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First World War Poets by Alan Judd
$21.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
Offers a collection of short biographies of those remarkable men who sought to record and convey the horrors of the Great War in poetry draws on letters, memoirs and portraits in a variety of media.
Oscar Wilde and His Circle by Simon Callow
$21.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
One of literatures most witty personalities, Oscar Wilde captivated London society. In this perceptive appraisal of Wilde and those around him including Aubrey Beardsley, Sir Max Beerbohm and Wildes lover, Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) Simon Callow captures the spirit of one of Britains most feted, but ul ...Show more
Pepys and His Contemporaries : A Pocketbook Guide to Diarist Samuel Pepys and His Era by Richard Ollard
$21.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
Samuel Pepys's Diary stands with Shakespeare and the King James Bible as an indisputable treasure of English literature. As a picture of England, and especially of London, in the age of King Charles II, of Wren and Newton and Nell Gwyn, of the Plague and the Great Fire, it is a rare and honest report th ...Show more
Shakespeare and His Contemporaries by Charles Nicholl
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Category: History | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
Shakespeare and his Contemporaries by Charles Nicholl William Shakespeare and his contemporaries helped create not only a new kind of theatre but also a new form of language. In an age of religious and political warfare, they found expression for what it means to be human. Yet although Shakespeare's lif ...Show more
The Bloomsbury Group by Frances Spalding
$21.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Bloomsbury Group transformed British culture with their innovative approach to art, design and society. In this book Frances Spalding presents over twenty fascinating biographies, all of which are illustrated with paintings and intimate photographs created ...Show more
The Pre-Raphaelite Circle by Jan Marsh
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Category: History | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood lent its name to one of the most significant and innovative artistic movements of the Victorian age. Jan Marsh's lively and revealing account of these remarkable men and women explores the individual personalities, the close friendships and the artistic force that bound th ...Show more
The Romantic Poets and Their Circle by Richard Holmes
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Category: History | Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions
The ideal of the inspired artist owes its origin to the figures of the Romantic period, who revolutionised English art and literature. In this book, Richard Holmes explores the portraits and lives of such key poets as Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats, and assesses the impact of their work ...Show more
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