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From his birth in bohemia, then part of the mighty austro-hungarian empire, to a survey of his early works, many now lost, gustav mahler: the early years forms an indispensable prelude to the period of the great compositionsrevised and updated in the early s, this paperback edition includes a new introduction by the author to bring this classic work once again to the forefront of mahler studieshis three studies of mahler, the early years (), the wunderhorn years (), and songs and symphonies of life and death (), are among the enduring monuments of postwar mahler literatureoxfam books & music lichfield available again for a new generation of mahlerians, donald mitchell's famous study of the composer's early life and music was greeted as a major advance on its first appearance intwo composers have been central to his writings on music, gustav mahler and benjamin brittenwithout understanding the territorial, social and familial conflicts of this time one cannot truly appreciate the impulses behind the major symphonies and song cycles of his later yearsthe conflicts which came to mark mahler's music and personality had their beginnings in his childhood and youthdonald mitchell was born insee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe was founder professor of music at the university of sussex (), was visiting professor at king's college, london, and is currently a visiting professor at the universities of sussex and york
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Nevertheless, the tractatus contains philosophical insights, achieved despite his early preconceptions, that form the foundation of his later philosophymcginn takes as a guiding principle the idea that we should see wittgenstein's early work as an attempt to eschew philosophical theory and to allow language itself to reveal how it functionshowever, the early wittgenstein undertakes this descriptive project in the grip of a set of preconceptions concerning the essence of language that determine both how he conceives the problem and the approach he takes to the task of clarificationoxfam bookshop hampstead elucidating the tractatus: wittgenstein's early philosophy of language and logic discussion of wittgenstein's tractatus is currently dominated by two opposing interpretations of the work: a metaphysical or realist reading and the 'resolute' reading of diamond and conantby this account, the aim of the work is to elucidate what language itself makes clear, namely, what is essential to its capacity to express thoughts that are true or false see oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good condition, though there is a faint erased pencil mark on the first endpapermarie mcginn's principal aim in this book is to develop an alternative interpretative line, which rejects the idea, central to the metaphysical reading, that wittgenstein sets out to ground the logic of our language in features of an independently constituted reality, but which allows that he aims to provide positive philosophical insights into how language functions
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In his early ages, the author would see people inside glass jars, as a subconscious protection and defence some b/w illustrationswhen you reach consciousness, when you allow yourself to travel through itlife is not randomly happening to you: life is responding to you, and only through consciousness you can make life happen your waythat was a turning point to understand oneness, and the fact that we are all connected through consciousnessmind power is what you get when you understand the principles of life itselfthe rituals of healing and gratitude, and what we can learn from the stones and nature itselfconsciousness, or the energy that can be a healer itself if you allow it tosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreallow the shift to happenmind is the product of the physical brain and consciousness that comes to you the moment you're bornwhen you heal yourselfoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells mpower the shaman: a disquiet shift of consciousness gonzalo wwhen you finally embrace life as a universal gift of connectionbenard good condition paperback, no markings or discolourationa human living in a higher consciousnesslater on, he understood that glass is breakable and cold, and that what he would see was in fact energy, consciousness, protecting and defending people, connecting them to others and to the universeknow how to heal yourself and others through this energy of consciousnessfrom our own rebirth
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Tubular bells, early nl press 2catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe man who's tubular bells success made virgin and richard bransonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe orchestral tubular bells, performed by the royal philharmonic orchestra with mike oldfield on guitar and conducted by david bedford 4please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee below and see pictures for details; 1box shows damage, repaired by tape! read moreommadawn featuring "in dulci jubilo" 5set of 7 albums by multi-instrumentalist and wizard mike oldfield, plus a lp box set with 4 albumshergest ridge 3mike oldfield boxed, four albums, including "collaborations" and his first three albums, plus bookletmike oldfield incantations, double album 6discovery and the lake, original inner 8
