The Day the Great Flood Came
Extraits
Seinen/Homme
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Tome 1
Au-dessus d'un monde où les terres ont été englouties par les neiges, le jeune Kaina mène une vie frugale sur la Canopée, une membrane qui relie les cimes des colossaux arbres orbitaux, avec quelques autres rescapés de l'humanité. Mais sa rencontre avec une mystérieuse fille originaire de la mer Blanche, l'immense étendue de neige qui recouvre le monde d'en bas qu'on pensait inhabité, va l'entraîner dans une épopée cruciale pour le genre humain...
09/2023
Thèmes photo
The Great Offshore. Art - Argent - Souveraineté - Gouvernance - Colonialisme
Ces cahiers photographiques ponctuent cinq grandes parties thématiques, portant sur cinq itérations parmi les plus remarquables du phénomène offshore : le marché spéculatif des crypto-monnaies à Malte ; la financiarisation du marché de l'art et l'émergence des freeports en Suisse, au Luxembourg et à Singapour ; le business florissant des sociétés "boîtes-aux-lettres" aux Pays-Bas ; l'influence que la Corporation de la City maintient dans l'ancien Empire britannique ; la législation du Luxembourg qui drague les fonds spéculatifs les plus futuristes. Chacun de ces chapitres, rassemblant des textes d'auteurs, de philosophes et d'artistes, est mis en regard avec le travail photographique de terrain du collectif RYBN.ORG.
06/2022
Non classé
The Search for Lyonnesse
Although Mme de Lafayette is acknowledged as the founder of the modern novel, her precise legacy has been understood only in relation to male-authored texts. However, she wrote as a woman, addressing issues that concerned women of her day, particularly the problem of the apparent incompatibility of sexual fulfilment and the institution of marriage. This study seeks to identify how La Princesse de Clèves was interpreted by three of Mme de Lafayette's most talented women successors and to show how their more sombre and subversive view of society was mediated in works of fiction which have strong affinities with the contes de fées for which they are well known. The novels of Mlle Bernard, Mme d'Aulnoy and Mlle de La Force are significant, not simply for what they tell us about themselves as women writers but also for what they reveal about the origins of the eighteenth-century novel.
07/1999
12 ans et +
Les 8 royaumes mortels Tome 1 : La cité de Pierre-de-Vie
Raised as a slave in the Darkoath camps of Aqshy, Kiri dreams of a better life. Of a city of wonders, the place of her birth… Lifestone ! She despairs of ever reaching it until a fateful day arrives when her barbarian captors are attacked by Sigmar's noblest warriors, the Stormcast Eternals. Seizing her chance, Kiri flees through a mysterious realmgate that takes her far from the fiery lands of Aqshy. She arrives in the realm of Ghyran and finds the city of Lifestone. But a curse lies on this place, withering its noble spirit. Her path leads her to a special group of children who, like her, are realm-marked the prophecised saviours of Lifestone. There's Thanis, the fighter ; Alish, the inventor ; Kaspar ; the sneak and Elio, the healer. But dark forces are allying against the children and will do anything to stop them achieving their destiny.
06/2019
Droit européen des affaires
Lobbyst. Revelations from the EU Labyrinth, 2e édition
I feel the need to enlighten the public on the way the European Union functions, or rather malfunctions. For most readers, this could come as a great shock : how can one imagine that the legislator no longer legislates and that he delegates his legislative power to obscure cenacles called "trilogues" ? Today, being a lobbyist is considered to be bad. A defender of business, of multinationals, of capitalism, ... and by extension of pesticides, intensive agriculture and junk food. That is the image ! The aim of this book is not to correct this image, but to provide elements of appreciation and to give a form of objectivity to the debate. Daniel Guéguen is the longest serving EU lobbyist. He is the former head of the European sugar lobby and then of the European farmers unions. Now a consultant, he is at the heart of the lobbying issues that make the news. Longtime professor in the United States, notably at Georgetown and Harvard. Now at the College of Europe. Multi-author, editorialist, blogger, Daniel Guéguen remains a convinced pro-European, but fiercely critical of an opaque, bureaucratic and, to put it bluntly, anti-democratic system.
