A Virtuoso's Collection; From "Mosses from an Old Manse"
A Virtuoso's Collection; From

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-05-05

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 3387332629

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

A Virtuoso's Collection
A Virtuoso's Collection

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-09-13

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781976397714

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"A Virtuoso's Collection" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story references a number of historical and mythical figures, items, beasts, books, etc. as part of a museum collection. Some scholars regard the real-life museum of the East India Marine Society in Salem, Massachusetts, as a model for Hawthorne's fictional museum. The narrator is led through the collection by the virtuoso himself who turns out to be the Wandering Jew.

A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
A Virtuoso's Collection (From

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2020-03-16

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13:

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'A Virtuoso's Collection' is a mesmerizing collection of short stories from his larger work 'Mosses from an Old Manse'. The book showcases Hawthorne's signature gothic literary style, filled with dark themes, moral allegories, and intricate characterizations. Each story within the collection is intricately crafted, drawing readers into haunting narratives that explore the complexities of human nature and society in a Puritanical New England setting. Hawthorne's vivid imagery and careful attention to psychological depth make 'A Virtuoso's Collection' a captivating read for those interested in 19th-century American literature. Known for his exploration of guilt, sin, and redemption, Hawthorne's work continues to resonate with readers today. It is through his ability to intertwine the supernatural with the everyday that Hawthorne creates a truly immersive reading experience. I highly recommend 'A Virtuoso's Collection' to those seeking to delve into the intricacies of Hawthorne's literary genius and the dark corners of the human soul.

Crescendo of the Virtuoso
Crescendo of the Virtuoso

Author: Paul Metzner

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2024-07-26

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 0520377400

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During the Age of Revolution, Paris came alive with wildly popular virtuoso performances. Whether the performers were musicians or chefs, chess players or detectives, these virtuosos transformed their technical skills into dramatic spectacles, presenting the marvelous and the outré for spellbound audiences. Who these characters were, how they attained their fame, and why Paris became the focal point of their activities is the subject of Paul Metzner's absorbing study. Covering the years 1775 to 1850, Metzner describes the careers of a handful of virtuosos: chess masters who played several games at once; a chef who sculpted hundreds of four-foot-tall architectural fantasies in sugar; the first police detective, whose memoirs inspired the invention of the detective story; a violinist who played whole pieces on a single string. He examines these virtuosos as a group in the context of the society that was then the capital of Western civilization. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1999.

Vipers and Virtuosos
Vipers and Virtuosos

Author: Sav R. Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2021-12-12

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781737668145

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Aiden From the second I saw her, I knew she'd be my ruin. Sitting all alone at the bar, she looked like an angel. Eurydice in human form; her beauty eclipsed by demons. Now, I'm one of them. The ghost she's tried for years to escape. Thinking I wouldn't be able to find her. But I never stopped trying, and now that I have, her past sins should be the least of her worries. Riley From the moment he saw me, I knew I'd ruin his life. Alone at the bar, I dared the monster to come and play. Orpheus in the flesh, with his sad songs and strange obsessions. I became one of them. The siren who calls to the darkest parts of him. Only, I disappeared before he could act on it. But now he's here, and he wants me to repent for my sins. *** *Vipers and Virtuosos is a full-length, standalone dark rockstar romance inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It is NOT fantasy, historical, or a retelling. If you are not a dark romance reader, this book may not be suitable for you. Reader discretion is advised.

The Virtuoso
The Virtuoso

Author: Thomas Shadwell

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1966-01-01

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9780803253681

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First published in 1676, The Virtuoso set a standard for theatrical satire. It was the most extensive dramatic treatment of modern science since Jonson's The Alchemist and took as its target no less than the Royal Society of London. Shadwell's barbs hit their targets often and cleanly. In 1689 he became Poet Laureate of England, a position he held until his death in 1692. The virtuoso of the title is Sir Nicholas Gimcrack, who like many after him confuses the extent of a collection with the depth of a science. Sir Gimcrack is fascinated by the geography of the moon, the worlds in his microscope, and the possibilities of human flight. More seriously and?for Shadwell's audience?more comically, his obsession with his arrays of worms and spiders proceeds at the expense of his wife and two beautiful nieces. The play also introduces Sir Formal Trifle, a pedantic ciceronian orator and coxcomb. His character established thereafter the theatrical type of the know-it-all blowhard. Famous for its wit and high-speed changes, The Virtuoso is also a display of the prestige of modern science and the pomposity of its ameteurs.

Virtuoso
Virtuoso

Author: Yelena Moskovich

Publisher: Serpent's Tail

Published: 2019-01-17

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1782834346

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Longlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2020 'A hint of Lynch, a touch of Ferrante, the cruel absurdity of Antonin Artaud, the fierce candour of Anaïs Nin, the stylish languor of a Lana del Rey song ... Moskovich writes sentences that lilt and slink, her plots developing as a slow seduction and then clouding like a smoke-filled room.' Guardian Zorka. She had eyebrows like her name. 1980s Prague. For Jana, childhood means ration queues and the smell of boiled potatoes on the grey winter air. But just before Jana's seventh birthday, a new family moves in to their building: a bird-eyed mamka in a fox-fur coat, a stubble-faced papka - and a raven-haired girl named Zorka. As the first cracks begin to appear in the communist regime, Zorka teaches Jana to look beyond their building, beyond Prague, beyond Czechoslovakia ... and then, Zorka just disappears. Jana, now an interpreter in Paris for a Czech medical supply company, hasn't seen her in a decade. As Jana and Zorka's stories slowly circle across the surreal fluctuations of the past and present, the streets of 1980s Prague, the suburbs of 1990s Wisconsin and the lesbian bars of present-day Paris, they lead inexorably to a mysterious door on the Rue de Prague ... Written with the dramatic tension of Euripidean tragedy and the dreamlike quality of a David Lynch film, Virtuoso is an audacious, mesmerising novel of love in the post-communist diaspora.