Ariadne's Diadem

Ariadne's Diadem
Author: Sandra Heath
Publisher: Belgrave House
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2010-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1610840127

When Ariadne’s Diadem disappears, Bacchus blames Gervase, Duke of Wroxford, and a hapless faun called Sylvanus. The two must find the diadem, but Gervase turns into a marble statue by day. To break this spell he must win Anne Willowby, but only after dark. She rebuffs him, and there’s little help from lusty Sylvanus, who yearns for nymphs. . . . Regency Paranormal Romance by Sandra Heath; originally published as The Faun’s Folly by Signet

Representations of Early Byzantine Empresses

Representations of Early Byzantine Empresses
Author: A. McClanan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2016-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1137044691

This book reconsiders a wide array of images of Byzantine empresses on media as diverse as bronze coins and gold mosaic from the fifth through to the seventh centuries A.D. The representations have often been viewed in terms of individual personas, but strong typological currents frame their medieval context. Empress Theodora, the target of political pornography, has consumed the bulk of past interest, but even her representations fit these patterns. Methodological tools from fields as disparate as numismatics as well as cultural and gender studies help clarify the broader cultural significance of female imperial representation and patronage at this time.

Tintoretto

Tintoretto
Author: Robert Echols
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300230400

"Considered one of the three greatest painters of sixteenth-century Venice, along with Titian and Veronese, Tintoretto was a bold innovator. His free, expressive brushwork made his work look unfinished to contemporaries but is now recognized as a key step in the development of oil-on-canvas painting. Even today's audiences are astonished by the superhuman scale, painterly dynamism, and visionary qualities of his work. On the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto's birth, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of his career and achievement, with fifteen essays and reproductions of more than 140 paintings--many newly conserved--as well as a selection of his finest drawings. One special contribution is a focus on the artist's portraiture" -- Library of Congress.

Objects of Culture in the Literature of Imperial Spain

Objects of Culture in the Literature of Imperial Spain
Author: Mary E. Barnard
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1442645121

These essays examine a variety of cultural objects described or alluded to in books from the Golden Age of Spanish literature, including clothing, paintings, tapestries, playing cards, monuments, materials of war, and even enchanted bronze heads.

The Unwilling Heiress

The Unwilling Heiress
Author: Sandra Heath
Publisher: Belgrave House
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1981-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1947812653

Eighteen-year-old Janine Oldfield learns that her mother, a famous actress on the London stage, has left her penniless but that she is also the heir to a vast fortune. Before her mother dies, she urges Janine to see her grandfather at his estate. After much effort, the family believes Janine and reluctantly accepts her. It’s not long before she finds herself torn between two men, Lord Mark Talbot and Richard Stuart, the arrogant Scottish stepson of her father’s sister. Sparks fly, but those jealous of her spread lies about Janine thwarting her chance at happiness. When she leaves the estate and returns to London, will the one she truly loves follow her?

The Metamorphoses of Ovid

The Metamorphoses of Ovid
Author: Ovid
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1993
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780156001267

Through Mandelbaum's poetic artistry, this gloriously entertaining achievement of literature-classical myths filtered through the worldly and far from reverent sensibility of the Roman poet Ovid-is revealed anew. " An] extraordinary translation...brilliant" (Booklist). With an Introduction by the Translator.

Bonded by Death

Bonded by Death
Author: Kel Carpenter and Aurelia Jane
Publisher: Raging Hippo LLC
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2023-03-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1957953365

My Ex. My Liar. My Demon. My type is bad boys that will screw me over and leave me walking funny. No matter how much they tempt me or my ruined heart—I know better than to trust my own taste in men. My ex taught me that love isn’t sweet, patient, or kind. It’s cruel and it hurts. He’ll do anything for a second chance, but I can’t forget the flames that burned me from the inside out three years ago. My liar is forbidden, but I’m haunted by his slate blue eyes and wicked mouth. He’s gotten under my skin, and I don’t know how to remove him without tearing my heart apart in the process. My devil may be bad, but he makes promises that sound so good. I wish I could say he tricked me with honeyed words, but really, I did it to myself. Bonding to him was a mistake, but bargaining with him? It might be my undoing. I’m torn between three men that I swore I wouldn’t get involved with. I know it’s wrong, but part of me loves it. Craves it. Everyone thinks I’m the good girl, but what they don’t see is that my carefully crafted persona is crumbling around me. My mask is cracked. I’m hanging on by a thread. We all have weaknesses. Mine just make me a glutton for punishment. Note: Bonded by Death is book 2 of 3 in the Her Immortal Monsters trilogy.