12/2023
Anglais apprentissage
LA VIERGE ET LE GITAN : THE VIRGIN AND THE GIPSY
When the vicar's wife went off with a young and penniless man the scandal knew no bounds. Her two little girls were only seven and nine years old respectively. And the vicar was such a good husband. True, his hair was grey. But his moustache was dark, he was handsome, and still full of furtive passion for his unrestrained and beautiful wife. Why did she go ? Why did she burst away with such an éclat of revulsion, like a touch of madness ? Nobody gave any answer. Only the pious said she was a bad woman. While some of the good women kept silent. They knew. The two little girls never knew. Wounded, they decided that it was because their mother found them negligible. The ill wind that blows nobody any good swept away the vicarage family on its blast. Then lo and behold ! the vicar, who was somewhat distinguished as an essayist and a controversialist, and whose case had aroused sympathy among the bookish men, received the living of Papplewick. The Lord had tempered the wind of misfortune with a rectorate in the north country. [...] "Lorsque la femme du pasteur s'enfuit avec un jeune homme sans le sou, le scandale ne connut pas de bornes. Ses deux fillettes n'avaient que sept et neuf ans respectivement. Et le pasteur était un si bon mari. Certes, il avait les cheveux gris, mais sa moustache était restée noire, il était bel homme et brûlait encore d'une passion furtive pour sa belle épouse immodeste. Pourquoi était-elle partie ? Pourquoi s'était-elle arrachée à lui, dans un tel éclat de dégoût, comme un grain de folie ? Personne n'apporta de réponse. Seules, les dévotes dirent que c'était une mauvaise femme. Cependant que certaines femmes de bien gardaient le silence. Elles comprenaient, elles. Les deux fillettes ne comprirent jamais. Blessées, elles jugèrent que c'était parce que leur mère les tenait pour quantité négligeable. Le vent du malheur qui est censé être bon à quelque chose balaya de son souffle les habitants de la cure. Puis, miracle, le pasteur, qui avait une certaine éminence comme essayiste et polémiste, et dont la situation avait su émouvoir certains intellectuels, fut nommé à la paroisse de Papplewick. Le Seigneur avait adouci l'ouragan du malheur par un bénéfice de recteur dans le nord du pays. " [...]
02/1993
Littérature française
Les inventeurs. Essai
What do Christopher Columbus, Reneke, Zénobe Gramme and Louis Pasteur have in common ? They were all inventors. Well fine, but who invented the crab's claw, the suction cups and the flight of squids or the proboscis of blood sucking insects ? Is invention intellectual fantasy, an industrial tool or a fundamental biological reaction ? How is this riddle to be solved ? Should we go through the list of inventions or inventors ? Is it a question of circumstances or motivations ? Who is in charge ? The Material or the Spirit ? In order to try to find a way of answering these questions, first a few very different inventors and their inventions will be presented. A few paradoxes emerge from this first part. Then we will devote an entire chapter to an exceptional inventor whose extraordinary work revolutionized how we now approach this topic. Finally, what can be said about all the inventions like the wings of birds or butterflies, the eyes of fish or insects, the leaves of trees or the social organization of beehives ? In these cases, man is not the inventor. There are countless marvels like these in the world around us. Can we explain them ? This will be the subject of the third part of this essay.
02/2017
Anglais apprentissage
Tales from Longpuddle
Tony Kytes is a favourite with the girls but he's not terribly clever. If you meet an old girlfriend and she asks fora ride home in your wagon, do you say yes? And then if you meet the girl you are planning to marry, what do you do? Very soon, Tony is in a great muddle, and does not know how to escape from it. These stories are set in an English country village of the nineteenth century, but Hardy's tales of mistakes and muddles and marriages belong in any place, at any time.
