John Milton--poet, polemicist, public servant, and author of one of the greatest masterpieces in English literature, Paradise Lost--is revered today as a great writer and a proponent of free speech. In his time, however, his ideas far exceeded the orthodoxy of English life; spurred by his conscience and an iron grip on logic, Milton was uncompromising in his beliefs at a time of great religious and political flux in England. In John Milton, David Hawkes expertly interweaves details from Milton's public and private life, providing new insight into the man and his prophetic...
John Milton--poet, polemicist, public servant, and author of one of the greatest masterpieces in English literature, Paradise Lost--is revered ...
Over the last 20 years, the concept of 'economic' activity has come to seem inseparable from psychological, semiotic and ideological experiences. In fact, the notion of the 'economy' as a discrete area of life seems increasingly implausible. This returns us to the situation of Shakespeare's England, where the financial had yet to be differentiated from other forms of representation. This book shows how concepts and concerns that were until recently considered purely economic affected the entire range of sixteenth and seventeenth century life.
Using the work of such critics as...
Over the last 20 years, the concept of 'economic' activity has come to seem inseparable from psychological, semiotic and ideological experiences. I...
A collaborative work by David Hawkes, LG Williams, and Alan Rubin. The Estate of LG Williams is proud to present this publication for LG Williams's recent body of work -- the SoCal Mid-Rise Multi-Story series. In these pictures, Williams merges Thiebaud's now canonical compositions of Sacramento Valley landscapes, San Francisco cityscapes, and assorted pastries. But this is where familiarity and transparency ends. As the viewer looks into the illuminated windows, the mysteries compound and multiply-forms transform into reflections, reflections into abstract thought. They are...
A collaborative work by David Hawkes, LG Williams, and Alan Rubin. The Estate of LG Williams is proud to present this publication for L...
