Useless Beauty
Title | Useless Beauty PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K. Johnston |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | 209 |
Release | 2011-12-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1610978293 |
Reveals how both contemporary movies and the Book of Ecclesiastes portray life's beauty despite its pain and futility.
Useless Beauty
Title | Useless Beauty PDF eBook |
Author | Ann Elias |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | 332 |
Release | 2015-10-05 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 144388457X |
The story of Australian art does not begin and end with landscape. This book puts flowers front and centre, because they have often been ignored in preference for more masculine themes. Departing from where studies of single flower artists leave off, Useless Beauty embraces the general topic of flowers in Australian art and shines new light on a slice of Australian art history that extends from 1880 to 1950. It is the first book of broad chronology to discuss Australian art through blossoms, which it does by addressing stories of major figures including Hans Heysen, Margaret Preston and Sidney Nolan, as well as specific objects such as surreal flowers, Aboriginal flowers and war flowers. Whether modern or conservative, the artists in this study shared an intellectual and emotional passion for flora. This was true for men as well as women, despite blossoms being a more traditionally feminine subject. Through spectacular reproductions of historical and contemporary artworks drawn from collections in Australia, the United States, Britain and New Zealand, Useless Beauty explores how flowers influenced the psyche, governed rituals, defined identity and brought a psychological dimension to the everyday. The peak years for flower-centricity in Australian art were between 1920 and 1940 when flowers were known as the apotheosis of useless beauty.
Useless Beauty
Title | Useless Beauty PDF eBook |
Author | Guy de Maupassant |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Strong as death. Useless beauty. Who knows? and other stories
Title | Strong as death. Useless beauty. Who knows? and other stories PDF eBook |
Author | Guy de Maupassant |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Elvis Costello
Title | Elvis Costello PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Perone |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | 222 |
Release | 1998-11-24 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0313371229 |
The influential rock musician Elvis Costello is recognized for the impressive breadth and scope of his music. His collaborations with such musicians as Tony Bennett and the Count Basie orchestra, however, attest to the many contradictions that define Elvis Costello, the punk rocker. This important guide to his music and career contains over 800 bibliographic citations and a complete discography of Costello's commercially released recordings. The discography, divided into two sections, separately details Costello's career as performer and composer. A brief biography traces his critically acclaimed career and highlights both the influences on his music and the myriad ways in which his music has influenced others. The vast information compiled in this guide to further research is as interesting and diverse as Costello's career. Rock music scholars, musicologists, and Costello enthusiasts will appreciate the videography/filmography, bibliography of musical scores, and list of electronic resources that supplement the extensive discography and annotated bibliography. A works index and a general index make it easy to cross-reference and locate specific information.
Useless Beauty, and Other Stories
Title | Useless Beauty, and Other Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Guy de Maupassant |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 203 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant
Title | The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant PDF eBook |
Author | Guy de Maupassant |
Publisher | Wildside Press LLC |
Total Pages | 626 |
Release | 2007-09-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1434491293 |
The volume collects 128 of Guy de Maupassant's finest short stories, from "Ball-of-Fat" to "The Last Step."