Inconceivable Beasts
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Inconceivable Beasts
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Author : Asa Simon Mittman
language : en
Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS)
Release Date : 2013
Inconceivable Beasts written by Asa Simon Mittman and has been published by Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Beowulf categories.
Bound with Beowulf, the Old English Wonders of the East, a catalogue of marvelous beings, describes the very creatures it depicts as ungefraegelicu (unheard of, inconceivable). Insistently, these representations, both visual and textual, provoke questions about the nature and possibility of representation itself. In doing so, they also destabilize the notion of scholarship as being able to provide final, concrete meanings, even as they suggest the possibility for other ways of approaching meanings, including the question of what it meant-and means-to be a monster, and thus to be human. Containing the first color facsimile of the Wonders, transcription, translation and extensive commentary, this volume should be of interest to students and scholars of Old English literature, Anglo-Saxon art, and monster studies. Book jacket.
The Truth About Magical Beasts And Unbelievable Monsters
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Author : Geraldine Woods
language : en
Publisher: Rourke Publishing (FL)
Release Date : 1981
The Truth About Magical Beasts And Unbelievable Monsters written by Geraldine Woods and has been published by Rourke Publishing (FL) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the dragon, unicorn, phoenix, kraken, roc, griffin, Sasquatch, Yeti, Loch Ness monster, and other mysterious beasts.
My Favourite Things
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Author : Gerhard Jaritz
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2018-09
My Favourite Things written by Gerhard Jaritz and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09 with History categories.
Research into material culture has become one of the most important fields in medieval and early modern studies. While past research focused primarily on the objects as such, present interests have moved to humans and their ties to things. This volume concentrates on the perception of medieval and early modern material culture, in particular exceptional objects that can be seen as "favourite things". Contributions lead from theoretical issues to specific groups of objects, their exclusivity and function as social markers. The analyses address both religious and secular space.
Monsters In The Classroom
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Author : Adam Golub
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-06-09
Monsters In The Classroom written by Adam Golub and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-09 with Education categories.
Exploring the pedagogical power of the monstrous, this collection of new essays describes innovative teaching strategies that use our cultural fascination with monsters to enhance learning in high school and college courses. The contributors discuss the implications of inviting fearsome creatures into the classroom, showing how they work to create compelling narratives and provide students a framework for analyzing history, culture, and everyday life. Essays explore ways of using the monstrous to teach literature, film, philosophy, theater, art history, religion, foreign language, and other subjects. Some sample syllabi, assignments, and class materials are provided.
Darkness Depression And Descent In Anglo Saxon England
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Author : Ruth Wehlau
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-05-20
Darkness Depression And Descent In Anglo Saxon England written by Ruth Wehlau and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-20 with History categories.
This collection of essays examines the motifs of darkness, depression, and descent in both literal and figurative manifestations within a variety of Anglo-Saxon texts, including the Old English Consolation of Philosophy, Beowulf, Guthlac, The Junius Manuscript, The Wonders of the East, and The Battle of Maldon. Essays deal with such topics as cosmic emptiness, descent into the grave, and recurrent grief. In their analyses, the essays reveal the breadth of this imagery in Anglo-Saxon literature as it is used to describe thought and emotion, as well as the limits to knowledge and perception. The volume investigates the intersection between the burgeoning interest in trauma studies and darkness and the representation of the mind or of emotional experience within Anglo-Saxon literature.
Communal Creativity In The Making Of The Beowulf Manuscript
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Author : Simon C. Thomson
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-04-17
Communal Creativity In The Making Of The Beowulf Manuscript written by Simon C. Thomson and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-17 with History categories.
In Communal Creativity in the Making of the ‘Beowulf’ Manuscript, Simon Thomson analyses details of scribal activity to tell a story about the project that preserved Beowulf as one of a collective, if error-strewn, endeavour.
A Companion To Medieval Art
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Author : Conrad Rudolph
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2019-02-08
A Companion To Medieval Art written by Conrad Rudolph and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-08 with Art categories.
