impressive, and she has done an outstanding job of assembling a valuable and interesting collection of Stein's writings."--Hank Lazer, author of Lyric & Spirit "This exquisitely edited volume of Gertrude Stein's writings is far more informative than the usual 'selected works.' Out of the immense opus that Stein produced over a long and prolific career, Joan Retallack has chosen telling pieces, so as to show both the extraordinary thematic, generic, and stylistic variety, and the coherence of her life's work. Meanwhile, Retallack's delightful and informative introduction can stand on its own as a luminous contribution to our understanding of Gertrude Stein's work and her place in literary history. The fascinating documents that end the book can be regarded as the sweet at the end of a fully satisfying and memorable experience. This is an essential book for both new and long-term discoverers of the wonder of Gertrude Stein's writings."--Lyn Hejinian, author of The Language of Inquiry "Retallack's illuminating introduction is a vital contribution to our knowledge of Stein, revelatory of such issues as racism while viewing Stein's presence on the page and in the ear as performative play that creates a sensual apprehension of a new time (a perception of the activity of happiness). The selections and introduction demonstrate how Stein changed reading and perceiving."--Leslie Scalapino, author of It's go in horizontal

Book The Gertrude Stein Reader

Download or read book The Gertrude Stein Reader written by Richard Kostelanetz and published by Cooper Square Press. This book was released on 2002-10-14 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology collects 51 of Stein's most experimental poems, stories, portraits, and plays.

Book Towns of Destiny

Download or read book Towns of Destiny written by Hilaire Belloc and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Sorcerer s Apprentice

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  • Author : John Richardson
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2001-09-25
  • ISBN : 9780226712451
  • Pages : 340 pages

Download or read book The Sorcerer s Apprentice written by John Richardson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-09-25 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sorcerer's Apprentice is John Richardson's vivid memoir of the time he spent living with and learning from the deeply knowledgeable and temperamental art collector, Douglas Cooper. For ten years the two entertained a circle of friends that included Jean Cocteau, W. H. Auden, Tennessee Williams, and, most intriguingly, Pablo Picasso. Compulsively readable and beautifully illustrated, this book is both a triple portrait of the author, Cooper, and Picasso, and a revealing look at a crucial artistic period. Originally published by Knopf 1999 ISBN: 0-375-40033-8

Book Every Day is To Day

Download or read book Every Day is To Day written by Gertrude Stein and published by Pushkin Collection. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous new collection featuring 26 of Gertrude Stein's most enrapturing and essential short writings--a carefully curated, accessible entry point into her best and most joyful works Between the French-flapped covers of this elegant paperback collection, readers will rediscover Gertrude Stein as the bearer of a joyfully radical literary vision. A bold experimenter, her writing sparks with vitality, relishing in rhythm, repetition, sound and colour in its central vision: to prise apart language and association and find thrilling new ways to express the true essence of her subject with charming joie de vivre. Stein considered her shorter writings to be the truest expressions of her enrapturing style. Her fascination with people and personalities can be located in expressive portraits of close friends Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Cezanne, Jean Cocteau, and Juan Gris, whilst her decades-long relationship with Alice B. Toklas is immortalised with shimmering eroticism. There are also playful meditations on her unique writing process, conveying her serious delight in meddling with conventions of grammar and composition. Confirmed Table of Contents: Ada Portrait of Mabel Dodge Matisse Picasso Miss Fur and Miss Skeene Flirting at the Bon Marche Susie Asado Preciosilla Sacred Emily One Ladies Voices Accents in Alsace Idem the Same Cezanne A Book Concluding with As A Wife Has a Cow Van or Twenty Years Later If I Told Him Juan Gris Identify a Poem What Does She See When She Shuts Her Eyes Advertisments What Happened Jean Cocteau A Movie A Waterfall and Piano Saint in Seven

Book X  Y and Z

Download or read book X Y and Z written by Dermot Turing and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: December, 1932 In the bathroom of a Belgian hotel, a French spymaster photographs top-secret documents – the operating instructions of the cipher machine, Enigma. A few weeks later a mathematician in Warsaw begins to decipher the coded communications of the Third Reich and lays the foundations for the code-breaking operation at Bletchley Park. The co-operation between France, Britain and Poland is given the cover-name 'X, Y & Z'. December, 1942 It is the middle of World War Two. The Polish code-breakers have risked their lives to continue their work inside Vichy France, even as an uncertain future faces their homeland. Now they are on the run from the Gestapo. People who know the Enigma secret are not supposed to be in the combat zone, so MI6 devises a plan to exfiltrate them. If it goes wrong, if they are caught, the consequences could be catastrophic for the Allies. Based on original research and newly released documents, X, Y & Z is the exhilarating story of those who risked their lives to protect the greatest secret of World War Two.

