Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell

Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell
Author: Stephen Leach
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2022-12-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1527592200

This book situates the work of the artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797) within the context of his life and times. It brings to light fresh information, including evidence of the flute music that Wright played and the ‘graveyard’ genre of poetry that he read. The book argues that Wright is the author of ‘The Final Farewell: a poem written on retiring from London’ (1787). It will be of interest to all admirers of this famously retiring artist. By the same author: The Adventures and Speculations of the Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett.

Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell

Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell
Author: Stephen D. Leach
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-02
Genre: Painting, English
ISBN: 9781527592193

This book situates the work of the artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) within the context of his life and times. It brings to light fresh information, including evidence of the flute music that Wright played and the 'graveyard' genre of poetry that he read. The book argues that Wright is the author of 'The Final Farewell: a poem written on retiring from London' (1787). It will be of interest to all admirers of this famously retiring artist. By the same author: The Adventures and Speculations of the Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett.

Inner Space Philosophy

Inner Space Philosophy
Author: James Tartaglia
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2024-06-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 180341359X

Inner Space Philosophy is both a work of original philosophy and an entertainment package, since Tartaglia believes imaginative presentation to be a crucial feature of our philosophical traditions, one which has been neglected to our detriment in the drive to model philosophy on science. Arguing for the utmost importance of philosophy to the human future, such that we must eventually become 'a philosophical people', Tartaglia discusses topics such as the meaning of life, idealism, materialism, determinism, video games and existential threats. These discussions transpire through ethereal encounters with philosophers from throughout world history, some from the distant future and prehistoric past, as well as a cosmic battle between 'Lady Luck', 'Fate' and 'Philosophy', and a biography of Gambo Lai Lai the Cynic, a philosopher from Trinidad who flourished during the golden age of calypso music. This is a book which amazes, challenges and provokes deep reflection in equal measure.

The 1931-1940: American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States

The 1931-1940: American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States
Author: American Film Institute
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 1198
Release: 1993
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780520079083

"The entire field of film historians awaits the AFI volumes with eagerness."--Eileen Bowser, Museum of Modern Art Film Department Comments on previous volumes: "The source of last resort for finding socially valuable . . . films that received such scant attention that they seem 'lost' until discovered in the AFI Catalog."--Thomas Cripps "Endlessly absorbing as an excursion into cultural history and national memory."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.