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Alan discovered he had entrepreneurial skills in his early forties and founded a successful engineering company that in three short years he'd sold on to an american corporation he continued to manage the company until when they relocated to the usaalan duffy' hard back book with dust jacketthe dust jacket has numerous, slight scratches and some indentationsthe life of an engineer might appear to be boring but, if alan's own experiences are anything to go by, nothing could be further from the truthalan also writes about his family who have brought infinite love and support to him throughout the yearssigned and dedicated on the front free end paper, by the author'with best wishesthe pages are in very good condition with clear text and photographsalan then started a another engineering companyalan's autobiography is set against an ever-changing social background and serves to remind the reader of the way things used to besee oxfam website for delivery information read morebinding is tightit starts just before the second world war, and covers 73 years of alan duffy's life as an engineer, company owner and family manoxfam bookshop knutsford my ladder of life is a depiction of a time gone by in the lancashire mill town of blackburnalan's career has been rewarding and interesting and sometimes fraught with danger! occasionally events that have befallen him which seem too funny to be true! my ladder of life encompasses such varied events as alan having an audience with pope john paul 2 and seeing frank sinatra on the same day
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Even fairly serious newman fans, however, might be unaware of just how much such material he penned in his early yearstwenty-six newman interpretations spanning are on this superbly annotated compilation, and as much as it digs up -- much of it rare, one cut even previously unreleased -- it's just the tip of the iceberg~ richie unterberger
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Fantastic early bravo publicationgreat, early publication by manuel alvarez bravo; published on the occasion of the exhibition at "instituto nacional de bellas artes", "palacio de bellas artes" and at "departamento de artes plasticas" in mexico-cityhis early work was based on european influences, but he was soon influenced by the mexican muralism movement and the general cultural and political push at the time to redefine mexican identityare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"manuel álvarez bravo (february till october ) was a mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century latin american photographyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe had numerous exhibitions of his work, worked in the mexican cinema and established fondo editorial de la plástica mexicana publishing housea must-have for every fan of his workclean with no marks and no foxinghis career spanned from the late s to the s with its artistic peak between the s and s8 photos in black and white (7 inside, 1 on the cover)overall fine conditiontext in spanishinstituto nacional de bellas artes, mexicohe won numerous awards for his work, mostly aftercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetext: jorge hernández camposhis hallmark as a photographer was to capture images of the ordinary but in ironic or surrealistic wayscondition: inside and outside lightly used, no defects; one page with crease cause of production processhe rejected the picturesque, employing elements to avoid stereotypingwhile he took art classes at the academy of san carlos, his photography is self-taughthis work was recognized by the unesco memory of the world registry inhe was born and raised in mexico cityfirst edition, first printing" (wikipedia) read moresoftcover (as issued)
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Rare early version with hard case this is a super rare early version of the george lynch kamakaze 1 on georges original guitar the floyd rose was top / flat mounted (so it had no recess cavity behind it) on georges original guitar it was fitted with a custom zebra humbucker(pre dates his signiture seymour duncan screamin demon pick up by many years) i have included a picture from way way back of george playing his original same spec guitar this guitar is the same spec as georges original, i have owned this guitar since the early 'sconstructionbolt-on-neckscale25esp custom shop kamakaze 1 george lynchthis guitar is 100% factory originalthis is in great condition very very good for age, there is just a small mark here & there & a small packet of wear on the back of the neck i have tired to show this in the 7th pic5"bodymapleneckmaplefingerboardebonyfingerboard radius400mmfinishblack w/ kamikaze graphicnut width43mm lockinig nut (45mm neck width)nut typelockingneck contourgl original ufrets/type22 xjhardware colorblackstrap buttonstandardtunersgotohbridgefloyd rose originalneck pucustom single coil bridge pucustom zebra humbucker (guitar pre dates his signiture seymour duncan screamin demon pick up by many years)electronics passiveelectronics layoutvol(p/p)casecstffcase includedy esp hard case & floyd rose trem bar are included