07/2010
Littérature érotique et sentim
The elements Tome 1 : The air he breathes
Tout le monde m'avait avertie au sujet de Tristan Cole. "Garde tes distances avec lui", me disait-on. "Il est cruel, il est froid, il est bousillé". C'est facile de juger un homme sur son passé. De regarder Tristan et de voir en lui un monstre. Mais je n'ai pas pu réagir de la sorte. J'ai reconnu la désolation qu'il portait parce qu'elle était comparable à celle qui m'habitait, et je l'ai acceptée. Lui et moi, nous étions des coquilles vides. Nous étions tous deux à la recherche d'autre chose. De quelque chose de plus. Nous voulions tous deux recoller les morceaux éparpillés de nos passés respectifs. C'était peut-être la condition pour que nous puissions finalement réapprendre à respirer.
Roman d'amour, roman sentiment
The Elements Tome 1 : The air he breathes
THE AIR HE BREATHESThe Elements livre 1Retrouveront-ils goût à la vie ? Premier volume d'une série de 4 titres de Brittainy Cherry, 4 standalones qui se lisent de manière indépendante, dont chaque volume correspond aux 4 éléments de l'univers : l'air, le feu, l'eau, et la terre. The Air He Breathes #1 (L'air)Fire Between High & Lo #2 (Le Feu)The Silent Waters #3 (L'eau)The Gravity of Us #4 (La terre) Tout le monde m'avait avertie au sujet de Tristan Cole. Garde tes distances avec lui me disait-on. Il est cruel. Il est froid. Il est bousillé. C'est facile de juger un homme sur son passé. De regarder Tristan et de ne voir en lui qu'un monstre. Mais je n'ai pas pu réagir de la sorte. J'ai reconnu la désolation qu'il portait parce qu'elle était comparable à celle qui m'habitait et je l'ai acceptée. Lui et moi nous étions des coquilles vides. Nous étions tous deux à la recherche d'autre chose. De quelque chose de plus. Nous voulions tous deux recoller les morceaux éparpillés de nos passé respectifs. C'était peut-être la condition pour que nous puissions finalement réapprendre à respirer. " Certains auteurs vous murmurent directement au coeur, et leurs mots ne vous quittent plus jamais. Brittainy C. Cherry en fait partie. On ne résiste pas au charme de The Air He Breathes. " San Francisco Chronicle
03/2024
Littérature française
Game Day
"Game Day - le parcours d'une légende du hockey" est un ouvrage dans lequel il revient sur son incroyable parcours vers les sommets du hockey mondial, sur son expérience de capitaine, sur les secrets des Red Lions et sur l'évolution du hockey en Belgique... John-John livre également un regard touchant sur ses moments de doute et sur les coups durs qui ont pu parsemer sa carrière : de la maladie rare qui l'a éloigné des Red Lions aux fins de mois difficiles en passant par le délicat équilibre familial à trouver. Des épreuves qu'il a surmontées et qui ne l'ont pas empêché de rester au top dans le sport de haut niveau.
10/2021
Mexique
Secret Mexico City
An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew the city well or who would like to discover its many other facets. The forgotten café where Fidel Castro and Che Guevara used to meet, a tribute to the city's ghosts, a mammoth in the metro, a cave transformed into a shrine, an underground parking lot with mosaics dating from 1930, a Baroque altarpiece made from papier mâché, a village based on the principles of Thomas More's Utopia, secret masterpieces of colonial art in rooms only open around two hours a week, the largest roof garden in Latin America, the photo on which the Oscar statuette is modelled, the first building in the world faced with a material that can trap urban smog, a road surface designed for praying as you walk ...
