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First published in 1930, this book deals with Byzantine art, not as
an isolated province, but as one intimately connected with the
subsequent history of European painting. After a summary of the
whole question in its relation to modern art, the second chapter
opens with a novel analysis of the iconoclast controversy, and
shows how it was only by this movement that Hellenistic naturalism
was finally vanquished and the seed of interpretational art planted
in Europe in its stead. The third chapter reveals how this seed was
nourished by the Constantinopolitan Renascence, and how that event,
combined with the increasing humanisation of religious emotion,
culminated, not only in Duccio and Giotto, but in the equally
important work of their contemporaries at Mistra and Mount Athos. A
detailed account of these works is given and in the last part of
the book, the mystery of El Greco is finally resolved. The book is
based, not only on extensive research but on personal observation
of nearly all the works mentioned, in Constantinople, Greece,
Crete, Italy, and Spain. It is an important and exciting addition
to the history of European Art and establishes, scientifically,
theories which only existed in conjecture before its publication.
The book includes 94 black and white plates.
First published in 1929, this highly influential study offers a
historical perspective on the Byzantine Empire, from the
establishment of Constantinople by Emperor Constantine around 330
AD, through to the fall of Constantinople at the hands of the
Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Byron's work considers the empire in its
entirety, assessing the highs and lows across a thousand year
period. He provides insights into trade, culture, the organs of
state, religion, the imperial rulers, and the battle with the
Ottoman Empire, which would ultimately end in the fall of the
Byzantine Empire and the end of the final remnants of the Roman
Empire.
First published in 1931, Robert Byron's Essay on India evaluates
the state of colonial rule in India and analyses the contemporary
problems facing the country. Based upon Byron's travelling
experiences within India in 1929 as a correspondent for the Daily
Express, the work explores political factors more fully than in
Byron's earlier writings, evaluating the successes and failures of
British colonialism in the region.
First published in 1930, this book deals with Byzantine art, not
as an isolated province, but as one intimately connected with the
subsequent history of European painting. After a summary of the
whole question in its relation to modern art, the second chapter
opens with a novel analysis of the iconoclast controversy, and
shows how it was only by this movement that Hellenistic naturalism
was finally vanquished and the seed of interpretational art planted
in Europe in its stead. The third chapter reveals how this seed was
nourished by the Constantinopolitan Renascence, and how that event,
combined with the increasing humanisation of religious emotion,
culminated, not only in Duccio and Giotto, but in the equally
important work of their contemporaries at Mistra and Mount Athos. A
detailed account of these works is given and in the last part of
the book, the mystery of El Greco is finally resolved.
The book is based, not only on extensive research but on
personal observation of nearly all the works mentioned, in
Constantinople, Greece, Crete, Italy, and Spain. It is an important
and exciting addition to the history of European Art and
establishes, scientifically, theories which only existed in
conjecture before its publication. The book includes 94 black and
white plates.
First published in 1929, this highly influential study offers a
historical perspective on the Byzantine Empire, from the
establishment of Constantinople by Emperor Constantine around 330
AD, through to the fall of Constantinople at the hands of the
Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Byron's work considers the empire in its
entirety, assessing the highs and lows across a thousand year
period. He provides insights into trade, culture, the organs of
state, religion, the imperial rulers, and the battle with the
Ottoman Empire, which would ultimately end in the fall of the
Byzantine Empire and the end of the final remnants of the Roman
Empire.
First published in 1931, Robert Byron's Essay on India evaluates
the state of colonial rule in India and analyses the contemporary
problems facing the country. Based upon the Byron's travelling
experiences within India in 1929 as a correspondent for the Daily
Express, the work explores political factors more fully than in
Byron's earlier writings, evaluating the successes and failures of
British colonialism in the region.
In 1933, the delightfully eccentric travel writer Robert Byron set
out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem,
Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana, near the border between Afghanistan
and the Soviet Union. Throughout, he kept a thoroughly captivating
record of his encounters, discoveries, and frequent misadventures.
