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The Architecture of Percier and Fontaine and the Struggle for Sovereignty in Revolutionary France

By: Iris Moon

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The Architecture of Percier and Fontaine and the Struggle for Sovereignty in Revolutionary France

By: Iris Moon

As the official architects of Napoleon, Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853) designed interiors that responded to the radical ideologies and collective forms of destruction that took place during the French Revolution. The architects visualized new forms of imperial sovereignty by inverting the symbols of monarchy and revolution, constructing meeting rooms resembling military encampments and gilded thrones that replaced the Bourbon lily with Napoleonic bees. Yet in the wake of political struggle, each foundation stone that the architects laid for the new imperial regime was accompanied by an awareness of the contingent nature of sovereign power. Contributing fresh perspectives on the architecture, decorative arts, and visual culture of revolutionary France, this book explores how Percier and Fontaine’s desire to build structures of permanence and their inadvertent reliance upon temporary architectural forms shaped a new awareness of time, memory, and modern political identity in France.

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Taylor & Francis

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1315316277

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9781315316277

Dancing Shakespeare

Ballet Adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Works from the Eighteenth Century to the Present

By: Iris Julia Bührle

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Dancing Shakespeare

Ballet Adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Works from the Eighteenth Century to the Present

By: Iris Julia Bührle

Dancing Shakespeare is the first history of ballets based on William Shakespeare’s works from the birth of the dramatic story ballet in the eighteenth century to the present. It focuses on two main questions: "How can Shakespeare be danced?" and "How can dance shed new light on Shakespeare?" The book explores how librettists and choreographers have transposed Shakespeare’s complex storylines, multifaceted protagonists, rhetoric and humour into non-verbal means of expression, often going beyond the texts in order to comment on them or use them as raw material for their own creative purposes. One aim of the monograph is to demonstrate that the study of wordless performances allows us to gain a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s texts. It argues that ballets based on Shakespeare’s works direct the audience’s attention to the "bare bones" of the plays: their situations, their characters, and the evolution of both. Moreover, they reveal and develop the "choreographies" that are written into the texts and highlight the importance of movements and gestures as signifiers in Shakespeare’s plays. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of literature, dance, and music, as well as to an international readership of lovers of Shakespeare, ballet, and the arts.

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1040146422

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Luxury After the Terror

By: Iris Moon

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Luxury After the Terror

By: Iris Moon

When Louis XVI was guillotined on January 21, 1793, vast networks of production that had provided splendor and sophistication to the royal court were severed. Although the king’s royal possessions—from drapery and tableware to clocks and furniture suites—were scattered and destroyed, many of the artists who made them found ways to survive. This book explores the fabrication, circulation, and survival of French luxury after the death of the king. Spanning the final years of the ancien régime from the 1790s to the first two decades of the nineteenth century, this richly illustrated book positions luxury within the turbulent politics of dispersal, disinheritance, and dispossession. Exploring exceptional works created from silver, silk, wood, and porcelain as well as unrealized architectural projects, Iris Moon presents new perspectives on the changing meanings of luxury in the revolutionary and Napoleonic periods, a time when artists were forced into hiding, exile, or emigration. Moon draws on her expertise as a curator to revise conventional accounts of the so-called Louis XVI style, arguing that it was only after the revolutionary auctions liquidated the king’s collections that their provenance accrued deeper cultural meanings as objects with both a royal imprimatur and a threatening reactionary potential. Lively and accessible, this thought-provoking study will be of interest to curators, art historians, scholars, and students of the decorative arts as well as specialists in the French Revolution.

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239

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Penn State Press

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0271093099

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9780271093093

Naming Patterns in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem

By: Iris Shagrir

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Naming Patterns in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem

By: Iris Shagrir

Anthroponymy, or the study of personal names, is used here to investigate the extent to which Frankish settlers in the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem assimilated the practices and traditions of their hosts. Data from legal and commercial documents has been used to create a database of 6,200 individual names from the years 1099 to 1291 which the author analyses for any trends and patterns that may relate to social change. Comparing evidence with contemporary Catholic Europe, Shagrir finds that the Franks neither adopted local ways nor maintained their own traditions, but changes in naming reflected a unique set of characteristics influenced by eastern contacts, cults and customs and a greater awareness of religious fervour.

