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Author : Remo Pareschi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303169063X
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)
Download or read book Centaur Art written by Remo Pareschi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Albert Leong
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742520585
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Centaur written by Albert Leong and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supplemented by seventy-five photographs, Centaur will engross specialists and general readers interested in biography, cultural history, art, architecture, politics, and Russian/Soviet studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Paul Victor Christopher Baur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Centaurs in Ancient Art written by Paul Victor Christopher Baur and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Updike
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 067964587X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)
Download or read book The Centaur written by John Updike and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE PRIX DU MEILLEUR LIVRE ÉTRANGER The Centaur is a modern retelling of the legend of Chiron, the noblest and wisest of the centaurs, who, painfully wounded yet unable to die, gave up his immortality on behalf of Prometheus. In the retelling, Olympus becomes small-town Olinger High School; Chiron is George Caldwell, a science teacher there; and Prometheus is Caldwell’s fifteen-year-old son, Peter. Brilliantly conflating the author’s remembered past with tales from Greek mythology, John Updike translates Chiron’s agonized search for relief into the incidents and accidents of three winter days spent in rural Pennsylvania in 1947. The result, said the judges of the National Book Award, is “a courageous and brilliant account of a conflict in gifts between an inarticulate American father and his highly articulate son.”
Author : Christopher Stoll
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692560297
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (62 download)
Download or read book A Natural History of the Fantastic written by Christopher Stoll and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 120-page artbook bestiary includes the anatomy, behavior, and origins of over 20 amazing fantasy creatures. Each interconnected through a series of recorded histories, myths, and first-hand encounters that stress the value of exploration and curiosity in the face of superstition.
Author : Monica Mattfeld
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271079746
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Becoming Centaur written by Monica Mattfeld and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study of the relationship between men and their horses in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England, Monica Mattfeld explores the experience of horsemanship and how it defined one’s gendered and political positions within society. Men of the period used horses to transform themselves, via the image of the centaur, into something other—something powerful, awe-inspiring, and mythical. Focusing on the manuals, memoirs, satires, images, and ephemera produced by some of the period’s most influential equestrians, Mattfeld examines how the concepts and practices of horse husbandry evolved in relation to social, cultural, and political life. She looks closely at the role of horses in the world of Thomas Hobbes and William Cavendish; the changes in human social behavior and horse handling ushered in by elite riding houses such as Angelo’s Academy and Mr. Carter’s; and the public perception of equestrian endeavors, from performances at places such as Astley’s Amphitheatre to the satire of Henry William Bunbury. Throughout, Mattfeld shows how horses aided the performance of idealized masculinity among communities of riders, in turn influencing how men were perceived in regard to status, reputation, and gender. Drawing on human-animal studies, gender studies, and historical studies, Becoming Centaur offers a new account of masculinity that reaches beyond anthropocentrism to consider the role of animals in shaping man.
Author : J. Michael Padgett
Publisher : Other Distribution
ISBN 13 : 9780300101638
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Centaur's Smile written by J. Michael Padgett and published by Other Distribution. This book was released on 2003 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human animals - centaurs, satyrs, sphinxes, sirens and Gorgons - as well as other composite beings like Pan, Triton, Acheloos, and the Minotaur, are extremely common in Greek myth, literature, theater, and the visual arts. Understanding the phenomenon of combining human and animal elements into composite creatures is central to our knowledge of the Greek imagination. This book discusses the oriental antecedents of these fantastic creatures, examining the influence of Egyptian and Near Eastern models on the formation of Greek monsters in the Geometric and Archaic periods. Fully illustrated essays explore the nature and origin of horse men (centuars and satyrs) and the broader range of Greek composite creatures, discussing their evolving forms and changing roles during this seminal period of Greek art.
Author : Samantha Bell
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1098218574
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Centaur written by Samantha Bell and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centaurs were half-human and half-horse creatures in Greek mythology. Centaur explores the purpose these wild, rowdy creatures had in Greek stories. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Kids Core is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Kathryn Hinds
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1608706834
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Sphinxes and Centaurs written by Kathryn Hinds and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sphinx, which appeared in Egyptian mythology, has a head of a human and the body of a lion; however in other cultures, wings sometimes also are included. Centaurs are half-human, half-horse creatures that are often depicted in battle. Research into these creatures and the cultures from which they come has provided anthropological understanding in some areas, but has also led to many more questions about the creatures' existence and origins. This book examines the myths, legends, and facts surrounding the sphinx and centaur. Cultural diversity is celebrated through the examination of myths and legends from around the world and presents different interpretations about each, providing detailed information for the reader to dissect and explore. The chapters include a detailed sidebar giving insight into legends of past civilizations and encourages students to compare and contrast myths across ages and cultures. Portions of the book use primary sources directing where students can find more information, including links to websites, videos, and other rich content.
Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Song of the Broad-axe written by Walt Whitman and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete set of the thirteen woodcut illustrations used in the 1924 edition of Song of the Broad-axe by Walt Whitman, published by Centaur Press in Philadelphia. Each woodcut is titled and numbered "16". The titles are (as they appear in the book): No.I, Ship struck in storm, Beauty of woodmen, building, the forger, hell of war, The great city, of the best-bodied mothers, the hammers-men, the headsman, solid forest, the liquor-bar, and No.II.
