David Edgar's writings address the most basic questions of how humans organize and govern themselves in modern societies. This study brings together the disciplines of political philosophy and theatre studies to approach the leading British playwright as a political writer and a public social critic. Edgar uses theatre as a powerful tool of public discourse, an aesthetic modality for engaging with and thinking/feeling through the most pressing social issues of the day. In this he is a supreme rationalist: he deploys character, plot and language to explore ideas, to make certain kinds of discursive cases and model hypothetical alternatives. Reinelt and Hewitt analyze twelve of Edgar's most important plays, including Maydays and Pentecost, and also provide detailed discussions of key performances and critical reception to illustrate the playwright's artistic achievement in relation to his contributions as a public figure in British cultural life.
Austin artist David Everett was born and raised in Texas, and his work reflects an organic and wholly original Lone Star State ethos. His stunning vision and exquisite craftsmanship evoke nature’s essential grace and harmony in beautiful sculptures, bas-relief carvings, woodcuts, and drawings. Steve Davis, former president of the Texas Institute of Letters, writes of Everett, “David has never been one of those artists-as-marketers who relentlessly hype themselves. Instead, he has let the quality of his work speak for itself. And it does more than speak—it sings.” Everett’s creations inspire a passionate devotion among his many fans and collectors. He appears in high-profile exhibitions across Texas and the Southwest and his work is found in many public, corporate, and private collections.An introduction by prominent novelist Stephen Harrigan sets the perfect tone for an absorbing consideration of Everett’s oeuvre in The Art of David Everett: Another World. Author and editor Becky Duval Reese, respected art curator, writer, and retired director of the El Paso Museum of Art, contributes an insightful essay on Everett and his place in Texas art, followed by an absorbing interview with curator, author, and teacher Richard Holland, both offering revealing and satisfying insights into the shaping and development of the artist’s unique viewpoint and methods.The heart of the book is the abundant collection of breathtaking, full-color reproductions of Everett’s work. Here, the reader gains a vivid view of how Everett’s artistic instincts have been nurtured by life experiences and a maturing aesthetic rooted in tradition.
D cryptez l'art de Jacques-Louis David en moins d'une heure Repr sentant majeur du n oclassicisme fran ais, Jacques-Louis David inscrit son art au coeur de l'histoire, m lant subtilement ses sujets antiques les pr occupations de la France r volutionnaire de son poque. Peintre de propagande s'il en est, il met son pinceau au service de la R volution puis de l'Empire, contribuant aur oler Napol on Ier d'une gloire exceptionnelle. Repr sentant son ascension et son sacre, il soutiendra l'empereur jusqu' l'exil. Ce livre vous permettra d'en savoir plus sur: - Le contexte politique et culturel dans lequel Jacques-Louis David s'inscrit- La vie de l'artiste et son parcours- Les caract ristiques et sp cificit s de son art- Une s lection d'oeuvres-cl s de David- Son impact dans l'histoire de l'art Le mot de l' diteur: Dans ce num ro de la s rie "50MINUTES Artistes", Eliane Reynold de Seresin aborde l' poque, la vie et l'art de Jacques-Louis David. L'auteure se penche successivement sur les deux genres de pr dilection de l'artiste, la peinture d'histoire et le portrait, travers une s lection d'oeuvres embl matiques: Le Serment des Horaces, Marat assassin , Bonaparte franchissant le col du Grand-Saint-Bernard et le Sacre de l'empereur Napol on Ier. Nous avons galement voulu mettre l'accent sur l'oeuvre de propagande que fait David travers ses toiles... David, peintre d'histoire ? Oui, mais pas seulement... St phanie Felten PROPOS DE LA S RIE 50MINUTES ArtistesLa s rie Artistes de la collection 50MINUTES aborde plus de cinquante artistes qui ont profond ment marqu l'histoire de l'art, du Moyen ge nos jours. Chaque livre a t con u la fois pour les passionn s d'art et pour les amateurs curieux d'en savoir davantage en peu de temps. Nos auteurs analysent avec pr cision les oeuvres des plus grands artistes tout en laissant place toutes
Der Briefwechsel zwischen Alexander von Humboldt und dem Historiographen Johann David Erdmann Preu dokumentiert Humboldts geschichtliches Interesse sowie sein Wirken als F rderer der Wissenschaften und bietet einen Einblick in die Institutionalisierung und Verwissenschaftlichung historischer Forschung in Berlin. Humboldts Nachruhm steht in schroffem Gegensatz zu dem unscharfen Bild, welches Historiker bisher von dem wenig bekannten Geschichtsschreiber Preu entworfen haben. Der Berliner Lehrer und sp tere Hofhistoriograph betreute f r die K niglich-Preu ische Akademie der Wissenschaften als Redakteur die Werkausgabe Friedrichs des Gro en, die zwischen 1840 und 1856 im Auftrag des K nigs herausgegeben wurde. Humboldt geh rte dem Akademischen Ausschuss an, der die Herausgabe leitete. Als enger Vertrauter Friedrich Wilhelms IV. setzte er sich "zur F rderung des geschichtlichen Wissens" (Humboldt) f r den freieren Zugang zu den Archiven ein. Preu wiederum stellte als Friedrich-Biograph sein Expertenwissen f r Anfragen des K nigs an seinen Kammerherrn Humboldt zur Verf gung. Unter Mitarbeit von Anna Dietrich, Andreas Henseler, Jens Herold, Anne MacKinney, Laura Nippel, Daniel Stienen und Julia Weidmann.
This is the first biography of the brilliant inventor and practical experimenter, British-born David Edward Hughes. A contemporary of Edison and Bell, Hughes made major contributions in the fields of telegraphy, telephony, metal detection, and audiology. His printing telegraph, adopted across much of Europe, made him a fortune. Hughes sent and received wireless signals in 1879, some sixteen years before Marconi, but faced with the skepticism of his peers, he discontinued his research and his accomplishments were only recognized years later. The fruit of over ten years of research in libraries, archives, and museums, as well as access to all of Hughes's private papers and visits to places where Hughes lived and worked in the UK, US, and Europe, this is the definitive account of a great Victorian scientist whose inventions laid the foundations of the Communications Age. Over 100 illustrations include historic prints, photographs, and documents, and modern technical illustrations: Hughes's lab work and instruments; the places where he lived, worked, and traveled; and portraits of the most prominent people in his work and family life. Extensive endnotes and index.
This picture book is a true story from the life of David Edwin Bassett. It teaches of the power of prayer and the Holy Ghost. Edwin migrated to Utah with the pioneers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This is the story of how he learned that the church was true through the miracle he received as a result of prayer.
David E. Harpool served as the pastor at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Wichita, KS from 1958 to 1971. In 1971, Harpool resigned in order to complete mission work in the Wichita area. In 1973, Harpool returned to Antioch MBC as pastor where he would serve until retirement in 1992.After going home to be with The Lord in 2009, he left behind a good amount of study tools and notes. With a doctorate in Bible languages, these notes and messages are extremely powerful, and provide a glimpse into the knowledge and ability Harpool used to spread the gospel for many years. In this book, one can find a wide variety of messages, studies, and lectures used and constructed by Harpool. The content was produced by David Harpool, and was complied into a book by his grandson, Logan Harpool, in 2018.