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Iris Shagrir

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1900934116

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9781900934114

Singular Plural Ways of Staging Together

Perspectives on Contemporary Dance, Art Performance and Visual Art

By: Iris Julian

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Singular Plural Ways of Staging Together

Perspectives on Contemporary Dance, Art Performance and Visual Art

By: Iris Julian

Focusing on staging processes in contemporary dance and art performance creates new opportunities to study creative participation and co-authorship. To gain these new insights, Iris Julian analyses experimental projects initiated by two groups and a single choreographer: Collect-if by Collect-if, Deufert + Plischke and Xavier Le Roy. By exploring nuances of staging work, the concept of singular plural became the analytical guideline and resulted into three research perspectives: theatre studies, sociology and ontological reading (Jean-Luc Nancy, Michaela Ott, Gerald Raunig). This approach makes it possible to look beyond the importance that is often credited to single authorship in the arts. With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Gerald Siegmund.

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transcript Verlag

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3839472474

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9783839472477

Graffi nell' anima

By: Iris Dark

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Graffi nell' anima

By: Iris Dark

Iris Dark, misteriosa e inquieta creatura della notte, dopo l'irruente esordio nella poesia metafisica dei suoi primi due lavori Vuoti a chiudere e Silenzi tra gli angoli si cimenta in quest'opera scritta 'a quattro mani' con Carlo Napolitano, autore delle apprezzabili opere narrative di carattere esoterico Oltre la soglia, Il volto dell'Angelo e La notte dell'Arcano nonché dell'inquietante inchiesta Il Triangolo Stregato. Il Mistero del Noce di Benevento. La simbiosi stilistica tra lo studioso napoletano e la naiade riminese raggiunge, in questo romanzo, una sinergia perfetta, immergendoci in una storia avvincente nella quale il mondo di una comunità di recupero dall'impronta New Age perde via via i connotati della normalità per rivelare i retroscena di una regìa sinistra e misteriosa... Un semplice salto nella fiction o uno squarcio nel velo delle tante realtà occulte che agiscono nel nostro mondo? Al lettore le conclusioni...

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102

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Lulu.com

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1291765662

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Satanás, Mis Hijos No Son Tuyos

By: Iris Delgado

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Satanás, Mis Hijos No Son Tuyos

By: Iris Delgado

SPANISH EDITION. This book is a powerful tool for mothers, fathers, grandparents, teachers and anyone else involved in children's work.

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Zondervan

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0829742514

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Living on Paper

Letters from Iris Murdoch, 1934–1995

By: Iris Murdoch

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Living on Paper

Letters from Iris Murdoch, 1934–1995

By: Iris Murdoch

For the first time, novelist Iris Murdoch's life in her own words, from girlhood to her last years Iris Murdoch was an acclaimed novelist and groundbreaking philosopher whose life reflected her unconventional beliefs and values. But what has been missing from biographical accounts has been Murdoch's own voice—her life in her own words. Living on Paper—the first major collection of Murdoch's most compelling and interesting personal letters—gives, for the first time, a rounded self-portrait of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers and thinkers. With more than 760 letters, fewer than forty of which have been published before, the book provides a unique chronicle of Murdoch's life from her days as a schoolgirl to her last years. The result is the most important book about Murdoch in more than a decade. The letters show a great mind at work—struggling with philosophical problems, trying to bring a difficult novel together, exploring spirituality, and responding pointedly to world events. They also reveal her personal life, the subject of much speculation, in all its complexity, especially in letters to lovers or close friends, such as the writers Brigid Brophy, Elias Canetti, and Raymond Queneau, philosophers Michael Oakeshott and Philippa Foot, and mathematician Georg Kreisel. We witness Murdoch's emotional hunger, her tendency to live on the edge of what was socially acceptable, and her irreverence and sharp sense of humor. We also learn how her private life fed into the plots and characters of her novels, despite her claims that they were not drawn from reality. Direct and intimate, these letters bring us closer than ever before to Iris Murdoch as a person, making for an extraordinary reading experience.

