Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738197736
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738197736
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Painted Love
Author: Hollis ClaysonPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892367296
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
In this engrossing book, Hollis Clayson provides the first description and analysis of French artistic interest in women prostitutes, examining how the subject was treated in the art of the 1870s and 1880s by such avant-garde painters as Cézanne, Degas, Manet, and Renoir, as well as by the academic and low-brow painters who were their contemporaries. Clayson not only illuminates the imagery of prostitution-with its contradictory connotations of disgust and fascination-but also tackles the issues and problems relevant to women and men in a patriarchal society. She discusses the conspicuous sexual commerce during this era and the resulting public panic about the deterioration of social life and civilized mores. She describes the system that evolved out of regulating prostitutes and the subsequent rise of clandestine prostitutes who escaped police regulation and who were condemned both for blurring social boundaries and for spreading sexual licentiousness among their moral and social superiors. Clayson argues that the subject of covert prostitution was especially attractive to vanguard painters because it exemplified the commercialization and the ambiguity of modern life.
Guy de Maupassant - The Complete Works: Short Stories, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Memoirs and more
Author: Guy de MaupassantPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 6687
Book Description
Guy de Maupassant's 'The Complete Works' is a comprehensive collection that showcases the author's wide-ranging literary talents. Known for his realism and detailed character studies, Maupassant's works explore themes of human nature, society, and the complexities of everyday life. The collection includes a mix of short stories, novels, plays, poetry, and memoirs, providing readers with a rich tapestry of Maupassant's storytelling prowess. Maupassant's writing style is characterized by its clarity, conciseness, and keen observations of human behavior, making his works both accessible and thought-provoking within the literary context of the late 19th century. Readers can expect to be immersed in Maupassant's world of intricate narratives and compelling characters, making 'The Complete Works' a must-read for fans of classic literature and French realism. Guy de Maupassant's personal experiences and observations of society during his time as a civil servant in Paris influenced his writing, giving his works a unique perspective on class, gender, and morality. Through his diverse body of work, Maupassant presents a nuanced portrayal of human relationships and societal norms, inviting readers to reflect on their own experiences and values. I highly recommend 'The Complete Works' to readers who appreciate insightful storytelling, nuanced character development, and thought-provoking themes that transcend time and place.
The Complete Works: Short Stories, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Memoirs and more
Author: Guy de MaupassantPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 6688
Book Description
Guy de Maupassant's 'The Complete Works: Short Stories, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Memoirs and more' is a comprehensive compilation of the author's diverse literary output. Maupassant, known for his keen observations of human nature and the society of his time, showcases his mastery of the short story form, psychological insight in his novels, and versatility in genre with the inclusion of plays, poetry, and memoirs. The collection offers a rich tapestry of Maupassant's writing, capturing the essence of 19th-century French literature. Each piece is crafted with precision, evoking a range of emotions and themes that continue to resonate with readers today. From tales of love and betrayal to societal critiques, Maupassant's works remain timeless classics. Guy de Maupassant, a leading figure in French literature, drew inspiration from his own experiences, travels, and observations of human behavior to create his expansive body of work. His personal struggles and insights into the complexities of human relationships greatly influenced his writing, leading to the creation of memorable characters and poignant narratives. Maupassant's attention to detail and realism set him apart as a literary figure of significant importance. I highly recommend Guy de Maupassant's 'The Complete Works' to readers who appreciate nuanced storytelling, insightful character studies, and a deep exploration of the human condition. This collection serves as a valuable introduction to the breadth of Maupassant's literary talent, offering a captivating journey through a variety of genres and themes that continue to captivate audiences worldwide.
