30 results for 'benedetto alessandra'

A reporter embarks on an investigation of a string of unconnected suicides—which then leads into an exploration of the phenomenon of suicide itself—in this elegant existential novel, the third and...

Benedetto Croce (1866-1952) is perhaps best known as the author, in 1902, of Aesthetics, a work of enduring influence. "History as the Story of Liberty" was written in 1938 when the Western world had...

In post-WWII South America, a struggling writer embarks on a murderous thought experiment to help kickstart his career in this next tale of longing from the author of Zama. The Silentiary takes place...

An authoritative interdisciplinary account of the historic discovery of gravitational wavesIn 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime...

Meisterwerke der griechischen Kunst, Statuen und Gemälde, wurden ab republikanischer Zeit in großer Zahl von ihren originalen Standorten nach Rom entführt. Dort schmückten sie öffentliche Orte, genau...

Analyzes the approach of Croce, a modern Italian literary critic, assesses his theory of historicism, and examines its cultural uses

This book accompanies a major exhibition devoted to portraits created by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, whose figurative work exhibits intense emotion and technical brilliance. Egon Schiele...

In this book, the "humanitarianism" of the unpeopled land and townscapes is related to an obsession with pathos in the artist's melancholy allegories and existential portraits. A unique feature of...

Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? Or are they passive, incapable of independent action or social behavior? Philosophers and scientists...

Seventeen classic short works include pieces written between 1949 and 1986 and feature such protagonists as a captured partisan fighter, a middle-aged chemist, and a lustful older man --

Licofrone ; A Cura Di Massimo Fusillo, André Hurst, Guido Paduano. Italian And Greek Text On Facing Pages, With Annotations In Italian. Includes Bibliographical References.

An NYRB Classics Original First published in 1956, Zama is now universally recognized as one of the masterpieces of modern Argentine and Spanish-language literature.   Written in a style that is...

A Cura Di Paolo Golinelli. Catalog Of An Exhibition Held At The Refettorio Grande, San Benedetto Po, Aug. 31, 2008-jan. 11, 2009. At Head Of Title: Comune Di San Benedetto Po ; Comitato Per Le...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “Intimate and illuminating and, as is true of most anything Quindlen writes, well worth the read.”—People“A compelling and suspenseful [novel]...

This richly illustrated volume offers a new look at the exceptional collection of Italian drawings at the Princeton University Art Museum. An introductory essay by Laura M. Giles chronicles the...

The Italian philosopher Benedetto Croce (1866-1952) spent most of his life as a private scholar in Naples. His Estetica, which first appeared in 1902, has remained a seminal work not only for...

An anti-capitalist guide to breaking the power of Big TechBig Tech firms dominate the global economy. But what value do they actually produce? In this brilliant survey of global tech economy, Nick...