A fully updated and comprehensive companion to Romanesque and Gothic art history This definitive reference brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe and provides a clear analytical survey of what is happening in this major area of Western art history. The volume comprises original theoretical, historical, and historiographic essays written by renowned and emergent scholars who discuss the vibrancy of medieval art from both thematic and sub-disciplinary perspectives. Part of the Blackwell Companions to Art History, A Companion to Medieval Art, Second Edition features an international and ambitious range of contributions covering reception, formalism, Gregory the Great, pilgrimage art, gender, patronage, marginalized images, the concept of spolia, manuscript illumination, stained glass, Cistercian architecture, art of the crusader states, and more. Newly revised edition of a highly successful companion, including 11 new articles Comprehensive coverage ranging from vision, materiality, and the artist through to architecture, sculpture, and painting Contains full-color illustrations throughout, plus notes on the book’s many distinguished contributors A Companion to Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic in Northern Europe, Second Edition is an exciting and varied study that provides essential reading for students and teachers of Medieval art.
Postcolonising The Medieval Image
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Author : Eva Frojmovic
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-03-16
Postcolonising The Medieval Image written by Eva Frojmovic and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-16 with Art categories.
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1 The language of the postcolonial -- 1 Decolonising gold bracteates: From Late Roman medallions to Scandinavian Migration Period pendants -- 2 The Franks Casket speaks back: The bones of the past, the becoming of England -- 3 Camouflaging and echoing the Latin mass in an illuminated French-language missal -- Part 2 The location of the postcolonial -- 4 Mandeville's Jews, colonialism, certainty, and art history -- 5 Conquest and coexistence in sixteenth-century Granada: Imposing orders in the Alhambra's Mexuar -- 6 Beyond Foucault's laugh: On the ethical practice of medieval art history -- Part 3 The ambivalence of the postcolonial -- 7 Postcolonialising Thomas Becket: The saint as resistant site -- 8 Defining a merchant identity and aesthetic in Pisa: Muslim ceramics as commodities, mementos, and architectural decoration on eleventh-century churches -- 9 The Muslim warrior at the Seder meal: Dynamics between minorities in the Rylands Haggadah -- 10 Neighbouring and mixta in thirteenth-century Ashkenaz -- Bibliography -- Index
The Art Of Fantasy
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Author : S. Elizabeth
language : en
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Release Date : 2023-09-07
The Art Of Fantasy written by S. Elizabeth and has been published by Frances Lincoln this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-07 with Art categories.
This beautiful, fully illustrated book presents a compendium of artworks throughout history which have been inspired by myth, fantasy and the unreal. Artists have explored imaginary worlds and fantastical creatures for centuries, expressing the unreal and impossible, the mystical and mythical, via the medium of paint. But what draws them to the imaginary, the uncharted and the unknown? Is it merely an escape from reality? Or are they seeking a greater understanding of the human experience, or perhaps the very meaning of life itself? With myriad styles and methods of expression, what links artists through the ages? And how have these visual flights of fancy and imagination changed over the course of time? The Art of Fantasy is a visual sourcebook of all that is fantastical – from fine art to illustration, and from surrealists and symbolists to the creatives working in undefined territories. While the artists in our history books (Blake, Goya, Dali, Magritte, Ernst) first brought fantasy art to the galleries, it was the twentieth century artists who brought it to the masses. It is in this book that, for the first time, they are united and equally weighted, presenting a mesmerising and thoughtful curation of the best fantasy artwork out there. This is an inspiring collection for fans of myth, magic, fantasy and art history.
The Routledge Companion To Medieval Iconography
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Author : Colum Hourihane
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2016-12-19
The Routledge Companion To Medieval Iconography written by Colum Hourihane and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-19 with Art categories.
Sometimes enjoying considerable favor, sometimes less, iconography has been an essential element in medieval art historical studies since the beginning of the discipline. Some of the greatest art historians – including Mâle, Warburg, Panofsky, Morey, and Schapiro – have devoted their lives to understanding and structuring what exactly the subject matter of a work of medieval art can tell. Over the last thirty or so years, scholarship has seen the meaning and methodologies of the term considerably broadened. This companion provides a state-of-the-art assessment of the influence of the foremost iconographers, as well as the methodologies employed and themes that underpin the discipline. The first section focuses on influential thinkers in the field, while the second covers some of the best-known methodologies; the third, and largest section, looks at some of the major themes in medieval art. Taken together, the three sections include thirty-eight chapters, each of which deals with an individual topic. An introduction, historiographical evaluation, and bibliography accompany the individual essays. The authors are recognized experts in the field, and each essay includes original analyses and/or case studies which will hopefully open the field for future research.