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Princeton University Press

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069118092X

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9780691180922

The Romantic World of Puccini

A New Critical Appraisal of the Operas

By: Iris J. Arnesen

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The Romantic World of Puccini

A New Critical Appraisal of the Operas

By: Iris J. Arnesen

Giacomo Puccini, composer of some of the world's most popular operas, including La Boheme, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, was also a highly literary person who based his librettos on existing works of literature. This work explores that literary inheritance in an effort to enhance the listener's appreciation of the operatic experience. The author argues that the majority of Puccini's operas compose a grand cycle that finds its roots in the romance genre of 12th century France, serving to celebrate the strong, independent heroine. Via a close examination of the source works, the librettos, and the scores, this book offers fresh perspective on Puccini's legacy.

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McFarland

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0786454342

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9780786454341

Central Collecting Point in Munich, The

A New Beginning for the Restitution and Protection of Art

By: Iris Lauterbach

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A New Beginning for the Restitution and Protection of Art

By: Iris Lauterbach

A compelling exploration of the many issues surrounding the restoration and restitution of Nazi-stolen art at the end of World War II At the end of World War II, the US Office of Military Government for Germany and Bavaria, through its Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives division, was responsible for the repatriation of most of the tens of thousands of artwork looted by the Nazis in the countries they had occupied. With the help of the US Army’s Monuments Men—the name given to a hand-picked group of art historians and museum professionals commissioned for this important duty—massive numbers of objects were retrieved from their wartime hiding places and inventoried for repatriation. Iris Lauterbach’s fascinating history documents the story of the Allies’ Central Collecting Point (CCP), set up in the former Nazi Party headquarters at Königsplatz in Munich, where the confiscated works were transported to be identified and sorted for restitution. This book presents her archival research on the events, people, new facts, and intrigue, with meticulous attention to the official systems, frameworks, and logistical and bureaucratic enterprise of the Munich CCP in the years from 1945 to 1949. She uncovers the stories of the people who worked there at a time of lingering political suspicions; narrates the research, conservation, and restitution process; and investigates how the works of art were managed and returned to their owners.

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324

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Getty Publications

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1606065823

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9781606065822

Deconstructing Essentialism

Migrant Women in Stratified Labour Markets

By: Anne-Iris Romens

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Deconstructing Essentialism

Migrant Women in Stratified Labour Markets

By: Anne-Iris Romens

This book proposes an original approach to analyse the social and professional trajectories of migrant women with tertiary education. It focuses on the role of essentialism in stratifying labour markets based on gender, class and racialisation, and in limiting migrant women's employment opportunities. Based on multi-sited fieldwork conducted in France and Italy, the book highlights how essentialism influences the assessment of working capacities, stressing that skills are socially constructed and valued depending on who embodies them. It also emphasises that migrant women and labour market gatekeepers are not only passively accepting essentialism, but some are also resisting and eventually challenging this process. Deconstructing essentialism enables us to better understand the mechanisms that produce stratifications and aids in designing paths towards more equal access to employment.

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Springer Nature

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303114399X

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9783031143991

Mobilization against Asylum Seekers in Contemporary Urban Spaces

Not in Our Backyard

By: Iris Beau Segers

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Mobilization against Asylum Seekers in Contemporary Urban Spaces

Not in Our Backyard

By: Iris Beau Segers

This book investigates the issue of local mobilization against asylum seekers in urban areas, which are often disproportionally affected by complex issues related to immigration and integration, as well as socio-economic development and growing inequalities. Based on ethnographic research in the city of Rotterdam, it explores the conditions under which mobilization against the establishment of an asylum seekers’ centre emerged, offering a combined analysis of interviews, social media, and mainstream media to demonstrate the key role played by storytelling in the development of opposition to the arrival of asylum seekers. Presenting a theoretical model of anti-immigration mobilization that connects the social importance of storytelling to broader socio-political developments and conditions, this volume will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology, and politics with interests in migration, social movements, and mobilization around contentious issues.

