Chats on Autographs

Chats on Autographs
Author: Alexander Meyrick Broadley
Publisher: New York : F.A. Stokes Company
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1910
Genre: Autographs
ISBN:

Reflections on Exile and Other Essays

Reflections on Exile and Other Essays
Author: Edward W. Said
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2000
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780674003026

With their powerful blend of political and aesthetic concerns, Edward W. Said's writings have transformed the field of literary studies. This long-awaited collection of literary and cultural essays offers evidence of how much the fully engaged critical mind can contribute to the reservoir of value, thought, and action essential to our lives and culture.

A History of Literary Criticism

A History of Literary Criticism
Author: Harry Blamires
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 423
Release: 1991-08-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1349214957

The author traces the course of literary criticism from its foundations in classical and medieval precepts to the theorising of the present day. He explores the texts which have been milestones in the history of critical thought, placing them firmly in the context of their time.

The Turning Key

The Turning Key
Author: Jerome Hamilton Buckley
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1984
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Machines as the Measure of Men

Machines as the Measure of Men
Author: Michael Adas
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1989
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801497605

This new edition of what has become a standard account of Western expansion and technological dominance includes a new preface by the author that discusses how subsequent developments in gender and race studies, as well as global technology and politics, enter into conversation with his original arguments.

A History of Tasmania, from Its Discovery in 1642 to the Present Time

A History of Tasmania, from Its Discovery in 1642 to the Present Time
Author: James Fenton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1884
Genre: Tasmania
ISBN:

James Fenton (1820-1901) was born in Ireland and emigrated to Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) with his family in 1833. He became a pioneer settler in an area on the Forth River and published this history of the island in 1884. The book begins with the discovery of the island in 1642 and concludes with the deaths of some significant public figures in the colony in 1884. The establishment of the colony on the island, and the involvement of convicts in its building, is documented. A chapter on the native aborigines gives a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the colonising people, and a detailed account of the removal of the native Tasmanians to Flinders Island, in an effort to separate them from the colonists. The book also contains portraits of some aboriginal people, as well as a glossary of their language.

United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art

United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art
Author: Diane K. Skvarla
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2005-08
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The U.S. Capitol abounds in magnificent art that rivals its exterior architectural splendor. The fine art held by the U.S. Senate comprises much of this treasured heritage. It spans over 200 years of history & contains works by such celebrated artists as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hiram Powers, Daniel Chester French, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Walker Hancock, & Alexander Calder. This volume provides previously unpublished information on the 160 paintings & sculptures in the U.S. Senate. Each work of art -- from portraiture of prominent senators to scenes depicting significant events in U.S. history -- is illus. with a full-page color photo, accompanied by an essay & secondary images that place the work in historical & aesthetic context.

Revision

Revision
Author: Alice Horning
Publisher: Parlor Press LLC
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2006-05-22
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1932559779

Explores the wide range of scholarship on revision while bringing new light to bear on enduring questions in composition and rhetoric.