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Author : David Konstan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 019992726X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Beauty written by David Konstan and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes something beautiful? In this engaging, elegant study, David Konstan turns to ancient Greece to address the nature of beauty.
Author : Kim Lawrence
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1426889100
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Beauty and the Greek written by Kim Lawrence and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though she's in love with Andreas, her gorgeous Greek boss, Beth Farley feels he views her as just another piece of office furniture. But Andreas's brother, the arrogant, wealthy Theo Kyriakis, has a plan. If Beth pretends to be his lover, Andreas will surely want what he can't have…. One makeover later, Beth has gone from sensible secretary to sensational bombshell! Now she'll show her beloved boss what he's been missing! But Beth soon realizes she wants someone else to initiate her into the world of pleasurable abandon far more…Theo!
Author : Ian Dennis Jenkins
Publisher : British museum Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Defining Beauty written by Ian Dennis Jenkins and published by British museum Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek sculpture is full of breathing vitality and yet, at the same time, it reaches beyond mere imitation of nature to give form to thought in works of timeless beauty. For over 2000 years the Greeks experimented with representing the human body in works that range from prehistoric abstract simplicity to the full-blown realism of the age of Alexander the Great. The ancient Greeks invented the modern idea of the human body in art as an object of sensory delight and as a bearer of meaning. Their vision has had a profound influence on the way the western world sees itself. Drawing on the British Museum's outstanding collection of Greek sculpture - including extraordinary pieces from the Parthenon and the celebrated representation of a discus thrower - and through a number of themed sections, this richly illustrated book explores the Greek portrayal of human character in sculpture, along with sexual and social identity. In athletics, the male body was displayed as if it was a living sculpture, and victors were commemorated by actual statues. In art, not only were mortal men and women represented in human form but also the gods and other beings of myth and the supernatural world. In a series of lively introductory chapters, written by a selection of academics, historians and artists, it is revealed how the Greeks themselves viewed the sculpture (which was vividly enhanced with colour), and how it was regarded and treated in later pagan antiquity. The revival of the Greek body in the modern era is also discussed, including the shock of the new effect of the arrival of the Parthenon sculptures in London at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Author : Tammy Gagne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1543554555
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (435 download)
Download or read book Aphrodite written by Tammy Gagne and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love and beauty reign supreme in empowering, high-interest narrative text telling the story of Greek mythology's Aphrodite. Core legends show Aphrodite's matchmaking as well as her own lovers among gods and mortals. Fascinating myths also uncover Aphrodite's past, detailing her creation and how she fits into the family of deities. Further explore Aphrodite's role in Greek culture through her signature powers, symbols, and attire. Additional facts and historical information connect the goddess's influence through popular culture today.
Author : Teri Temple
Publisher : Child's World
ISBN 13 : 9781503832510
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Aphrodite written by Teri Temple and published by Child's World. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the Greek goddess Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, who had no mother or father, but arose from the sea.
Author : Peter Fiennes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 086154062X
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (615 download)
Download or read book A Thing of Beauty written by Peter Fiennes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022 ‘Peter Fiennes’s road trip around Greece [is] engagingly described’ Mary Beard, TLS ‘Fiennes is a brilliant and generous guide through Greece’ Observer What do the Greek myths mean to us today? It’s now a golden age for these tales – they crop up in novels, films and popular culture. But what’s the modern relevance of Theseus, Hera and Pandora? Were these stories ever meant for children? And what’s to be seen now at the places where heroes fought and gods once quarrelled? Peter Fiennes travels to the sites of some of the most famous Greek myths, on the trail of hope, beauty and a new way of seeing what we have done to our world. Fiennes walks through landscapes – stunning and spoiled – on the trail of dancing activists and Arcadian shepherds, finds the ‘most beautiful beach in Greece’, consults the Oracle, and loses himself in the cities, remote villages and ruins of this storied land.