The Violence of Modernity
Author: Debarati SanyalPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421429292
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The Violence of Modernity turns to Charles Baudelaire, one of the most canonical figures of literary modernism, in order to reclaim an aesthetic legacy for ethical inquiry and historical critique. Works of modern literature are commonly theorized as symptomatic responses to the trauma of history. In a climate that tends to privilege crisis over critique, Debarati Sanyal argues that it is urgent to rethink literary experience in terms that recall its contestatory potential. Examining Baudelaire's poems afresh, she shifts the focus of critical attention toward an account of modernism as an active engagement with violence, specifically the violence of history in nineteenth-century France. Sanyal analyzes a literary current that uses the traditional hallmarks of modernism—irony, intertextuality, self-reflexivity, and formalism—to challenge the historical violence of modernity. Baudelaire and the committed ironists writing in his wake teach us how to read and resist the violence of history, and thereby to challenge the melancholy tenor of our contemporary "wound culture." In a series of provocative readings, Sanyal presents Baudelaire's poetry as an aesthetic form that contests historical violence through rhetorical strategies of complicity, counterviolence, and critique. The book develops a new account of Baudelaire's significance as a modernist by dislodging him both from his traditional status as a practitioner of "art for art's sake" and from his more recent incarnation as the poet of trauma. Following her extended analysis of Baudelaire's poetry, Sanyal in later chapters considers a number of authors influenced by his strategies—including Rachilde, Virginie Despentes, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre—to examine the relevance of their interventions for our current climate of trauma and terror. The result is a study that underscores how Baudelaire's legacy continues to energize literary engagements with the violence of modernity.
History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe
Author: William Edward Hartpole LeckyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rationalism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Emilie Du Châtelet
Author: Judith P. ZinsserPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Until recently, the marquise Du Châtelet (1706-1749) was more remembered as the companion of Voltaire than as an intellectual in her own right. While much has been written about his extraordinary output during the years he spent in her company, her own work has often been overshadowed. This volume brings renewed attention to Du Châtelet's intellectual achievements, including her free translation of selections from Bernard Mandeville's Fable of the bees; her dissertation on the nature and propagation of fire for the 1738 prize competition of the Académie des sciences; the 1740 Institutions de physique and ensuing exchange with the perpetual secretary of the Académie, Dortous de Mairan; her two-volume exegesis of the Bible; the translation of and commentary on Isaac Newton's Principia; and her semi-autobiographical Discours sur le bonheur. It is a measure of the breadth of her interests that the contributions to this volume come from experts in a wide range of disciplines: comparative literature, art history, the history of mathematics and science, philosophy, the history of publishing and translation studies. Du Châtelet's partnership with Voltaire is reflected in a number of the essays; they borrowed from each other's writings, from the discussions they had together, and from their shared readings. Essays examine representations of her by her contemporaries and posterity that range from her inclusion in a German portrait gallery of learned men and women, to the scathing portrait in Françoise de Graffigny's correspondence, and nineteenth-century accounts coloured by conflicted views of the ancien régime. Other essays offer close readings of her work, and set her activities and writings in their intellectual and social contexts. Finally, they speculate on the ways in which she presented herself and what that might tell us about the challenges and possibilities facing an exceptional woman of rank and privilege in eighteenth-century society.
Beauvoir in Time
Author: Meryl AltmanPublisher: Value Inquiry Book
ISBN: 9789004431201
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
"Beauvoir in Time situates Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex in the historical context of its writing and in later contexts of its international reception, from then till now. The book takes up three aspects of Beauvoir's work more recent feminists find embarrassing: "bad sex," "dated" views about lesbians, and intersections with race and class. Through close reading of her writing in many genres, alongside contemporaneous discourses (good and bad novels in French and English, outmoded psychoanalytic and sexological authorities, ethnographic surrealism, the writing of Richard Wright and Franz Fanon), and in light of her travels to the U.S. and China, the author uncovers insights more recent feminist methodologies obscure, showing Beauvoir is still good to think with today"--
The Renewal of Pagan Antiquity
Author: Aby WarburgPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892365371
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
A collection of essays by the art historian Aby Warburg, these essays look beyond iconography to more psychological aspects of artistic creation: the conditions under which art was practised; its social and cultural contexts; and its conceivable historical meaning.
Pictorial French Dictionary
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