02/2024
Littérature française
Presque une nuit d'été
Un premier roman plein de fraîcheur où une jeune photographe cherche à saisir les beautés éphémères du quotidien. Elle suit un inconnu qui rentre chez lui avec ses courses, discute dans un bus avec un employé noctambule, observe une mère portant son bébé sur le dos… Et, surtout, elle fait la rencontre d'une vieille dame énigmatique et de l'insaisissable Joh. Au fil de ses promenades, notre héroïne convoque des souvenirs personnels, recueille des histoires intimes, pleines d'humanité et de courage, mais aussi des récits plus extravagants ou merveilleux. On suivra ainsi les aventures d'un jeune expatrié dans les bas-fonds d'une ville vietnamienne, le combat d'Ibtissem pour échapper à l'emprise de sa famille, le tragique destin de Tsukuyomi, dieu de la Lune banni du royaume céleste, ou encore les errances du fantôme de Yoru à la recherche de sa sœur perdue…
08/2018
Policiers
Sandinista. Tome 3
"There is a train at Version City Waiting for the rhythm mail If you can jump then jump right now She can pull you through to better days."
11/2017
Non classé
Nietzsche and the End of Freedom
Nietzsche's writing is not some game of 'freeplay' and terms like 'intertextuality' are useless in discussing its influence. This study takes Nietzsche, then Kafka's Trial, Thomas Mann's Death in Venice, Heinrich Mann's Man of Straw, Rilke's Malte Laurids Brigge and Musil's Törless. It argues that Nietzsche mediates and modernises the dilemmas of Romanticism and that a properly differentiated account of his literary reception can illuminate the dynamics of German culture on the eve of the Great War.
07/1993
Sciences politiques
The Structure of Political Communication in the United Kingdom, the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany
Political Communication in The United Kingdom, the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany differs in terms of what the peoples expect to take issue with, how they are prepared to talk about them, which choices they can make to solve problems and, finally, whom or which organizations they delegate to resolve them. This comparative media study of The Economist, Time and Der Spiegel attempts to extract the differences in politics of the three societies.
11/1987
Histoire et Philosophiesophie
Thinking about Physics
Physical scientists are problem solvers. They are comfortable "doing" science: they find problems, solve them, and explain their solutions. Roger Newton believes that his fellow physicists might be too comfortable with their roles as solvers of problems. He argues that physicists should spend more time thinking about physics. If they did, he believes, they would become even more skilled at solving problems and "doing" science. As Newton points out in this thought-provoking book, problem solving is always influenced by the theoretical assumptions of the problem solver. Too often, though, he believes, physicists haven't subjected their assumptions to thorough scrutiny. Newton's goal is to provide a framework within which the fundamental theories of modem physics can be explored, interpreted, and understood.
"Surely physics is more than a collection of experimental results, assembled to satisfy the curiosity of appreciative experts," Newton writes. Physics, according to Newton, has moved beyond the describing and naming of curious phenomena, which is the goal of some other branches of science. Physicists have spent a great part of the twentieth century searching for explanations of experimental findings. Newton agrees that experimental facts are vital to the study of physics, but only because they lead to the development of a theory that can explain them. Facts, he argues, should undergird theory.
Newton's explanatory sweep is both broad and deep. He covers such topics as quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, field theory, thermodynamics, the role of mathematics in physics, and the concepts of probability and causality. For Newton the fundamental entity in quantum theory is the field, from which physicists can explain the particle-like and wave-like properties that are observed in experiments. He grounds his explanations in the quantum field.
Although this is not designed as a standalone textbook, it is essential reading for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, professors, and researchers. This is a clear, concise, up-to-date book about the concepts and theories that underlie the study of contemporary physics. Readers will find that they will become better-informed physicists and, therefore, better thinkers and problem solvers, too.
01/2000
Manga
Bleach Tome 55 : The Blood Warfare
Une sonnerie d’alarme retentit à Soul Society, comme pour annoncer quelque chose. Des habitants de Rukongai ont soudain disparu. Pendant ce temps, à Karakura où se trouvent Ichigo et les autres, une ombre suspecte s’est approchée sans bruit… L’histoire est entrée dans son dernier chapitre. Le rideau se lève sur l’arc de la sanglante guerre de mille ans !