His story would become a best-selling travel book throughout the
English-speaking world, until the acclaim died down and it was
gradually forgotten. When Paul Fussell published his own book
Abroad, in 1982, he wrote that The Road to Oxiana is to the travel
book what "Ulysses is to the novel between the wars, and what The
Waste Land is to poetry." His statements revived the public's
interest in the book, and for the first time, it was widely
available in American bookstores. Now this long-overdue reprint
will introduce it to a whole new generation of readers. This
edition features a new introduction by Rory Stewart, best known for
his book The Places In Between, about his extensive travels in
Afghanistan. Today, in addition to its entertainment value, The
Road to Oxiana also serves as a rare account of the architectural
treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travelers,
and a nostalgic look back at a more innocent time.
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The Road to Oxiana (Paperback)
Robert Byron; Introduction by Colin Thubron
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R387
R315
Discovery Miles 3 150
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A real-life adventure that inspired countless travellers in fact
and fiction, the Penguin Classics edition of Robert Byron's The
Road to Oxiana includes an introduction by Colin Thubron. In 1933
Robert Byron began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut,
Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the
Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of
the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. The Road to
Oxiana offers not only a wonderful record of his adventures, but
also a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now
inaccessible to most Western travelers. Robert Byron (1905-41) was
born in 1905, and educated at Eton and Merton College, Oxford. He
died during the Second World War, when the ship he was serving on
was torpedoed by a U-Boat off Cape Wrath. Byron's The Road to
Oxiana is considered by many modern travel writers to be the first
example of great travel writing. If you enjoyed The Road to Oxiana
you might like Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle, also
available in Penguin Classics. 'The greatest of all pre-war travel
books' William Dalrymple 'What Ulysses is to the novel between the
wars, and what 'The Waste Land' is to poetry, The Road to Oxiana is
to the travel book' Paul Fussell 'In any list of the great travel
books of the 20th century, Robert Byron's account of his travels in
Persia and Afghanistan, The Road to Oxiana, must be put somewhere
near the very top' Telegraph
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The Road to Oxiana (Paperback)
Robert Byron; Introduction by Bruce Chatwin
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R334
R274
Discovery Miles 2 740
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In 1933, the delightfully eccentric travel writer Robert Byron set
out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem,
Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana, near the border between Afghanistan
and the Soviet Union. Throughout, he kept a thoroughly captivating
record of his encounters, discoveries, and frequent misadventures.
His story would become a best-selling travel book throughout the
English-speaking world, until the acclaim died down and it was
gradually forgotten. When Paul Fussell published his own book
Abroad, in 1982, he wrote that The Road to Oxiana is to the travel
book what "Ulysses is to the novel between the wars, and what The
Waste Land is to poetry." His statements revived the public's
interest in the book, and for the first time, it was widely
available in American bookstores. Now this long-overdue reprint
will introduce it to a whole new generation of readers. This
edition features a new introduction by Rory Stewart, best known for
his book The Places In Between, about his extensive travels in
Afghanistan.
Today, in addition to its entertainment value, The Road to Oxiana
also serves as a rare account of the architectural treasures of a
region now inaccessible to most Western travelers, and a nostalgic
look back at a more innocent time.
Over the course of several months during 1931 and 1932, Robert
Byron journeyed to three countries teetering on the brink of
change. In Russia, which was stricken by famine, Lenin had just
died, Stalin's dictatorship was in its infancy and the Great Terror
was yet to begin. Having taken the first commercial flight to
India, which took a week, Byron was thrown into the tumultuous last
years of the British Raj. Gandhi was imprisoned while rioting and
clashes between Hindus and Muslims had become commonplace. Finally
Byron entered Tibet, the forbidden country. Exploring the Land of
Snows, he saw Tibet as it was when the then Dalai Lama was still
ensconced in the Potala Palace, twenty years before China's
invasion. Blending classic travel writing with passionate
observations on the deeper political and social issues of the time,
Byron writes with uncanny prescience of the eventual horrors of the
Soviet Union and the downfall of the Raj. As a piece of travel
literature, "First Russia, Then Tibet" is compelling and
beautifully-written. As a portrait of these countries in the 1930s,
it is invaluable. Ultimately, it illuminates the constant quest for
meaning that underscored Robert Byron's life and travels.
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