Author : Jerry Kelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781567925821
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (258 download)
Download or read book The Noblest Roman written by Jerry Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roughly fifteen years after Gutenberg printed the first substantial book in Mainz in 1455, Nicolas Jenson of Venice produced what has been universally recognized among the most beautiful typefaces ever created. Based on the humanistic calligraphy of the Renaissance, an even and infinitely various set of lowercase letters that had evolved from the Carolingian minuscules of the ninth century, Jenson's types were a miracle of proportion and evenness of color. In the late nineteenth century, it was imitated by Morris in his Golden Type of 1892 (far too heavy), and in the next by Cobden-Sanderson with his Doves Type, Goudy with his Deepdene, and Hunter Middleton with his Eusebius. But it was really not until Bruce Rogers, following his stint at the Riverside Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he first attempted a version of the type in his Montaigne font, tackled the challenge of creating a roman equal to (and in some ways surpassing) the Jenson original. The proof of his success is that it has been used, and held in high esteem, ever since. The story behind the type, the many permutations through which it went, the myths that accrued and surrounded it (many based on Rogers's somewhat erratic and chimerical memory) are all exposed in this fully documented account of the type's genesis and development. All the variations are included, from the 16-pt. roman originally produced for the exclusive use of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to its conversion to the Monotype machine under the supervision of Stanley Morison, a typewriter version, a short-lived film version, and its ultimate appearance as a digital face. Included as well is a discussion of the Arrighi italic, developed to accompany the roman by Frederic Warde and Stanley Morison at the Monotype Corporation. The book has been designed and set in a new digital version of Centaur, often and justly called "the noblest roman of them all," created by Jerry Kelly. The authors have unearthed, mined, and refined a trove of typographic material to create the definitive history of what many consider the most beautiful typeface created by an American in the last century and used, to immortal effect, in two of the century's greatest books, T.E. Lawrence's Odyssey of Homer and the Oxford Lectern Bible. Illustrated with many examples in full color, with a dust jacket printed letterpress, issued in an edition of only 1,000 copies, this is a book no certified member of the lunatic fringe of type fanatics can afford to ignore.
Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345454332
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)
Download or read book Centaur Aisle written by Piers Anthony and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magic of Xanth was useless in Mundania—until Dor tried honesty! Dor was having troubles growing up to be the next Magician-King of the magic Land of Xanth. He wanted no part of running the Kingdom. But now the Good King Trent was leaving on a trade mission to non-magical Mundania, home of such weird beasts as horses and bears, so Dor had to take over as King for a week. A week passes. No Trent. Then three weeks. King Trent still hasn't returned. Surely, something terrible had happened; he was apparently held captive in some foul dungeon, unable to escape. Dor was left with the burden of ruling—and with Irene, who was entirely too willing to be his Queen! His only hope was to enter Mundania and free King Trent. But how could it be done without the powers of magic? Nevertheless, he started forth bravely—together with Irene, a golem, a centaur, and a young ogre—heading for the far south of Xanth. The entrance to Mundania, of course, lay to the north.
Author : ChatStick Team
Publisher : ChatStick Team
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Centaur: The Horseman's Dichotomy written by ChatStick Team and published by ChatStick Team. This book was released on 2023-11-12 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Hidden Lessons of Centaurs in this Captivating Exploration! Have you ever felt torn between two worlds? Feel like you're a bit of a centaur yourself—part wild, part wise? Embark on a mythological journey that uncovers the deep, resonating truths behind the mythical centaur in our latest ebook, "Centaur: The Horseman's Dichotomy." What's Inside? The Origins: Explore where the enigmatic myth of the centaur first began! The Dichotomy: Dive deep into the dual nature of these creatures—both wild and wise. Cultural Impact: How do these myths echo in our society? Discover how the Greek perspective on centaurs reflected ancient values and fears. Modern Interpretations: From Hollywood movies to video games, see how centaurs are making a comeback! Mirror to Humanity: Unveil what the centaur’s dual nature reveals about our own internal struggles. Why Read This Book? Gain Wisdom: Understand how centaurs embody the constant battle between chaos and reason. Stay Relevant: Learn why the symbol of the centaur is as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago. Unlock Secrets: Decode what centaurs can teach us about embracing our own dichotomies and living a balanced life. Engaging Tone: Enjoy a friendly, accessible tone that makes learning about mythology feel like a conversation with an old friend. Don't miss this chance to explore the dichotomies within you and in the world around you, guided by the lessons from this mythical creature.
Author : Jeffrey M. Hurwit
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801494017
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)
Download or read book The Art and Culture of Early Greece, 1100-480 B.C. written by Jeffrey M. Hurwit and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handsomely illustrated book offers a broad synthesis of Archaic Greek culture. Unlike other books dealing with the art and architecture of the Archaic period, it places these subjects in their historical, social, literary, and intellectual contexts. Origins and originality constitute a central theme, for during this period representational and narrative art, monumental sculpture and architecture, epic, lyric, and dramatic poetry, the city-state (polis), tyranny and early democracy, and natural philosophy were all born.
Author : Miklós Szabó
Publisher : L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
ISBN 13 : 9788870628371
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (283 download)
Download or read book Archaic Terracottas of Boeotia written by Miklós Szabó and published by L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER. This book was released on 1994 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Aliza Steinberg
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789693225
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)
Download or read book Weaving in Stones: Garments and Their Accessories in the Mosaic Art of Eretz Israel in Late Antiquity written by Aliza Steinberg and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, copiously illustrated throughout, studies the garments and their accessories worn by some 245 figures represented on approximately 41 mosaic floors (some only partially preserved) that once decorated both public and private structures within the historical-geographical area of Eretz Israel in Late Antiquity.
Author : José Pijoan Y Soteras
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book History of Art written by José Pijoan Y Soteras and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
