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121Rodin and The Art of Ancient Greece (2018)
Rodin, famous for The Thinker and The Kiss, was captivated by the sculptures of Classical antiquity and he constantly reworked and assimilated the forms of ancient Greek and Roman art in his own… 3469 руб122Romanticism , Wolf Nobert (2018)
In a revolt against rationalism, Romanticism sought to return to nature and the belief in the goodness of humanity, with the artist considered to be a profoundly individual creator. Beginning in the… 1087 руб123A Brief History of Happiness , White Nicholas P. (2006)
In this brief history, philosopher Nicholas White reviews 2, 500 years of philosophical thought about happiness. Addresses key questions such as: What is happiness? Should happiness play such a… 917 руб124Rhetoric, Modality, Modernity , Struever Nancy S. (2009)
Since antiquity, philosophy and rhetoric have traditionally been cast as rivals, with the former often lauded as a search for logical truth and the latter usually disparaged as empty speech. But in… 1395 руб125Bouchardon , Scherf Guilhem (2017)
One of the most imaginative and fascinating artists of eighteenth-century France, Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) was instrumental in the transition from Rococo to Neoclassicism and in the artistic… 4986 руб126A Companion to Aesthetics , Stephen Davies
In this extensively revised and updated edition, 168 alphabetically arranged articles provide comprehensive treatment of the main topics and writers in this area of aesthetics. Written by prominent… 15825.73 руб электронная книга127Peace in the Ancient World. Concepts and Theories , Kurt Raaflaub A.
Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not. Explores… 4243.25 руб электронная книга128China and the West to 1600. Empire, Philosophy, and the Paradox of Culture , Steven Wallech
A comparative history of Chinese and Western Civilization from the dawn of agriculture to the dawn of modernity in Europe, China and the West to 1600 explores the factors that led to the divergent… 5401.5 руб электронная книга