Author : Carolyn Meyer
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544108779
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)
Download or read book Beauty's Daughter written by Carolyn Meyer and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of the Young Royals books “delves into Greek mythology with a retelling of the Trojan War from the point of view of Hermione” (Booklist). What is it like to be the daughter of the most beautiful woman in the world? Hermione knows . . . her mother is Helen of Troy, the famed beauty of Greek myth. Helen is not only beautiful but also impulsive, and when she falls in love with charming Prince Paris, she runs off with him to Troy, abandoning her distraught daughter. Determined to reclaim their enchanting queen, the Greek army sails for Troy. Hermione stows away in one of the thousand ships in the fleet and witnesses the start of the legendary Trojan War. In the rough Greek encampment outside the walls of Troy, Hermione’s life is far from that of a pampered princess. Meanwhile, her mother basks in luxury in the royal palace inside the city. Hermione desperately wishes for the gods and goddesses to intervene and end the brutal war—and to bring her love. Will she end up with the handsome archer Orestes, or the formidable Pyrrhus, leader of a tribe of fierce warriors? And will she ever forgive her mother for bringing such chaos to her life and the lives of so many others? “Beauty’s Daughter burrows into the recent interest in Greek mythology and builds a fictional account of the young woman’s quest to find her lost love.” —VOYA “This title would make a great pairing for students studying Greek mythology or reading the Iliad or Odyssey and will appeal particularly to students interested in ancient history.” —School Library Journal
Author : Kim Lawrence
Publisher : Harlequin India
ISBN 13 : 8184743459
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Unworldly Secretary, Untamed Greek written by Kim Lawrence and published by Harlequin India. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though she s in love with Andreas, her gorgeous Greek boss, Beth Farley knows he views her as just another piece of office furniture. But Andreas s brother, the darkly arrogant, wealthy Theo Kyriakis, has a plan. If Beth pretends to be his lover, Andreas will surely want what he can t have&
Author : Ruby Blondell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190263539
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Helen of Troy written by Ruby Blondell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen of Troy engages with the ancient origins of the persistent anxiety about female beauty, focusing on this key figure from ancient Greek culture in a way that both extends our understanding of that culture and provides a useful perspective for reconsidering aspects of our own.
Author : Oleg V. Bychkov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052154792X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (215 download)
Download or read book Greek and Roman Aesthetics written by Oleg V. Bychkov and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of works commenting on the perception of beauty in art, structure and style in literature, and aesthetic judgement.
Author : J. M. Edmonds
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107554292
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Some Greek Poems of Love and Beauty written by J. M. Edmonds and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1937, this book presents some of the most captivating Greek poetry from antiquity on the subjects of love and beauty.
Author : Roger Scruton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199229759
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Beauty: A Very Short Introduction written by Roger Scruton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book that is itself beautifully written, renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores this timeless concept, asking what makes an object--either in art, in nature, or the human form--beautiful.--From publisher description.