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It looks at his early success in commercial art, his reaction against the prevailing tenets of abstract expressionsim, and his emergence as a leading figure of the american pop art movement of the early shis activities as an "underground" film-maker are also covered, with commentary from the cast members of such films as "sleep" and "chelsea girls"this video, directed by kim evans, provides a survey of warhol's workoxfam books & music islington in his later career american artist andy warhol () was famous simply for being famous, so much had his own celebrity overtaken the awareness of the art he actually producedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff this biography of the saint and iman abdallah al-haddad takes readers into the fascinating world and spiritual life of 17th- and early 18th-century yementhe life of this renown spiritual master-whose teachings and personal example continue to influence lives around the world-is examined, from his early attraction to sufi poetry and visit to the tomb of the prophet hud to his rise as a sufi master, his hajj journey to mecca, and his deaththe biographical facts of al-haddad's life are interspersed with 35 black and white photographs and ruminations on his spiritual teachings, including his take on the "nine stages of certainty," the five investitures of taqwa, the stages of gnosis, and karamat and super natural eventssufi practitioners, historians, and anthropologists will come to a deeper understanding of this timeless and enduring tradition with this fascinating record of a seminal sufi mastersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham on the road: growing up in eight journeys - my early years is a new form of autobiography, in which top gear presenter richard hammond tells the story of his early life through a series of significant driving episodessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe's at the wheel of his first car (and in the back with his first girlfriend)now he is showing off with a friend, risking everythingon the road surges on to its destination, reversing or moving quickly through the gears, reliving the central episodes and conflicts of richard's lifeevery chapter is a stage in a longer journeyhe is driving a furniture delivery van as part of his first job in and around riponhe's a child in the back seat of dad's car on the way to the seaside in weston-super-marealthough there are precious few road-rage monologues against four-wheel drivers and men in vests in white vans, richard hammond's readers will quickly recognise the funny self-deprecating and balanced ease that has made him one of britain's best-loved writers and television presentersmost importantly, each chapter sets off and arriveshe's on his first bike, a red one, in solihull, then on his first motorcycle, a honda mtx50on the road is an emotional road map in which each chapter has its own registration number, and its own distinctive interior
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early debates about industry: voltaire and his contemporaries by florian schuititle: early debates about industry: voltaire and his contemporaries format: hardback type: book edition: publisher: palgrave macmillan uk release date: language: english
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He is a married man in his early sixties and has a great love for nature and animalshe has been a prog music fan since his early teens and sites this as a source of inspiration for much of his imaginative outputhe currently has five cats and three dogswhen writing he draws on sources as diverse as monty python, blackadder, the bible and every science fiction film and tv series ever producedhis imagination and sense of humour is warped and very dark indeed and nothing he writes should be taken too seriouslyabout the author major roxbrough has written several collections of short stories and novels and is beginning to release them through xlibris publishingbut it is fun! try some of his work and find out for yourselfremember next week set just after glimpserama and sequential axevictim two serials commenced together with further short stories invasion of the zernoplat a full length novel set in the same multiverse as all the other tales all available in xlibris invasion of the zernoplat is dedicated to my editor, paula, without whom, earlier work would not have been possible, thank you, i love youglimpserama short stories set in the thirty third century
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Great for encouraging fine motor skills and early imaginative playrace him across the floorwind up and spinning propellerpop frankie into his plane and race him across the floorpop frankie into his plane
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Antwerp, early 16th century (circa )catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions: h 15cm x w 10cm - the perspex stand is not included and was used for photography purposes only - read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe position of his body and of the folds of his long tunic indicate that he is supposed to be flyingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehis hair is cut in a typical hairdo of the periodthis beautiful sculpture probably found its place on the side at the top of a retable scene, each part of which was sculpted separately before it was assembledplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe angel is depicted in relief, facing right(see "les retables anversois xve & xvie siècles" by the autor hans nieuwdorp (catalogue broché – ) oak with some minute traces of polychrome painta rare carving of an angel from a large antwerp retable
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His early works were already characterised by drasticness, dynamism and bright colours, which can be considered a reflection of the early period of western neo-expressionismcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableextra large! insured shipping onlyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinote regarding the photos: please be aware that for technical reasons, there may be differences in colour between the photos and the original workour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehis works are being sold in every major auction houseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit was during one of his frequent visits to joan miró’s studio in mallorca, that keil first became aware of the link between poetic associations and mediterranean coloursunique oil on cardboard100x70 original condition with authentic patina! from a berlin collection; proof of originsigned lower righthe currently lives and works in mallorcapeter keil elvistogether with fetting, elvira bach and salome, keil was part of the first generation of berlin’s “young savages”
