The rape of the masters [[electronic resource] ] : how political correctness sabotages art / / Roger Kimball
| The rape of the masters [[electronic resource] ] : how political correctness sabotages art / / Roger Kimball |
| Autore | Kimball Roger <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, CA, : Encounter |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Disciplina | 700.103 |
| Soggetto topico |
Politics in art
Political correctness |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-74742-8
9786612747427 1-59403-302-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Dedication; A Note on Sources; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Psychoanalyzing Courbet; A straightforward realist?; "Presentness" on parade; Structurally feminine art?; The triumph of the imaginary; Chapter 2 - Inventing Mark Rothko; Was Rothko a realist?; Rothko and "the human drama"; The structure of a pietà?; Chapter 3 - Fantasizing Sargent; Inflections, nuance, possibility; Today's "interpretive horizon"; A campaign for decivilization; Beyond the bounds of credibility; Chapter 4 - Inebriating Rubens; "The Apelles of our age"; Rubens as Silenus?
Chapter 5 - Modernizing Winslow HomerThe quintessential Yankee; Sharks and other "outside matters"; Homer and the race card; Chapter 6 - Fetishizing Gauguin; The artificial savage; Dreaming before nature; Avant-garde fetishization; Chapter 7 - Deconcealing van Gogh; Was van Gogh a metaphysician?; Verbal vertigo; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index; Copyright Page |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456708203321 |
Kimball Roger <1953->
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| San Francisco, CA, : Encounter | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The rape of the masters [[electronic resource] ] : how political correctness sabotages art / / Roger Kimball
| The rape of the masters [[electronic resource] ] : how political correctness sabotages art / / Roger Kimball |
| Autore | Kimball Roger <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, CA, : Encounter |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Disciplina | 700.103 |
| Soggetto topico |
Politics in art
Political correctness |
| ISBN |
1-282-74742-8
9786612747427 1-59403-302-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Dedication; A Note on Sources; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Psychoanalyzing Courbet; A straightforward realist?; "Presentness" on parade; Structurally feminine art?; The triumph of the imaginary; Chapter 2 - Inventing Mark Rothko; Was Rothko a realist?; Rothko and "the human drama"; The structure of a pietà?; Chapter 3 - Fantasizing Sargent; Inflections, nuance, possibility; Today's "interpretive horizon"; A campaign for decivilization; Beyond the bounds of credibility; Chapter 4 - Inebriating Rubens; "The Apelles of our age"; Rubens as Silenus?
Chapter 5 - Modernizing Winslow HomerThe quintessential Yankee; Sharks and other "outside matters"; Homer and the race card; Chapter 6 - Fetishizing Gauguin; The artificial savage; Dreaming before nature; Avant-garde fetishization; Chapter 7 - Deconcealing van Gogh; Was van Gogh a metaphysician?; Verbal vertigo; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index; Copyright Page |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780823403321 |
Kimball Roger <1953->
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| San Francisco, CA, : Encounter | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stealing elections [[electronic resource] ] : how voter fraud threatens our democracy / / John Fund
| Stealing elections [[electronic resource] ] : how voter fraud threatens our democracy / / John Fund |
| Autore | Fund John H. <1957-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London, : Encounter, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Elections - Corrupt practices - United States
Political corruption - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-48766-3
9786612487668 1-59403-270-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; A Conflict of Visions; Voters without Borders; From Little Oaks Grows a Mighty Acorn; Barack Obama and ACORN: Perfect Together; The Battle for Photo ID; A Supreme Court Victory; The Myths of Florida Live On; Mississippi Stealing; The Fraud That Made Milwaukee Famous; Florida with Rain: Seattle Chaos; Politically Active after Death; Vote Fraud the Old-Fashioned Way; The Ghost of LBJ; How to Steal an Election from Jimmy Carter; Where Do We Go from Here?; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456611903321 |
Fund John H. <1957->
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| New York ; ; London, : Encounter, 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stealing elections [[electronic resource] ] : how voter fraud threatens our democracy / / John Fund
| Stealing elections [[electronic resource] ] : how voter fraud threatens our democracy / / John Fund |
| Autore | Fund John H. <1957-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London, : Encounter, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Elections - Corrupt practices - United States
Political corruption - United States |
| ISBN |
1-282-48766-3
9786612487668 1-59403-270-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; A Conflict of Visions; Voters without Borders; From Little Oaks Grows a Mighty Acorn; Barack Obama and ACORN: Perfect Together; The Battle for Photo ID; A Supreme Court Victory; The Myths of Florida Live On; Mississippi Stealing; The Fraud That Made Milwaukee Famous; Florida with Rain: Seattle Chaos; Politically Active after Death; Vote Fraud the Old-Fashioned Way; The Ghost of LBJ; How to Steal an Election from Jimmy Carter; Where Do We Go from Here?; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780913703321 |
Fund John H. <1957->
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| New York ; ; London, : Encounter, 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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