A magistrate in a country village protests the army's treatment of members of the barbarian tribes taken prisoner during a civil war and finds himself arrested as a traitor. Set in an isolated outpost on the edge of a great empire, this novel is a startling allegory of the war …
In the tiny farming community of Bacon's Corner, an attempted murder, a case of mistaken identity, and a lawsuit against a struggling Christian school all lead Sally Beth Roe to flee for her life.
In the tiny farming community of Bacon's Corner, an attempted murder, a case of mistaken identity, and a lawsuit against a struggling Christian school all lead Sally Beth Roe to flee for her life.
In this trail-blazing novel on spiritual warfare, a prayerful pastor and a hard-boiled reporter compare notes and find themselves fighting a plot to subjugate the human race. A prayerful pastor and a hard-boiled reporter fight a plot to subjugate the human race.
Allegoristi dell'età classica: opere e frammenti
Fragonard's allegories of love [accompanies the Exhibition Consuming Passion: Fragonard's Allegories of Love,…
by Molotiu, Andrei, Exhibition Consuming Passion: Fragonard's Allegories of Love, Williamstown, Mass.), Exhibition Consuming Passion: Fragonard's Allegories of Love, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Fragonard's Allegories of love
by Molotiu, Andrei, J. Paul Getty Museum
fromGetty Museum studies on art
"Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter whose manner is distinguished by remarkable facility exuberance, and surprising innovation. A prolific artist, Fragonard produced more than 550 paintings. The Getty Museum's masterpiece, The Fountain of Love, is part of a s…
McMurphy, a criminal who feigns insanity, is admitted to a mental hospital where he challenges the autocratic authority of the head nurse.
McMurphy, a criminal who feigns insanity, is admitted to a mental hospital where he challenges the autocratic authority of the head nurse.
The struggle for power between a head nurse and a male patient in a mental institution leads to a climax of hate, violence and death.
In the aftermath of the French Revolution, Grandet has accumulated and inherited several fortunes. His wealth is matched by his greed and avarice and by his determination to leave his fortune to his daughter Eugenie. To this end he is prepared to sacrifice everything, including …