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It was an ordinary childhood - growing up in leeds taught alan early on that 'life is generally something that happens elsewhere'oxfam bookshop chelmsford following on from the phenomenal success of writing home, alan bennett reminisces about his early years from his schooldays to undergraduate life at oxford universitythe stories on this volume are: 'a strip of blue', 'proper names', 'our war', 'eating out', 'an ideal home', 'aunt eveline', 'a shy butcher', 'unsaid prayers', 'days out', 'no mean city'in fact, it is their very ordinariness that makes these tales so special - combined, of course, with the wry observation and tender understatement that have earned alan bennett his place at the forefront of contemporary writingyet the children who long for german bombs to lend their city some wartime glamour; the working class mother who reads ideal home and dreams of coffee mornings and cocktail parties; and 18-year-old alan - a practising anglican who is deeply distrustful of god - strike a chord within all of ussee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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His early works were already characterised by drastic, dynamic and bright colours, which can be considered a reflection of the early period of neo-expressionismcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableoversize work 105 x 76 cm mainwork: original condition with authentic patina! from a berlin collection; proof of origin together with fetting, elvira bach and salome, keil was part of the first generation of berlin’s “young savages”are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinote regarding the photos: please be aware that for technical reasons, there may be differences in colour between the photos and the original workour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehis works are being sold in every major auction houseinsured shipping onlyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit was during one of his frequent visits to joan miró’s studio in mallorca, that keil first became aware of the link between poetic associations and mediterranean colourspeter keil: köpfe an der berliner mauer aus erinnerungen an berli unique oil/acrylic on pressboard, signed at the bottom, inscribed and signed on the back and with certificate of authenticityhe currently lives and works in mallorca and in bavaria
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His early works were already characterised by drastic, dynamic and bright colours, which can be considered a reflection of the early period of neo-expressionismcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki100 x 70 cm original condition with an authentic patina! black wooden frame from a berlin collection; proof of origin together with fetting, elvira bach and salome, keil was part of the first generation of berlin’s “young savages”our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehis works are being sold in every major auction houseinsured shipping onlynote regarding the photos: please be aware that for technical reasons, there may be differences in colour between the photos and the original workplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit was during one of his frequent visits to joan miró’s studio in mallorca, that keil first became aware of the link between poetic associations and mediterranean colourspeter keil: white lady unique work, oil on cardboard, signed + dated `17, lower righthe currently lives and works in mallorca and in bavaria
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In this volume, he discusses his troubles with studios, his need to balance documentaries with fiction films, his early work as a critic and publicist, and his apprenticeship with roger corman working on ""b"" movieshis movies are funny, humane, and often unclassifiable by genre) reflect his ebullient personality and are often infused with his love for caribbean culture, pop music, fashion, and characters who reveal offbeat tastes and depthswith conversations from the s to the present, jonathan demme: interviews focuses on demme's artistry, on his filmmaking philosophy, and especially on his progressive social and political concerns and how these have influenced the subject matter he has chosen to filmoxfam bookshop hexham the films of jonathan demme (balthough best known for his oscar-winning dramas the silence of the lambs and philadelphia, demme has also achieved acclaim for comedies (married to the mob; something wild), documentaries (the agronomist; my cousin bobby; jimmy carter: man from plains), and concert performance films (stop making sense; neil young: heart of gold)see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe emerged from the s american renaissance that produced robert altman, francis ford coppola, steven spielberg, martin scorsese, brian de palma, and others