10/2013
Romance sexy
Say Yes to the Boss
Embrasser mon boss ? Jamais ! A 27 ans, Mona Vargas est encore célibataire, au grand désespoir de sa mère. Chaque dimanche, c'est le même refrain : cette dernière cherche à lui coller un mec dans les pattes ! Alors quand son boss, Hugo Capelli, aussi horripilant que sexy, lui demande de jouer sa fausse fiancée et de l'accompagner à la garden-party organisée par son ex, elle décide d'accepter. A une condition : qu'il consente lui aussi à se faire passer pour son petit ami auprès de sa famille. Avec lui, pas d'ambiguïté, puisqu'ils n'ont rien en commun ! Il est aussi sûr de lui, arrogant et égocentré qu'elle est désintéressée et dévouée. Et de toute façon, c'est son patron ! Mais ça, c'est sur le papier...
04/2022
Policiers
Some Days in the Life
Une enquête menée par un frenchie dans l'Angleterre des années 60, dans l'environnement proche des mythiques Beatles. Le roman nous plonge dans cette période à mi-chemin entre establishment et culture pop, où les jupes courtes faisaient leur apparition au sein des pubs encore enfumés. Ce polar est suivi d'une partie documentée riche d'anecdotes originales. Incontournable pour les amoureux de cette culture rock'n'roll.
03/2018
Droit
The Journey of a Successful Entrepreneur. The great story of a huge collective success
His name is Patrice X. Thiry. He is 48 years old. In 2000, he founded his start-up : ProwebCE. In 2017, he sold it to Edenred for 300 million euros. This is his story and the one of his teams.
01/2021
Romans, témoignages & Co
The Master's Game
Pour cette dernière année de lycée, Lydia s'est fait une promesse. De nature timide et réservée, elle souhaite prendre confiance en elle et s'affirmer. A sa plus grande surprise, l'occasion rêvée se présente : elle est sélectionnée, avec quatre autres élèves du lycée, pour participer aux jeux du Master, qui se dérouleront tout au long de l'année. L'élève qui réussira tous les gages et qui se retrouvera en haut du classement se verra récompensé, en plus de gagner en popularité. Lydia espère ainsi se rapprocher de Liam, un nouvel élève dont elle est tombée sous le charme. Alors que le jeu suit son cours, le Master met en scène des gages de plus en plus étranges... Lydia parviendra-t-elle à découvrir ce qui se cache derrière ce jeu malsain ?
03/2022
Roman d'amour, roman sentiment
The Ex Boyfriend Game
Une campus romance new adult signée Ilsa Madden-Mills, l'auteure à succès distinguée par le Wall Street Journal. Toucher le fond ou toucher le gros lot... Je ne suis pas la jolie pom-pom girl. Ni la reine de la sociabilité. Ni même riche. En revanche, je connais très bien Eric Hansen, capitaine de l'équipe de hockey. Le mec parfait qui coche toutes les cases si ce n'est qu'il mérite parfaitement son surnom de Roi des ruptures. Il m'a brisé le coeur et depuis, nous nous accordons parfaitement dans la volonté de jouer à ce jeu, celui de faire semblant de ne pas nous connaître et de ne plus rien être l'un pour l'autre... Enfin, jusqu'à ce que tout parte en vrille. Je crois qu'on peut dire que ce jour-là, j'ai vraiment touché le fond. Pourquoi a-t-il fallu qu'il vienne me sauver ? Pire, il semble maintenant déterminé à me sortir des problèmes dans lesquels je suis fourrée jusqu'au cou. Je n'ai pas besoin de lui. Je me débrouille très bien toute seule. Et s'il pense que ça le fera regagner mes faveurs et mon lit par la même occasion, il se fourre complètement sa crosse dans l'oeil.
09/2023
Roman d'amour, roman sentiment
Don’t leave me
Jordan and Florence had made a promise never to part with each other, having managed to heal their past pains. Unfortunately, one day she will return to France, leaving Jordan, alone, in Boston. Their love, their carnal complicity in which they always found refuge and had fun in unusual places, cannot be ended on a whim. The death of a child, of a parent, suicide, disability, so many trials that will test their love, so that they admit they are nothing without the other. Will they succeed, knowing that when one is loved, one strength is increased tenfold when one encounters an obstacle ? Besides, distance is nothing when two people love each other so passionately, destiny is supposed to bring those who love each other together.
