The Power of Art by Simon Schama5/21/2023 Schama parte proprio da questo dipinto per raccontare la complessa psicologia di Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, vissuto avventurosamente nella Roma del XVII secolo. Come nel caso di Caravaggio, protagonista della prima puntata, la cui vita violenta e il cui tormento – dopo essersi macchiato di una gravissima colpa - affiorano dalla scelta di rappresentarsi nella testa mozzata del mostro in “Davide con la testa di Golia”. The Power of Art is Simon Schamas latest work on the subject of art. La biografia di ogni pittore – Caravaggio, Rothko, Bernini, Picasso, Turner, David e Van Gogh - viene raccontata a partire da un dettaglio, da una scelta particolare, da un’espressione in una determinata opera. Attraverso le opere e le vite degli artisti, Schama fa toccare con mano quel momento in cui una mente, una grande maestria tecnica e una geniale ispirazione si fondono, creando qualcosa di unico. BBC Simon Schamas The Power of Art 1of8 Caravaggio Documentary World 59:06 Power of Art - Picasso episode 7 HDclump7 59:05 BBC Simon Schamas The Power of Art 5of8 Turner Documentary World 59:25 BBC Simon Schamas The Power of Art 6of8 Van. Dalla “scandalosa” arte sacra di Caravaggio alle tempeste sulla tela di Turner, dai colori di Van Gogh all'esplicita radicalità anche politica di Picasso, dalle miracolose sculture di Bernini al capolavoro mutilato di Rembrandt, dal pittore della Rivoluzione, David, al linguaggio rivoluzionario di Rothko: otto opere “chiave” per comprendere la psicologia di chi l’ha concepita e realizzata.
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The sons of hurin5/21/2023 Some of the text will be familiar to fans from extracts and references within other Tolkien books but this is the first time the entire story has been presented in its complete form.Īs Adam Tolkien elaborated in a recent interview: ‘ This is a more difficult question than it seems: As you know, versions and pieces of the story of Húrin and his descendants have been published in various works (The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost Tales, The Lays of Beleriand, etc). Tolkien worked on throughout his life, though he never realised his ambition to see it published in his lifetime. The Children of Húrin, begun in 1918, was one of three ‘Great Tales’ J.R.R. Q: How did The Children of Húrin come about? Once I will have more frequently asked questions, i'll try and get an answer from HarperCollins and make this Faq even bigger. All are very excited about the new Tolkien book and all want to know so many things about it! So I send some questions to HarperCollins and made it into THE CHILDREN OF HURIN FAQ. It seems a lot of people do ask me the same questions over and over again. The Greatest Knight by Thomas Asbridge5/21/2023 This knight's tale lays bare the brutish realities of medieval warfare and the machinations of royal court, and draws us into the heart of a formative period of our history. Against all odds, Marshal rose through the ranks-serving at the right hand of five English monarchs-to become a celebrated tournament champion, a baron and politician, and, ultimately, regent of the realm. As a five-year-old boy, William was sentenced to execution and led to the gallows, yet this landless younger son survived his brush with death, and went on to train as a medieval knight. Marshal was the true Lancelot of his era-a peerless warrior and paragon of chivalry. Asbridge charts the unparalleled rise to prominence of a man bound to a code of honor yet driven by unquenchable ambition. In The Greatest Knight, renowned historian Thomas Asbridge draws upon the thirteenth-century biography and an array of other contemporary evidence to present a compelling account of William Marshal's life and times. Saving fish from drowning by amy tan5/21/2023 But to break the film out of simply being a talking heads affair, there are also whimsical animations, tableaux vivant that illustrate key chapters in Tan’s life without ever feeling precious. Testimonies from Tan’s editor and mentor Molly Giles, as well as luminaries like “Crazy Rich Asians” author Kevin Kwan and Chilean writer Isabel Allende, another literary figure who broke barriers for representation, exemplify how Tan is beloved. But her celebrity forced her to take on the position of serving as a mouthpiece for Asian American identity, and she had to go up against literary critics that accused her of Orientalist tropes and white racist fakery - criticisms that seem just baffling now, especially when coming from white writers. I didn’t seek to be a representative of a whole community. But that phenomenon brought the added onus for Tan of being a spokesperson for her generation. Indeed, there is darkness that sneaks into Tan’s life story, including her own struggle with Lyme disease and her recovery, and her self-doubt after the success of “The Joy Luck Club” turned the novel into a movie directed by Wayne Wang in 1993 that became a beacon for Asian American audiences looking for representation in the multiplexes. Dead wake erik larson review5/21/2023 On Saturday, May 1, 1915, a