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His early years were spent in america and it was not until he was six that he and his parents sailed for englandoxfam bookshop cheltenham frederic raphael shared his days at cambridge with us in his bestselling novel glittering prizes, now, in this evocative, painfully honest memoir he tells us about the first eighteen years of his lifeevacuated to devon in the war, freddie's prep school days were happya major scholarship to read classics at st john's cambridge where he meets the girl who will become his wife is the beginning of a happier periodthe first eighteen years of a remarkable manthis is a painfully honest and revealing memoir of a sensitive, intelligent boya scholarship to charterhouse followedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was here that he experienced the anti-semitism that coloured the rest of his lifehis thirst for learning and easy intellect made him selective in his choice of friends, his embarrassment at his jewish origins made him secretive
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His early works were already marked by drastic, dynamic and garish colours, which can be considered a reflection of the early period of western neo-expressionismcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableproof of originkeil belonged to the first generation of berlin's young wild ones, together with fetting, elvira bach and salomeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetraded in every major auction houseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteonly insured shipmentit was during one of his frequent visits to joan miró’s studio in mallorca, that keil first became aware of the link between poetic associations and mediterranean coloursoriginal condition with authentic patina! from a berlin collectionnote on the work: please understand that for technical reasons the picture may show colour differences to the originalhe currently lives and works in mallorcapeter keil: “nymphe” unique oil/acrylic on pressboard, signed
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This is then one of his very early landscape workshallard ( - may ) was a black country man who moved to mousehole in cornwall in to become a landscape painter, and he made a living selling cornish landscapes to touristshe did also make frequent visits back to his roots in the midlands, holding regular exhibitions at towns such as kidderminster and west bromwichan nicely painted village scene of welford-on-avon, near stratford-on-avon in warwickshirepainted by nigel hallard and signed and dated on the reversealso signed in the bottom right hand cornercanvas size - 24 x 12 inches approx framed size - 28 x 16 inches approx the canvas is in excellent condition, whilst the frame does have some of its gilt edging scratched away in small areas
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The second part presents recollections of his early life, and of the secluded community in which he livedit was read by her at the wesleyan church, stratton on february 23rd , and repeated by request at the church room, stratton on april 27th in the same yearin his own contributions it transcribes the spelling and grammar which one would expect from a boy of his agesome additional material, not written by hns, follows in chapter twelvebegun when he was four years old, and initially dictated to his mother, it spans a decade and ends when he achieves first class honours in the oxford local examinationsoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames limited edition, this is copy 37 of 50corners a little rubbed and bumped, title strip just starting to peel from spine, contents (apart from the inscription) clean and bright, iv+175 pages including family treethe first part consists of hns's childhood diariesthe diary is printed as writtenit is intended to provide a local historical backgroundinscribed and signed by kenneth b saunders, elder son of harold n saunderssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe third part is an unedited transcription of a paper on ancient stratton by lbswritten during his eighties, the text remains untouched, but has been reorganised into chaptersfrom the introduction: this book is about harold (hns) and his mother, lydia brown saunders (lbs)size: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tall
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His memoirs are as rich in anecdote as one might hope and full of surprising and often moving stories of his early life - his time at the spanish & portuguese jewish orphanage in maida vale, fighting fascists in london's east end and fighting in the army of the fledgling state of israel in the late fortiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morebefore vidal sassoon, a trip to the hairdressers meant a shampoo and set or a stiffly lacquered up-do that would last a week - or moreand then there's the extraordinary career, during which he cut the hair of everyone who was anyone, launched salons all over the world, founded the hairdressing school that still bears his name and became a global brand, with vidal sassoon products on all our bathroom shelvesalong with his lifelong friend and partner in style, mary quant, who he first met in and who to this day sports a sassoon-style geometric bob, he styled the safter vidal sassoon, hair was sleek, smooth and very, very stylishas memorable as the mini - be it car or skirt - he is one of the few people who can genuinely be described as iconicthe father of modern hairdressing, his slick sharp cutting took the fashion world by storm and reinvented the hairdressers' artoxfam bookshop cheltenham vidal sassoon's extraordinary life has taken him from an impoverished east end childhood to global fame
