Archive for January 16, 2012

Romance Languages A Historical Introduction



Soccer and Society in Modern Latin America


Le Morte d'Arthur (Modern Library)


Le Morte d’Arthur (Modern Library)


$13.70


The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature–from Cervantes’s Don Quixote to Tennyson’s Idylls of the King. Although many versions exist, Malory’s stands as the classic rendition. Malory wrote the book while in Newgate Prison during the last three years of his life; it was published some fourteen years later, in 1485, by Will…

Pride and Prejudice (Modern Library)


Pride and Prejudice (Modern Library)


$3.99


“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, “Call me Ishmael,” the first sentence of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage–tracing the intricacies (n…

Twilight in Delhi (New Directions Paperbook)


Twilight in Delhi (New Directions Paperbook)


$7.25


The sounds and smells of Delhi–the flutter of pigeons’ wings, the call to prayer, the scent of jasmine and frying ghee–come to life in the novel whose detail E.M. Forster called “new and fascinating” upon its original publication in 1940. Reprinted with a revised introduction by the author, Twilight in Delhi is enacted between two revolutionary momen s of change, depicting the change of a way of…

Cupid History Mythology



Mythology: The Trouble with Aphrodite


Cherubs In Clouds 18C Photo Mugs


Cherubs In Clouds 18C Photo Mugs



A trio of cherubs cupids prepare to go hunting with their bows and arrows ….


Mythology


Mythology


$7.38


Edith Hamilton loved the ancient Western myths with a passion–and this classic compendium is her tribute. “The tales of Greek mythology do not throw any clear light upon what early mankind was like,” Hamilton explains in her introduction. “They do throw an abundance of light upon what early Greeks were like–a matter, it would seem, of more importance to us, who are their descendents intell…

David to Delacroix: The Rise of Romantic Mythology (Bettie Allison Rand Lectures in Art History)


David to Delacroix: The Rise of Romantic Mythology (Bettie Allison Rand Lectures in Art History)


$27.00


In this beautifully illustrated study of intellectual and art history, Dorothy Johnson explores the representation of classical myths by renowned French artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, demonstrating the extraordinary influence of the natural sciences and psychology on artistic depiction of myth. Highlighting the work of major painters such as David, Girodet, Gérard,…

Jean-Leon Gerome


Jean-Leon Gerome


$6.95


Jean-Leon Gerome was born in Vesoul, France. In 1840, studied art in Paris under Paul Delaroche, whom he accompanied to Italy. While in Italy he became interested in Nature, but was forced to return to Paris due to ill health. He entered the famed Prix de Rome, but failed because his figure drawing was inadequate. He improved his techniques and entered a painting of a nude young man and lightly dr…

Romance Classical Tab



Spanish Romance acoustic guitar


Andrea Bocelli - Amore


Andrea Bocelli – Amore


$9.95


Romance. Passion. Emotion. These words are synonymous with the voice of Andrea Bocelli. Almost ten years ago he exploded onto the international music scene with Romanza, and has since sold nearly 50 million albums worldwide. Amore–released amongst the glamor of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy (where he will perform at the closing ceremony) and the romance of Valentine’s Day–finds Bocelli st…

Chopin and Champagne: Set Your Mood for Romance


Chopin and Champagne: Set Your Mood for Romance


$3.38



Beethoven at Bedtime: A Gentle Prelude to Sleep


Beethoven at Bedtime: A Gentle Prelude to Sleep


$3.10


No Description Available.Genre: Classical MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 11-APR-1995…