Author: Alan Krell
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781780239156
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this quirky and surprising history, Alan Krell addresses the absurd and abject, the banal and the nastily subversive, and the romantic and the fetishistic, as he describes the appearance of the foot in literature, photography, art, sport and film. Discover the gothic tales of French writer Théophile Gautier, the disturbing photographs of Jacques-André Boiffard and the religious paintings by Giotto, Tintoretto and Caravaggio that exalt the foot. Marvel at the sporting exploits of the elite runners such as Abede Bikila and Zola Budd, and the surprising representation of the foot in film such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Kill Bill: Volume 1. Presenting new images and ideas of the foot in a tantalizing way, The Mummy's Foot and the Big Toe is for all those with an interest in the humanities, languages, social sciences and anthropology. --From front flap.
The Mummy's Foot and the Big Toe
Author: Alan Krell
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781780239156
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this quirky and surprising history, Alan Krell addresses the absurd and abject, the banal and the nastily subversive, and the romantic and the fetishistic, as he describes the appearance of the foot in literature, photography, art, sport and film. Discover the gothic tales of French writer Théophile Gautier, the disturbing photographs of Jacques-André Boiffard and the religious paintings by Giotto, Tintoretto and Caravaggio that exalt the foot. Marvel at the sporting exploits of the elite runners such as Abede Bikila and Zola Budd, and the surprising representation of the foot in film such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Kill Bill: Volume 1. Presenting new images and ideas of the foot in a tantalizing way, The Mummy's Foot and the Big Toe is for all those with an interest in the humanities, languages, social sciences and anthropology. --From front flap.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781780239156
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this quirky and surprising history, Alan Krell addresses the absurd and abject, the banal and the nastily subversive, and the romantic and the fetishistic, as he describes the appearance of the foot in literature, photography, art, sport and film. Discover the gothic tales of French writer Théophile Gautier, the disturbing photographs of Jacques-André Boiffard and the religious paintings by Giotto, Tintoretto and Caravaggio that exalt the foot. Marvel at the sporting exploits of the elite runners such as Abede Bikila and Zola Budd, and the surprising representation of the foot in film such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Kill Bill: Volume 1. Presenting new images and ideas of the foot in a tantalizing way, The Mummy's Foot and the Big Toe is for all those with an interest in the humanities, languages, social sciences and anthropology. --From front flap.
The Mummy's Foot
Author: Théophile Gautier
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473398746
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The Mummy's Foot' is a gothic short story written by French writer, Théophile Gautier, author of 'Clarimonde'. The plot follows a man who buys a mummified foot in an antiques shop. It once belonged to an Egyptian princess, and it transpires that she wants it back. He is forced to make a deal. This is a classic short story in the genre and we a republishing it with a brand new introductory biography of the translator of the work, Lafcadio Hearn.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473398746
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The Mummy's Foot' is a gothic short story written by French writer, Théophile Gautier, author of 'Clarimonde'. The plot follows a man who buys a mummified foot in an antiques shop. It once belonged to an Egyptian princess, and it transpires that she wants it back. He is forced to make a deal. This is a classic short story in the genre and we a republishing it with a brand new introductory biography of the translator of the work, Lafcadio Hearn.
The Works of Théophile Gautier ...: The quartette. The mummy's foot
Author: Théophile Gautier
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The quartette. The mummy's foot
Author: Théophile Gautier
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The Works of Théophile Gautier
Author: Théophile Gautier
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Complete Works: Spirite. The vampire. Arria Marcela. The quartette. The mummy's foot
Author: Théophile Gautier
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 730
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 730
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The Mummy's Foot
Author: Theophile Gautier
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775457710
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Plunge into the distant past with this creepy tale from renowned gothic horror master Theophile Gautier. A man whiling away a pleasant afternoon browsing in the antique shops of Paris stumbles across a curious relic -- and is soon enmeshed in an adventure he never thought possible. Will he make it back alive? Read "The Mummy's Foot" to find out.
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775457710
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Plunge into the distant past with this creepy tale from renowned gothic horror master Theophile Gautier. A man whiling away a pleasant afternoon browsing in the antique shops of Paris stumbles across a curious relic -- and is soon enmeshed in an adventure he never thought possible. Will he make it back alive? Read "The Mummy's Foot" to find out.
The Quartette
Author: Théophile Gautier
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Works of Gautier: Spirite ; The campire ; Arria Marcella ; The quartette ; The mummy's foot
Author: Théophile Gautier
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
The Works of Theophile Gautier: Spirite. The vampire. Arria Marcella. The quartette. The mummy's foot
Author: Théophile Gautier
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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