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Oxfam books & music islington this publication brings together his complete architectural work for the first time, work ranging from his early projects as a bauhaus student, taking in his first house in zurich-hongg and his many designs for exhibitions, to such mature works as the hochschule fur gestaltung, expo 64 in lausanne or his own house in zumikon, many of these unpublished for decadesthe number is introduced by critical texts from such important connoisseurs of his oeuvre as stanislaus von moos, hans frei, karin gimmi, arthur ruegg and jakob bill, max bill's son, along with unpublished archive material, extensive photo-reports commissioned for the occasion from the swiss photographer georg aerni, and a selection of the author's most important theoretical writingsthis copy shows some shelf wear to the cover and there is some light yellowing to the page fore egdes see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe information is rounded off with the pavilion-sculptures max bill dedicated himself to for twenty years and which stand midway between sculpture and architecture
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His early successes, including l'avventura () and la notte (), reshaped film drama by focusing so intently on characters (particularly couples) that plot was often a secondary concernhis most notable english-language films, from blow up () to zabriskie point (), engage contemporary politics and modern social alienationmichelangelo antonioni: interviews collects a broad range of conversations with this iconoclastic filmmaker, including one, never before in print, with the editor of this volumehe also moved away from the social realism of his italian peersin interviews ranging from to , antonioni discusses his neuroses, his cinematic concerns, his roots in italian neorealism, and the reasons he ultimately broke free of the style's constraintsamong other books, he is the author of in search of cinema: selected writings on international film art and vittorio de sica: director, actor, screenwritersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music crouch end in the s and s, michelangelo antonioni () forged a cinematic language that reflected a changed, postwar worldbert cardullo is professor of american culture and literature at ege university in izmir, turkeyhe insists that the struggle to understand the inner lives of characters is the crucial issue that cinema must tackle
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Through his own lively and eloquent reminiscences, stepping stones retraces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the nobel prize for literature and his post-nobel lifeoxfam bookshop cheltenham widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, seamus heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies; but no book-length portrait has appeared until nowit is supplemented with a large number of photographs, many from the heaney family album and published here for the first timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein response to firm but subtle questioning from dennis o'driscoll, seamus heaney sheds a personal light on his work (poems, essays, translations, plays) and on the artistic and ethical challenges he faced, providing an original, diverting and absorbing store of reflections, opinions and recollections
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His early influences include raphael and contemporary mannerist artcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecherubino alberti was born in in borgo san sepolcro, tuscany (from which he borrowed his nickname borgheggiano), into an artist familybetween and he made engravings after works by federico and taddeo zuccariare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiover the next ten years his engravings included works by raphael, michelangelo, polidoro da caravaggio, andrea del sarto, rosso fiorentino, marco pino, pellegrino tibaldi and cristofano gherardiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe also made works based on old sculptureshe was the second son of alberto alberti, a sculptor, and his brothers alessandro alberti and giovanni alberti were also artistsshipping via dpd any charges, fees and customs duties outside the eu are at the expense of the buyerplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe period is right, the signature in the print could be hisplease see the photosthere are no marginsthe print is attached to the right side of the underlying sheetalberti studied in rome under cornelius cort and worked as an engraver, modelling his works after the inventions of other artiststhe condition is fineartist: possibly cherubino alberti
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Oxfam shop kendal in this autobiography of his early life (), george bentham, nephew of the great utilitarian philosopher jeremy bentham, offers a lively depiction of the times, both in england and on the continent, particularly of post-napoleonic france, where he lived with his family for twelve yearsreturning to london as his uncle jeremy's assistant, he recounts his experiences in this role and his encounters with many of the leading, and the rising, figures of the day, such as alexander von humboldt and john stuart milla fascinating story in itself, this autobiography provides a new resource for utilitarian studies and for historians of sciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morean emerging figure himself in the field of botany - where he would prove to be one of the great taxonomists of the century - george bentham worked creatively for the scientific societies he joined, activity that culminated in his becoming an unofficial ambassodor-at-large at scientific congresses in europe in the s, which he describes in enthusiastic detailthe text of the manuscript, preserved in the archives of the royal botanic gardens, kew, is published here for the first time, with an introduction providing historical context, explanatory notes, and indexes of plant names and of persons and works mentioned
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