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  • Essays on Art

    Exploring Beauty and Creativity: Reflections on Artistic Expression and Aesthetic Principles

    In "Essays on Art," A. Clutton-Brock presents a compelling exploration of artistic expression through a series of insightful essays that deftly weave together critical analysis and personal reflection. Drawing upon a wide array of artistic movements and interpretations, Clutton-Brock's prose engages with the philosophical underpinnings of art, its societal impact, and the emotional resonance it ... Read more

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  • Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of York

    A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See

    In "Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of York," A. Clutton-Brock masterfully explores the intricate architectural beauty and historical significance of York Minster, one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Northern Europe. With an eloquent narrative style that balances scholarly insight and accessible prose, Clutton-Brock delves into the cathedral's rich history, detailing its construction, ... Read more

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  • Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of York

    Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of York by A. Clutton-Brock is a detailed exploration of the architectural, historical, and cultural significance of York Minster, one of the most iconic cathedrals in England. As part of the Bell's Cathedrals series, this work provides an in-depth examination of the cathedral’s design, artistry, and its role within the broader context of English ... Read more

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  • What is the Kingdom of Heaven? (Routledge Revivals)

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Written as the First World War was finally drawing to a close, A. Clutton-Brock’s reflections on the Kingdom of Heaven examine this challenging theological concept in light of the great religious, political and moral uncertainties thrown up by the conflict. In particular, Clutton-Brock contends that historically Christian orthodoxy has not sufficiently emphasised the role of the Kingdom in ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Essays on Art (Routledge Revivals)

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This collection of brief but insightful essays, though always returning to the author’s central conviction that the quality of artistic endeavour depends not on individuals of genius but on the attitude of the public towards art itself, examines a wide variety of unique but related issues: the relationship between natural and artistic beauty; the genius of Da Vinci and Nicholas Poussin; the ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Shelley (Routledge Revivals)

    The Man and the Poet

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1909, with a second edition in 1923, this concise and easily accessible overview of Shelley’s life and work presents the poet not as popular legend would have it, but in a more objective light. A.Clutton-Brock notes his forthright and imperious attitude to life – a life in which Shelley found himself increasingly unhappy – and critically examines many facets of his artistic ... Read more

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  • Shakespeare's “Hamlet” bound with The Problem of Hamlet

    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Hamlet
    This volume combines two classic works on Hamlet, first published in 1919 and 1922.The first book's original description says that it contains a theory which attempts to explain an everlasting problem - it insists that Hamlet is neither a failure not an accident, but a very great work of art. In a final chapter, the play is examined as an aesthetic document. It is a profoundly interesting and not ... Read more

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  • Essays On Art

    These essays, reprinted from the Times Literary Supplement with a few additions and corrections, are not all entirely or directly concerned with art; but even the last one—Waste or Creation?—does bear on the question, How are we to improve the art of our own time? After years of criticism I am more interested in this question than in any other that concerns the arts. Whistler said that we could ... Read more

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  • Mammal Societies

    The book aims to integrate our understanding of mammalian societies into a novel synthesis that is relevant to behavioural ecologists, ecologists, and anthropologists. It adopts a coherent structure that deals initially with the characteristics and strategies of females, before covering those of males, cooperative societies and hominid societies. It reviews our current understanding both of the ... Read more

    $62.00 USD

  • Animals as Domesticates

    A World View through History

    Series series The Animal Turn
    Drawing on the latest research in archaeozoology, archaeology, and molecular biology, Animals as Domesticates traces the history of the domestication of animals around the world. From the llamas of South America and the turkeys of North America, to the cattle of India and the Australian dingo, this fascinating book explores the history of the complex relationships between humans and their domestic ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • William Morris

    Morris and the Beauty of Use

    Through his eclecticism, William Morris (1834-1896) was one of the most emblematic personalities of the nineteenth century. Painter, architect, poet and engineer, wielding the quill as well as the brush, he jolted Victorian society by discarding standards established by triumphant industry. His commitment to the writing of the Socialist Manifesto was the logical result of the revolution he ... Read more

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  • The Long Road

    Trials and Tribulations of Airmen Prisoners from Bankau to Berlin, June 1944–May 1945

    Series series Bankau
    A history of the airmen imprisoned in Nazi Germany's largest World War II prisoner-of-war camp, the notorious Stalag Luft 7.This book is firstly a testament to those of many nationalities who found themselves imprisoned at Stalag Luft VII, Bankau (Luft 7 for short) in Upper Silesia, the Luftwaffe's last prisoner of war camp. Having survived the trauma of action against, and capture by, the enemy, ... Read more

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