Patrick Curry Knihy

Exploring the theme of enchantment in art, this book delves into various forms of expression, including painting, music, fiction, and poetry. It examines how wonder in art interacts with the pervasive trend of disenchantment, utilizing insights from philosophers, artists, and sociological theorists. Through these studies, it seeks to illuminate the intricate dynamics between artistic experience and societal attitudes toward enchantment.

Illustrated guide to the crucial Italian philosopher and author of The Prince

Tato kniha mapuje tři rodokmeny postmodernismu - umění, vědění, historii - a vysvětluje základy strukturalismu, sémiologie a dekonstrukce vypracované postmoderními ikonami, jako jsou Foucault, Levi-Strauss, Barthes, Derrida, Lacan a Lyotard. Brilantní text Richarda Appignanesiho a nápadité ilustrace Chrise Garratta, karikaturisty listu The Guardian, poskytují nezbytný úvod do problematiky každému, kdo je fascinován nebo podrážděn zrcadlovou síní, kterou představuje postmodernismus.

This new and absorbing encyclopedia is the definitive work on the story of Manchester United. With all the facts and figures, league tables, over 130,000 words of text and more than 400 photographs throughout, it provides the most comprehensive and authoritative overview of the club. Including a season-by-season look at United's progress, with special features on the Reds' trophy-winning campaigns, this book tells the complete story of the Red Devils. Of special value is a section profiling all the club's most significant players throughout its history. With timecharts, easy-to-follow design features and many other special entries, this book is an essential purchase for any fan.

What are millions of readers all over the world getting out of reading The Lord of the Rings? Newly reissued with a new afterword, Patrick Curry's Defending Middle-earth argues, in part, that Tolkien has found a way to provide something close to spirit in a secular age. His focus is on three main aspects of Tolkien's fiction: the social and political structure of Middle-earth and how the varying cultures within it find common cause in the face of a shared threat; the nature and ecology of Middle-earth and how what we think of as the natural world joins the battle against mindless, mechanized destruction; and the spirituality and ethics of Middle-earth, for which Curry provides a particularly insightful and resonant examination that will deepen the understanding of the millions of fans who have taken The Lord of the Rings to heart.