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Ghost: A Cultural History by Susan Owens
29.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Reading Level: very good
Now in paperback, this is a new cultural history of the ghost--one of the most popular and pervasive subjects worldwide. Spanning from the medieval period to today, the book includes a wide range of artists and writers, including Hogarth, Blake, Rossetti, Shakespeare, Pepys, Shelley, and Dickens. Contem ...Show more
Ghost: A Cultural History - Hardcover by Susan Owens
39.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics
"Five thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has even been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is against it; but all belief is for it." --Samuel Johnson Ghosts are woven into the very fabri ...Show more
Imagining England’s Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession by Susan Owens
49.99 AUD
Category: History
Imagining England's Past takes a long look at the country's invented histories, from the glamorous to the disturbing, from the eighth century to the present day.England has long built its sense of self on visions of its past. What does it mean for medieval writers to summon King Arthur from the post-Rom ...Show more
The Art of Drawing: British Masters and Methods Since 1600 by Susan Owens
59.99 AUD
Category: Art
The Art of Drawing is the first book in sixty years to cover the wider history of drawing in Britain exploring the crucial role drawing has played in British art. Featuring works by foremost British artists from the early seventeenth century right up to the present day, this book offers fresh insights i ...Show more
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