Author : Katee Robert
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1728231809
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (282 download)
Download or read book Wicked Beauty written by Katee Robert and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was the face that launched a thousand ships, the fierce beauty at the heart of Olympus...and she was never ours to claim. *A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Helen of Troy, Achilles, and Patroclus that's as sinful as it is sweet.* In Olympus, you either have the power to rule...or you are ruled. Achilles Kallis may have been born with nothing, but as a child he vowed he would claw his way into the poisonous city's inner circle. Now that a coveted role has opened to anyone with the strength to claim it, he and his partner, Patroclus Fotos, plan to compete and double their odds of winning. Neither expect infamous beauty Helen Kasios to be part of the prize...or for the complicated fire that burns the moment she looks their way. Zeus may have decided Helen is his to give to away, but she has her own plans. She enters into the competition as a middle finger to the meddling Thirteen rulers, effectively vying for her own hand in marriage. Unfortunately, there are those who would rather see her dead than lead the city. The only people she can trust are the ones she can't keep her hands off—Achilles and Patroclus. But can she really believe they have her best interests at heart when every stolen kiss is a battlefield? "Deliciously inventive...Red-hot."—Publishers Weekly STARRED for Neon Gods "I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. SHIVERS."—Mimi Koehler for The Nerd Daily for Neon Gods The World of Dark Olympus: Neon Gods (Hades & Persephone) Electric Idol (Eros & Psyche) Wicked Beauty (Achilles & Patroclus & Helen) Radiant Sin (Apollo & Cassandra)
Author : Andrew Klavan
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310364620
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Truth and Beauty written by Andrew Klavan and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow Andrew Klavan to a deeper, richer understanding of the words of Jesus. Andrew Klavan believed what he read in the Gospels, but he often struggled to understand what Jesus really meant. So he began a journey of wrestling with the beautiful and often strange words of Jesus. He learned Greek in order to read the Gospels in their original languages, and he vowed to set aside any preconceptions about what the Scriptures say. But it wasn't until he began exploring how some of history's greatest writers wrestled with the same issues we confront today--political upheaval, rejection of social norms, growing disbelief in God--that he found a new way of understanding what Jesus meant. In The Truth and Beauty, Klavan combines a decades-long writing career with a lifetime of reading to discover a fresh understanding of the Gospels. By reading the words of Jesus through the life and work of writers such as William Wordsworth and John Keats, Mary Shelley and Samuel Taylor Coleridge--the English romantics--Klavan discovered a way to encounter Jesus in a deeper and more profound way than ever before. For readers seeking to find renewed meaning in the words of Jesus--and for those who are striving for belief in a materialistic world--The Truth and Beauty offers an intimate account of one man's struggle to understand the Gospels in all their strangeness, and so find his way to a life that is, as he says, "the most creative, the most joyful, and surely the most true."
Author : Ian Dennis Jenkins
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781606060025
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Greek Body written by Ian Dennis Jenkins and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavish exploration of the human figure in Greek art.
Author : Julia Peters
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131763523X
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Hegel on Beauty written by Julia Peters and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the current philosophical debate surrounding Hegel’s aesthetics focuses heavily on the philosopher’s controversial ‘end of art’ thesis, its participants rarely give attention to Hegel’s ideas on the nature of beauty and its relation to art. This study seeks to remedy this oversight by placing Hegel’s views on beauty front and center. Peters asks us to rethink the common assumption that Hegelian beauty is exclusive to art and argues that for Hegel beauty, like art, is subject to historical development. Her careful analysis of Hegel’s notion of beauty not only has crucial implications for our understanding of the ‘end of art’ and Hegel’s aesthetics in general, but also sheds light on other fields of Hegel’s philosophy, in particular his anthropology and aspects of his ethical thought.
Author : Christos Ikonomou
Publisher : Archipelago
ISBN 13 : 0914671367
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Something Will Happen, You'll See written by Christos Ikonomou and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raymond Carver meets William Faulkner in this “pitch-perfect” short story collection that captures the hopes and fears of working-class Greeks during the country’s economic crisis (Los Angeles Review of Books) Ikonomou’s stories convey the plight of those worst affected by the Greek economic crisis—laid-off workers, hungry children. In the urban sprawl between Athens and Piraeus, the narratives roam restlessly through the impoverished working-class quarters located off the tourist routes. Everyone is dreaming of escape: to the mountains, to an island or a palatial estate, into a Hans Christian Andersen story world. What are they fleeing? The old woes—gossip, watchful neighbors, the oppression and indifference of the rich—now made infinitely worse. In Ikonomou’s concrete streets, the rain is always looming, the politicians’ slogans are ignored, and the police remain a violent, threatening presence offstage. Yet even at the edge of destitution, his men and women act for themselves, trying to preserve what little solidarity remains in a deeply atomized society, and in one way or another finding their own voice. There is faith here, deep faith—though little or none in those who habitually ask for it.