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Routledge

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1000550737

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9781000550733

Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals

By: Iris Murdoch

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Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals

By: Iris Murdoch

The decline of religion and ever increasing influence of science pose acute ethical issues for us all. Can we reject the literal truth of the Gospels yet still retain a Christian morality? Can we defend any 'moral values' against the constant encroachments of technology? Indeed, are we in danger of losing most of the qualities which make us truly human? Here, drawing on a novelist's insight into art, literature and abnormal psychology, Iris Murdoch conducts an ongoing debate with major writers, thinkers and theologians—from Augustine to Wittgenstein, Shakespeare to Sartre, Plato to Derrida—to provide fresh and compelling answers to these crucial questions.

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Penguin

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1101495790

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9781101495797

Riding Like the Wind

The Life of Sanora Babb

By: Iris Jamahl Dunkle

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Riding Like the Wind

The Life of Sanora Babb

By: Iris Jamahl Dunkle

This saga of a writer done dirty resurrects the silenced voice of Sanora Babb, peerless author of midcentury American literature. In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind, renowned biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb. Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's literati, including Ray Bradbury and Ralph Ellison; entered into an illegal marriage; and was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee. It was Babb's field notes and oral histories of migrant farmworkers that Steinbeck relied on to write his novel. But this is not merely a saga of literary usurping; on her own merits, Babb's impact was profound. Her life and work feature heavily in Ken Burns's award-winning documentary The Dust Bowl and inspired Kristin Hannah in her bestseller The Four Winds. Riding Like the Wind reminds us with fresh awareness that the stories we know—and who tells them—can change the way we remember history.

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Univ of California Press

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0520395441

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9780520395442

Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux's Why Born Enslaved! Reconsidered

By: Elyse Nelson,Wendy S. Walters,Caitlin Meehye Beach,Adrienne L. Childs,Rachel Hunter Himes,Sarah E. Lawrence,Iris Moon,James Smalls

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Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux's Why Born Enslaved! Reconsidered

By: Elyse Nelson,Wendy S. Walters,Caitlin Meehye Beach,Adrienne L. Childs,Rachel Hunter Himes,Sarah E. Lawrence,Iris Moon,James Smalls

A critical reexamination of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's bust Why Born Enslaved!, this book unpacks the sculpture's engagement with—and defiance of—an antislavery discourse. In this clear-eyed look at the Black figure in nineteenth-century sculpture, noted art historians and writers discuss how emerging categories of racial difference propagated by the scientific field of ethnography grew in popularity alongside a crescendo in cultural production in France during the Second Empire. By comparing Carpeaux's bust Why Born Enslaved! to works by his contemporaries on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as to objects by twenty‑first‑century artists Kara Walker and Kehinde Wiley, the authors touch on such key themes as the portrayal of Black enslavement and emancipation; the commodification of images of Black figures; the role of sculpture in generating the sympathies of its audiences; and the relevance of Carpeaux's sculpture to legacies of empire in the postcolonial present. The book also provides a chronology of events central to the histories of transatlantic slavery, abolition, colonialism, and empire.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588397440

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The Architecture of Percier and Fontaine and the Struggle for Sovereignty in Revolutionary France

The Architecture of Percier and Fontaine and the Struggle for Sovereignty in Revolutionary France

Dancing Shakespeare

Dancing Shakespeare

Luxury After the Terror

Luxury After the Terror

Naming Patterns in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem

Naming Patterns in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem

Singular Plural Ways of Staging Together

Singular Plural Ways of Staging Together

Graffi nell' anima

Graffi nell' anima

Satanás, Mis Hijos No Son Tuyos

Satanás, Mis Hijos No Son Tuyos

Living on Paper

Living on Paper

The Romantic World of Puccini

The Romantic World of Puccini

Central Collecting Point in Munich, The

Central Collecting Point in Munich, The

Deconstructing Essentialism

Deconstructing Essentialism

Mobilization against Asylum Seekers in Contemporary Urban Spaces

Mobilization against Asylum Seekers in Contemporary Urban Spaces

Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals

Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals

Riding Like the Wind

Riding Like the Wind

Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux's Why Born Enslaved! Reconsidered

Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux's Why Born Enslaved! Reconsidered

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