Book Between the Cartwheels

Download or read book Between the Cartwheels written by Lawrence Winkler and published by Bellatrix. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1980, a maverick young doctor gave it all up, to hitchhike around the world. The first part of his odyssey took him down through South America and up through Africa, accompanied by his mythical hunter companion, Orion. Between the Cartwheels is the sequel to that cartwheel, his vision quest continuing now, on the European Grand Tour adventure of a lifetime.

Book Europe by Bike  2nd Ed

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 9781594854422
  • Pages : 292 pages

Download or read book Europe by Bike 2nd Ed written by and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cassell s Weekly

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1923
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1822 pages

Download or read book Cassell s Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Henry James  Travel Writings Vol  2  LOA  65

Download or read book Henry James Travel Writings Vol 2 LOA 65 written by Henry James and published by Library of America. This book was released on 1993-09-01 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry James’s travel writings are at once literary masterpieces, unsurpassed guidebooks and penetrating reflections on the international themes familiar from his fiction. This volume, the second of two, begins with the classic A Little Tour in France (1900), illustrated with Joseph Pennell’s exquisite drawings from the original edition. James begins his tour of the French countryside one rainy morning in mid-September of 1882, when he sets off for the city of Tours as a means of exploring the proposition that “though France might be Paris, Paris was by no means France.” From Tours, Balzac’s birthplace, James travels to the great chateaux of the Loire Valley, visiting Chambord, Amboise, Chenonceaux, and Blois, where, as you cross the threshold, “you step straight into the sunshine and storm of the French Renaissance.” Dense with literary associations and historical echoes, James’s prose brings castles and cathedrals and old walled towns to life. In his glancingly precise visual evocations of terrain and cityscape, he realizes his ambition “to sketch without a palette or brushes.” Henry James loved Italy, “a beautiful disheveled nymph” to England’s “good married matron.” The incisive and witty essays in Italian Hours (1909) describe memorably happy sojourns in Venice, Rome, and Florence, and excursions to Siena, Assisi, Perugia, Capri, Ravenna, and other Italian cities. “Nowhere do art and life seem so interfused” as in Venice, wrote James in celebration of the splendor of Venetian light and color, air, and history. He records his radiant impressions of Roman churches and aqueducts, museums and fountains, and rambles through the gardens of the Villa Borghese in spring, when Rome seems lighted “with an irresistible smile.” All these essays are filled with James’s intense pleasure in Italian places and people. This volume concludes with sixteen essays on such varied places as Switzerland, Holland, Rheims, and the Pyrénées, including a memorable account of the American volunteer ambulance corps in Europe during World War One. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Book The Complete Works  Novels  Short Stories  Plays  Essays  Memoirs and Letters

Download or read book The Complete Works Novels Short Stories Plays Essays Memoirs and Letters written by Henry James and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 20303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry James' 'The Complete Works: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Essays, Memoirs and Letters' is a literary treasure trove that encapsulates the full breadth of James' prolific and influential career. Known for his intricate character studies and psychological depth, James' works often explore themes of privilege, morality, and the complexities of human relationships. This comprehensive collection showcases his mastery of both long-form and short-form fiction, as well as his insightful essays and poignant memoirs. James' elegant prose and nuanced storytelling make this collection a must-read for any lover of classic literature. Set against the backdrop of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, James' works continue to resonate with readers today for their timeless exploration of the human experience. Henry James was a celebrated American-British author whose keen observations of society and intricate narratives secured his place as one of the greatest novelists in literary history. His extensive travels and exposure to different cultures greatly influenced his writing, leading him to create rich and complex characters that navigate the complexities of life and love. James' nuanced exploration of human psychology and social dynamics set him apart as a master of the psychological novel. I highly recommend 'The Complete Works' to readers looking to immerse themselves in the beautifully crafted world of Henry James. This collection offers a comprehensive showcase of James' literary genius and insight into the human condition, making it a valuable addition to any bookshelf.

Book A Little Tour in France

Download or read book A Little Tour in France written by Henry James and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Little Tour in France

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  • Author : Henry James
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2022-11-23
  • ISBN : 3368318772
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book A Little Tour in France written by Henry James and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-11-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.

Book Caesar s Vast Ghost

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  • Author : Lawrence Durrell
  • Publisher : Arcade Publishing
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN : 9781559702478
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Caesar s Vast Ghost written by Lawrence Durrell and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Peter Mayle there was Lawrence Durrell, who for more than 30 years made Provence his home. In this, his last book, he distills the affection and understanding of half a lifetime, describing the rich culture and giving breath to the history that still invests the land. 39 color photos.

Book The Sewanee Review

Download or read book The Sewanee Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: