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Examines how the body - its organs, limbs, viscera - was
represented in the literature and culture of early modern Europe.
Why did 16th and 17th century medical, religious, and literary
texts portray the body part by part, rather than as an entity? And
what does this view of the human body tell us about society's view
of part and whole, of individual and universal in the early modern
period? As this volume demonstrates, the symbolics of body parts
challenges our assumptions about "the body" as a fundamental
Renaissance image of self, society, and nation. The book presents
work by: Nancy Vickers on corporeal fragments; Peter Stallybrass on
the foot; Marjorie Garber on joints; Stephen Greenblatt on bodily
marking and mutilation; Gail Kern Paster on the nervous system;
Michael Schoenfeldt on the belly; Jeffrey Masten on the anus;
Katherine Park on the clitoris; Kathryn Schwartz on the breast;
Sergei Lobanov-Rostovsky on the eye; Katherine Rowe on the hands;
Scott Stevens on the heart and brain; Carla Mazzio on the tongue;
and David Hillman on the entrails.
Terence Donovan (1936-1996) was one of the foremost photographers
of his generation, with a career spanning almost 40 years. He came
to prominence in London as part of a post-war renaissance in art,
design and music, representing a new force in fashion and, later,
advertising and portrait photography. He operated at the heart of
London's Swinging Sixties, both as participant in, and observer of,
the world he so brilliantly and incisively captured with his
camera. Born into a working-class family in East London, Donovan
was fascinated by photography and printmaking from an early age. He
opened his own studio in 1959 at the age of twenty-two and was
immediately sought after by a range of clients, including leading
advertising agencies and fashion and lifestyle magazines of the
time, including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elle. Terence Donovan:
100 Fashion Photos brings together the very best of his fashion
photography, from his ground-breaking work in the sixties to the
superlative glamour of the supermodels of the nineties. Gifted with
an unerring eye for the iconic as well as the transformative,
Donovan was a master of his craft, a technical genius who pushed
the limits of what was possible with a camera. This stylish book
contains some of his most famous shots, as well as previously
unseen images, and is a perfect gift for lovers of both fashion and
photography.
Following on from Terence Donovan: 100 Fashion Photos, this new
compact edition of collected photographs features over 100 of
Terence Donovan's best portraits. Terence Donovan (1936–1996) was
one of the foremost photographers of his generation, with a career
spanning four decades. He came to prominence as part of a post-war
cultural renaissance in Britain, representing a new force in
photography. Donovan had an eye for taking captivating portraits,
and this book is a collection of one hundred of his best, from
royalty to musicians, politicians, actors and more. Gifted with an
unerring eye for the iconic as well as the transformative, Donovan
was a master of his craft and was an acclaimed portrait
photographer. Featuring some of his most striking and memorable
portraits from a vast array of people, including iconic images of
Sophia Loren, Jimi Hendrix, Jazzy B, Bryan Ferry and Mary Quant,
this small edition is an affordable yet luxurious introduction to
Donovan's work, perfect for lovers of photography.
This volume looks at Marx and Freud, who, though not
'Shakespeareans' in the usual academic or theatrical sense, were
both deeply informed by Shakespeare's writings, and have both had
enormous influence on the understanding and reception of
Shakespeare. The first section of this volume consists of a
discussion of Marx's use of Shakespeare by Crystal Bartolovich
followed by an essay on Shakespeareans' recent uses of Marx by Jean
E. Howard. The volume's second half, written by David Hillman,
juxtaposes a discussion of Freud's use of Shakespeare with a
meditation on Shakespeare's 'use' of Freud. Each part can be read
fruitfully independently of the others, but the sum is greater than
the parts, offering an engagement with two of the most influential
thinkers in Western modernity and their interchanges with,
arguably, the most influential figure of early modernity:
Shakespeare.
This is a comprehensive critical analysis of the most important
Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. This volume
focuses on Shakespeare's reception by the modern intellectuals.
"Great Shakespeareans" offers a systematic account of those figures
who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation,
understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both
nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars
assess the contribution of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud to the
afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each
substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare
on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding,
interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provides a sketch
of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an
account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with
other figures or works within the same field.
A reissue of a cult design book about Nova, the groundbreaking
British magazine of the 60s and 70s. A reissue of a cult design
book, Nova 1965-1975 celebrates one of the most influential
magazines in history. Known as 'the thinking woman's magazine' Nova
was a British publication that set itself apart from its
contemporaries by creating a magazine that was not just about
fashion but was also politically, socially and sexually aware. The
magazine covered issues that were controversial at the time, such
as abortion, lesbianism and The Pill, and featured writers such as
Susan Sontag, Christopher Booker and Germaine Greer.The book is
compiled by David Hillman and Harri Pecconotti, who worked as
Deputy Editor and Art Director on the magazine. The design and
layout of the magazine were as groundbreaking as the content, and
borrowed ideas from the psychedelic subculture and underground
press of the day. Nova was one of the first magazines to include
black models in their photoshoots, and regular photographers for
the magazine included Helmut Newton and Don McCullin.The book
selects the very best covers and articles from the magazine's
decade long output and looks at them in detail, featuring many of
the iconic magazine covers.
This Companion offers the first systematic analysis of the
representation of the body in literature. It historicizes
embodiment by charting our evolving understanding of the body from
the Middle Ages to the present day, and addresses such questions as
sensory perception, technology, language and affect; maternal
bodies, disability and the representation of ageing; eating and
obesity, pain, death and dying; and racialized and posthuman
bodies. This Companion also considers science and its construction
of the body through disciplines such as obstetrics, sexology and
neurology. Leading scholars in the field devote special attention
to poetry, prose, drama and film, and chart a variety of
theoretical understandings of the body.
This Companion offers the first systematic analysis of the
representation of the body in literature. It historicizes
embodiment by charting our evolving understanding of the body from
the Middle Ages to the present day, and addresses such questions as
sensory perception, technology, language and affect; maternal
bodies, disability and the representation of ageing; eating and
obesity, pain, death and dying; and racialized and posthuman
bodies. This Companion also considers science and its construction
of the body through disciplines such as obstetrics, sexology and
neurology. Leading scholars in the field devote special attention
to poetry, prose, drama and film, and chart a variety of
theoretical understandings of the body.
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