07/2022
Mondes fantastiques
The Prison Healer Tome 2 : The Gilded Cage
Kiva Meridan est une survivante. Elle a survécu non seulement à la prison de Zalindov mais aussi aux terribles épreuves du Supplice. Et à présent, l'heure de la vengeance a sonné. Mais si, durant dix ans, son unique objectif a été de retrouver sa famille et de faire payer les responsables de leurs malheurs, sa mission est désormais plus compliquée que jamais... Alors que Kiva s'habitue à sa nouvelle vie dans la capitale, elle découvre qu'elle n'est pas la seule à avoir souffert pendant son séjour en prison - son frère et sa soeur ont changé eux aussi, de même que leurs convictions. Bientôt, Kiva se retrouve à devoir cacher des choses aussi bien à sa famille qu'à ses ennemis. Hors des murs de la ville, tandis que les rebelles s'agitent et que les tensions grondent, la rumeur d'une nouvelle menace venue des royaumes du nord se répand. En ces temps incertains, les allégeances comptent plus que tout, mais tiraillée de tous côtés, Kiva ne sait plus à qui accorder sa loyauté. Cette fois, pour survivre, elle devra dénouer un enchevêtrement de mensonges avant que les deux camps ne se retournent contre elle et qu'elle ne perde tout.
03/2023
Théâtre
Arrival of Mira, Love story between Bhojan and Mira
Arrival of Mira Foreword Arrival of Mira tells the story of a beautiful young woman who held true to her faith despite many severe hardships. Mira was still only a child when she decided that Ginidhara Gopal (Lord Krishna) was her 'husband' and that she wanted to devote her life to serving and worshipping him. Later, the now orphaned Mira was married to Bhojan, the prince of Mewar and son of Rana, the king of Chittoor. Bhojan fell in love at first sight but found it hard to understand Mira's utter devotion to Ginidhara. Mira suffered at the hands of her in-laws who could not understand the depth of her love for Ginidhara and wanted her to follow their worship of Kali (in the form of Durga). Mira suffered imprisonment in a haunted palace and then exile for her beliefs. Even her friends were persecuted because of her uncompromising love for Lord Krishna. Eventually Bhojan came to understand his wife's piety. The story is told in the form of a musical play where the love story is interwoven with delightful songs and dances. The character of Mira is one to win the hearts of all who read of her. Her gentle devotion and steadfast belief are an inspiration to everyone. Thank you, Dr Shuddhananda Bharati for having made this beautiful story available to us. Daye Craddock Editions ASSA, Christian Piaget
03/2013
Guides pratiques
Cycling the ruta via de la plata
2 weeks from Seville to Gijón ; 6-day option along Camino Sanabrés to Santiago ; road and off-road routes ; 8 UNESCO world heritage sites. The Ruta Via de la Plata is one of Spain's most important pilgrim routes. This 930km ride from the southern coarta plain, across the central plateau and over the Cantabrian Mountains to the north coast is the perfect way to sample the country. Along the way there is the chance to visit notable towns an, cities – such as Seville, Mérida, Cáceres Salamanca, Leon, Zamora, Oviedo an Santiago de Compostela. Mainly empty roads and gentle climbs make this rout accessible for a wide range of cyclists. With fantastic cycling, cultura and historic interest and great food, the Ruta Via de la Plata is sure to delight. This guidebook describes both road and off-road routes and how to combine the two for a perfect touring, hybrid or gravel cycling trip. Best cycled in spring and autumn ; suitable for touring, hybrid or gravel bikes ; advice on equipment, travel and transporting your bike.
