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Famous Artists
Claude Monet by ISBN: 9781780427317Publication Date: 2011For Claude Monet, the designation 'impressionist' always remained a source of pride. In spite of all the things critics have written about his work, Monet continued to be a true impressionist to the end.
Leonardo Da Vinci by ISBN: 9781780422954Publication Date: 2011This book discusses the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci.
Michelangelo by ISBN: 9781780427461Publication Date: 2012This book discusses the life and works of Michelangelo. He was a man of many talents; sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he made the apotheosis of muscular movement.
Rembrandt by ISBN: 9781849890731Publication Date: 2011This book about Rembrandt and his paintings was first written in 1905. It features color prints of 16 of his best paintings and is an excellent introduction to one of the world's most famous painters.
Vincent Van Gogh by ISBN: 9781780427393Publication Date: 2011Van Gogh has indeed become the incarnation of the suffering, misunderstood martyr of modern art and the emblem of the artist as an outsider.
Literary Arts
Aristotle's Poetics: Translated and with a Commentary by George Whalley by ISBN: 9780773566606Publication Date: 1997This book combines a complete translation of the Poetics, with a running commentary that keeps the reader in continuous contact with the linguistic and critical subtleties of the original while highlighting crucial issues for students of literature and literary theory.
The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works by ISBN: 9780199267170Publication Date: 2005This updated edition includes the texts of The Reign of Edward III and Sir Thomas More, recognizing these two plays officially as authentic works by Shakespeare.
Performing Arts
The History of Jazz by ISBN: 9780195399707Publication Date: 2011This book portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved.
A Profile of the Performing Arts Industry by ISBN: 9781606495643Publication Date: 2015This book will give lovers of the performing arts an understanding of the backstage realities that make live performances possible.
Why Jazz Happened by ISBN: 9780520268784Publication Date: 2013This book is the first comprehensive social history of jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influences that gave rise to jazz's post-war styles.
Visual Arts
100 Ideas That Changed Photography by ISBN: 9781856697965Publication Date: 2012This book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped photography, from the invention of the daguerreotype in the early 19th century up to the digital revolution and beyond.
A Short History of Film by ISBN: 9780813595139Publication Date: 2018With more than 250 images, new information on international cinema, an expanded section on African-American filmmakers, updated discussions of new works by major American directors, and a new section on the rise of comic book movies and computer-generated special effects, this is the most up to date resource for film history courses in the 21st century.
