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Автор: Vasari, Giorgio
Название: Lives of the artists
ISBN: 0199537194 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199537198
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Vasari`s collection of biographical accounts also presents a highly influential theory of the development of Renaissance art. Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto, who represent the infancy of art, Vasari considers the period of youthful vigour, shaped by Donatello, Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, and Masaccio, before discussing the mature period of perfection, dominated by the titanic figures of Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. This specially commissioned translation contains thirty-six of the most important lives as well as an introduction and explanatory notes.

Автор: Blond, Anthony
Название: Brief history of the private lives of the roman emperors
ISBN: 1845297199 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781845297190
Издательство: Little Brown
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Описание: Even more scurrilous than the TV series Rome, A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors tells the true story of toga parties, banquets, and the scandalous life of the Caesars. Ancient history with all the boring bits taken out.

Автор: Suetonius
Название: Lives of the caesars
ISBN: 0199537569 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199537563
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: The Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. Suetonius composed his material from a variety of sources, without much concern for their
reliability. His biographies consist of the ancestry and career of each emperor in turn; however, his interest is not so much analytical or historical, but anecdotal and salacious which gives rise to a lively and provocative succession of portraits. For example, the account of Julius Caesar does
not simply mention his crossing of the Rubicon and his assassination, but draws attention to his dark piercing eyes and attempts to conceal his baldness. The life of Caligula presents a vivid picture of the emperor's grotesque appearance, his waywardness, and his insane cruelties.

The format and style of Suetonius' Lives of the Caesars was to set the tone for biography throughout western literature--his work remains thoroughly readable and full of interest. Indeed, it was Robert Graves's primary reference source when he was writing I, Claudius, and those who have read his
book will enjoy the original accounts as set down here.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Автор: Levack, Brian (university Of Texas, Usa)
Название: Witchcraft sourcebook
ISBN: 0415195063 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415195065
Издательство: Bookpoint
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Описание: More than 100,000 people, mainly women, were prosecuted for the crime of witchcraft between 1450 and 1750. This new anthology looks at the connections between gender and witchcraft and how notions of witchcraft changed over time.