notice appeared in New York’s newspapers. Larson gives us fascinating details about this historic event. Many of us are somewhat familiar with the sinking of the Lusitania and are aware that the U-boat attack changed the course of history by helping to draw the United States into World War I. Erik Larson’s new book “Dead Wake” chronicles the days, hours and minutes leading up to this disaster, with well-researched information sure to engross readers. One hundred years ago the British luxury ocean liner Lusitania was attacked and capsized by a German U-boat’s torpedo with 1,265 passengers and almost 700 crew members onboard. “Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania” by Erik Larson Crown Publishing Group March 2015 Book Reviews by Ann Jonas, Tradebook Buyer - CSB/SJU Bookstores Wheels on the bus book zelinsky5/21/2023 This maybe my favorite pop up book of all time because he doesn't try to wow you with any amazing pop-out paper architecture, the moving parts work in harmony with and compliment the illustrations. While I may be tiring of singing the song, I still love Zelinsky's illustrations. We keep it up on a high shelf because it is a more delicate book and she will stand in front of the shelf and yell, "Bus! Bus! Bus!" I read Wheels on the bus at least 30 times this weekend. We were given this pop-up book as a gift and in the last week it has become my 17 month old daughters OBSESSION. I first read this in the 1990s when it came out, but appreciate it on a whole new level now. The Seven Day Switch by Kelly Harms5/21/2023 “Where is Anna Joy?” I ask, the second name poison in my mouth. Everything Celeste and Wendy thought they knew about the “other kind of mom” is flipped upside down–along with their messy, complicated, maybe not so different lives. After a neighborhood potluck and too much sangria, they wake up– um, what? –in each other’s bodies. Who do Celeste and Wendy think they are? They’re about to find out thanks to one freaky week. Especially to Celeste, who plays her superior parenting against Wendy whenever she can. She even spends at least one waking hour a day with her kids. On a minute-by-minute schedule, she makes the working-mom hustle look easy. Wendy Charles is a celebrated productivity consultant, columnist, and speaker. The only thing that ruins it all is her workaholic, career-obsessed neighbor, who makes no secret of what she thinks of Celeste’s life choices every chance she gets. Despite her all-organic, SunButter-loving, free-range kids, her immaculate home, and her volunteering awards, she still has time to relax with a nice glass of pinot at the end of the day. What a difference a week makes in a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud novel by the Washington Post bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler.Ĭeleste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of other mothers’ nightmares. Two moms as opposite as a Happy Meal and a quinoa bowl. The coldest winter ever free read5/21/2023 "But the character was always alive in my imagination," Souljah said. She even planned to write a Ricky story (and still hopes to). So instead she wrote spinoffs: three books about Midnight, the handsome and capable lieutenant of Winter's father, Ricky Santiaga, and one about Winter's younger sister Porsche, who ends up in juvenile detention. There are real consequences to the things that happen in real life." "Like 'Ta-da! Here she is,' and it's all good. "I didn't want to feed the hood a fantasy that going to prison is a joke or a cakewalk," she said. "Quite naturally, the book company and everyone expected me to write the sequel," said Souljah by phone from the United Arab Emirates, where she had gone to find "peace of mind" and to finish a draft of the book's long-awaited screen adaptation.īut because Winter Santiaga's story had ended with a mandatory 15-year prison sentence, Souljah felt she had to wait until Winter's time was served. Sir Shithead left his house to the now-adult Hartley instead of leaving it to his son, Martin. We never learn much about what happened, but it’s clear that Hartley was deeply traumatized by the experience. Initially Hartley portrays this as a consensual relationship between equals, but the story eventually reveals that Hartley was a young teenager at the time and since then he can’t stand to be touched. In an effort to provide for them he began a relationship with Sir Humphrey Easterbrook (who will henceforth be known as Sir Shithead), his godfather. Hartley, who is White, grew up poor with two brothers, Will and Ben. The book has a lovely romance as well as a theme of found family and recovery from trauma. I enjoyed this book so much! A Gentleman Never Keeps Score is a Regency m/m about a disgraced gentleman and a Black pub keeper. Genre: Historical: European, LGBTQIA, Romance When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper-a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kyiv, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son-but Hitler’s invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. The bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. |