Literatura obcojęzyczna Yale University Press

A new look at the art of one of the most charming and idiosyncratic personalities of early 20th-century New York

Best known for his interiors and landscapes featuring beautiful women in artful poses and subtly related color harmonies, Thomas Wilmer...

A leading European intellectual reflects on the changing concept of melancholy through history

An essential collection of Stephen Batchelor's most probing and important work on secular Buddhism As the practice of mindfulness permeates...

An authoritative new edition of the third volume in Marcel Proust's epic masterwork, In Search of Lost Time

Resituates Metsu as one of the leading genre painters of his time and analyses his technique as a draftsman and painter.

A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century"What makes this manifesto...

A discussion about how each age created Jesus in its own image, discovering in his life and teachings the answers to fundamental questions...

One hundred years have passed since Marcel Proust published the first volume of what was to become a seven-volume masterpiece, In Search...

William Hogarth (1697-1764) was among the first British-born artists to rise to international recognition and acclaim and to this day he...

Quilts are among the most utilitarian of art objects, yet the best among them possess a formal beauty that rivals anything made on canvas....

In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen's classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, he incorporates the latest research in multiple...

Simon Bolivar was a revolutionary who freed six countries, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a general...

What really happened in the centuries of conflict between Europe, Russia, China, America, and the peoples of the Muslim world

"Five Spice Street" is a novel about a street in an unnamed city whose inhabitants speculate on the life of a mysterious Madam X. The novel...

Une célébration complète et faisant autorité de la vie et de l'œuvre de l'un des artistes les plus en vue de la Renaissance vénitienneMéticuleusement...

Surveys the centuries of folklore about vampires, and offers a scientific explanation.

Jackson Pollock's revolutionary 'drip paintings' put American art on the map, representing the first real break with the formal structures...

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was hailed in his lifetime as a founder of the Northern Renaissance, and his work revolutionized the art of printmaking....

Freud invented a psychological treatment that involved the telling and revising of life stories, but he was himself sceptical of the writing...

An exploration of the abandoned tributaries of London's vast and vital transportation network through breathtaking images and unexpected...

A beautiful celebration of six decades of work aby Edgar Degas, published in the centennial year of the artist's death

Since the 19th century, dolls have served as commodities but also as objects of possession and obsession, love and lust. That century witnessed...

Since its publication in 1997, Raymond Brown's Introduction to the New Testament has been widely embraced aby modern readers seeking to...

A biography of French author Marcel Proust, dealing at length with the themes of Jewishness and homosexuality.

In Can Xue's extraordinary book, we encounter a full assemblage of husbands, wives and lovers. Entwined in complicated, often tortuous relationships,...

This authoritative survey situates renowned buildings of the Mediterranean Islamic world--the Mosque of C rdoba, Alhambra Palace, and more--within...

This captivating selection of 70 intimate black and white photographs convey Patti Smith's singular experience as a photographer as it relates...

An account of dualist religions from Antiquity to the Cathar Heresy.

A group of renowned scholars, collectors, artists, and curators grapple with the challenging notion of defining "Islamic art."

This fresh and engaging survey of El Greco's work explores the development of the artist's renowned mature style and reveals the depth of...

This focused volume presents a deep exploration and new interpretations of the winter paintings of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525-1569)....

The Virgin Mary has been an inspiration to more people than any other woman who ever lived. For Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and Muslims,...

"This publication accompanies the exhibition Enlightened princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the shaping of the modern world,...

This extraordinarily beautiful book gathers together and examines for the first time a delightful collection of English gardens rendered...

History associates the early Roman Empire with its male rulers, yet not one of the Julio-Claudian dynasty's emperors was the blood son of...

This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings...

In this unprecedentedly wide-ranging account of art, design, and architecture in the complex Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire...

Since the late nineteenth century, New Testament scholars have operated on the belief that most, if not all, of the narrative parables in...

Understanding Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898) is crucial to reading the history of art of the late nineteenth century and the development...

Provides an account of the lives and writings of the Cappadocians, showing how they managed to be Greek and Christian at the same time....

The final volume in a full survey of the work of John Singer Sargent, covering his late watercolors, designs for the Boston murals, and...

A gorgeously illustrated, accessible book that provides a holistic summary of the key elements for good biophilic design

An outstanding exploration of a photographer, educator, and curator whose work both documented and created change in post-Revolutionary...

A comprehensive look at an important member of the artistic vanguard of late 19th- and early 20th-century Europe

Italian couturier Roberto Capucci (born 1930) is revered by contemporary fashion designers for his innovative silhouettes and masterful...

A fresh and surprising overview of N. C. Wyeth's career that considers the full range of the multifaceted artist's oeuvre

This meticulously researched catalogue presents an authoritative assessment of the works of Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787), one of the 18th century's...

A landmark retrospective that examines William Merritt Chase and his lasting contribution to the history of modern art

In this incisive book, leaders from international fashion research and artistic practices probe the nuanced relationship between fashion...

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Addresses the teachings of Jesus on major legal topics.

William Holman Hunt was one of the major artistic talents of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, founded in 1848. Hunt's work was always characterised...

In this book on the real, historical Jesus, Meier sifts the evidence of 2000 years to portray neither a rural magician nor a figure of obvious...