04/2022
Histoire et Philosophiesophie
The Undergrowth of Science. Delusion, self-deception and human frailty
Walter Gratzer's themes in the stories he relates in The Undergrowth of Science are collective delusion and human folly. Science is generally seen as a process bound by rigorous rules, which its practitioners must not transgress. Deliberate fraud occasionally intrudes, but it is soon detected, the perpetrators cast out and the course of discovery barely disturbed. Far more interesting are the outbreaks of self-delusion that from time to time afflict upright and competent researchers, and then spread like an epidemic or mass-hysteria through a sober and respectable scientific community. When this happens the rules by which scientists normally govern their working lives are suddenly suspended. Sometimes these episodes are provoked by personal vanity, an unwillingness to acknowledge error or even contemplate the possibility that a hard-won success is a will o' the wisp; at other times they stem from loyalty to a respected and trusted guru, or even from patriotic pride; and, worst of ail, they may be a consequence of a political ideology which imposes its own interpretation on scientists' observations of the natural world. Unreason and credulity supervene, illusory phenomena are described and measured, and theories are developed to explain them - until suddenly, often for no single reason, the bubble bursts, leaving behind it a residue of acrimony, recrimination, embarrassment and ruined reputations.
Here, then, are radiations, measured with high precision yet existing only in the minds of those who observed them; the Russian water, which some thought might congeal the oceans: phantom diseases which called for heroic surgery; monkey testis implants that restored the sexual powers of ageing roués and of tired sheep; truths about genetics and about the nature of matter, perceptible only to Aryan scientists in the Third Reich or Marxist ideologues in the Soviet Union; and much more. The Undergrowth of Science explores, in terms accessible to the lay reader, the history of such episodes, up to our own time, in ail their absurdity, tragedy and pathos.
01/2000
Histoire de l'art
Titian, the Della Rovere Dynasty, and His Portrait of Guidobaldo II and his Son. Edition
Le portrait Klesch, par Titien, de Guidobaldo II avec son fils Francesco Maria représente le duc d'Urbino dans ses pleins pouvoirs de commandant suprême des troupes papales avec son héritier à ses côtés. Ce rare double portrait en pied vient seulement d'être attribué à Titien après avoir entrepris des analyses et une restauration minutieuses qui révèlent une belle peinture au style "non finito" avec de superbes touches d'empâtement totalement typiques au maître. Tout ceci est illustré et développé dans ce nouveau livre. Titian provided portraits for the greatest men and women of Europe, Charles V and Philip II of Spain primary among them. For years the Klesch portrait was dismissed as a workshop product - partly because poor condition hid its true quality, but also because it was not believed that Titian could have deigned to create one for Guidobaldo, whose father Guidobaldo della Rovere (1514-1574) and family had a long history of patronizing the artist. Recent research, however, has thrown Guidobaldo's geopolitical significance into relief. He was supreme commander of Venice, the Papal States and then Spain. He sent thousands of soldiers to the major conflicts of his day, particularly the defense of Malta (1565) and the Battle of Lepanto (1571) and his engineers were sought throughout Europe for their ingenuity. In this volume full of new research, Ian Verstegen reveals that Guidobaldo was not peripheral but central to Italian politics and was regarded at several points in history as a key figure who could bring peace or who could influence major conflicts on the Italian peninsula, particularly the War of Siena, and then Pope Paul IV's offensive war against Spain. Anne-Marie Eze gives the first comprehensive examination of the painting's provenance, outlining the portrait's vicissitudes and reception at different moments in its near 500-year history, reexamining received wisdom about its past ownership, and presenting new documentary evidence to expand on and fill gaps in our knowledge of its whereabouts. Finally, Matthew Hayes and Ian Kennedy reflect on the technique, date, recent conservation, and authorship of the painting, proving it to be a masterpiece that only the great Titian could have created.
11/2021
Non classé
Thomas Carlyle 1981
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), essayist, biographer, historian, philosopher, translator, literary and social critic, was one of the great intellectual forces of his period, indispensable to our understanding of Victorian Britain and the 19th century in general. Scholars from Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and the United States assembled at the Scottish Studies Centre of the University of Mainz in Germersheim for the International Thomas Carlyle Centenary Symposium 1981. Their papers, published in this volume, open up a new - European - dimension of Carlyle's personality, work and thought. They offer evidence that the subject is not exhausted, quite the reverse, and that in many aspects Carlyle is as topical today as in his own time.
12/1982
