The Scandalous Eye
The Scandalous Eye

Author: Silvano Levy

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780853235590

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Conroy Maddox discovered surrealism by chance in 1935 and spent the rest of his life exploring its potential through his paintings, collages, photographs, objects and texts. Inspired by artists such as Max Ernst, Oscar Dominguez and Salvador Dalí, he rejected academic painting in favor of techniques that expressed the surrealist spirit of rebellion. Maddox went on to become a rebel in every sense – the defiance that had initially turned towards aesthetics became a broader challenge against morality, religion and the establishment as a whole. Maddox’s colorful exploits and outstanding artistic production undoubtedly made him Britain’s most beguiling, provocative and vigorous exponent of surrealism. This book maps out his place in the history of the surrealist movement and reveals the intellectual complexity as well as the poignant charm of an oeuvre that spans eight decades.

Story of the Eye
Story of the Eye

Author: Georges Bataille

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0141913673

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Bataille’s first novel, published under the pseudonym ‘Lord Auch’, is still his most notorious work. In this explicit pornographic fantasy, the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, torture, orgies, madness and defilement, culminating in a final act of transgression. Shocking and sacreligious, Story of the Eye is the fullest expression of Bataille’s obsession with the closeness of sex, violence and death. Yet it is also hallucinogenic in its power, and is one of the erotic classics of the twentieth century.

The Historical Jesus Through Catholic and Jewish Eyes
The Historical Jesus Through Catholic and Jewish Eyes

Author: Leonard Greenspoon

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2000-11-01

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9781563383229

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A collection of essays that examines the Galilean peasant named Jesus—the historical understanding of him and what difference that makes—from the perspective of Catholic and Jewish scholars.

Islam in the Eyes of the West
Islam in the Eyes of the West

Author: Tareq Y. Ismael

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-07-02

Total Pages: 653

ISBN-13: 1136990186

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From the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York to the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the presence of Muslim communities in the West has generated security issues and major political concern. The government, the media, and the general public have raised questions regarding potential links between Western Muslims, radical Islam and terrorism. This speculation has given rise to popular myths concerning the Islamic world and led to a host of illiberal measures such as illegal warranting, denial of Habeas Corpus, "black prisons" and extreme torture throughout the democratic world. This book challenges the authenticity of these myths and examines the ways in which they have been used to provide an ideological cover for the "war on terror" and the subsequent Iraq war. It argues that they are not only unfounded and hollow, but have also served a dangerous purpose, namely war-mongering and the empowering of the national-security state. It further considers the origin and transmission of these myths, focusing on media, government policy and popular discourse.

Blue Eyes
Blue Eyes

Author: T. D. Kumar

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1638736103

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This is a tale of two women one survives societal as well as the natural python and the other, the pyre of ‘sacred Sati-hood’. The canvas is jungle, concrete as well as green, modern as well as primitive, metropolis and a tribal village. There is a brilliant idealist Doctor who fights a medical mafia but loses and becomes underground as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide or Medico Robinhood. He recreates and morphs the two women into a new life and role. Charred Juhi who escaped from the sacred pyre of ‘Sati’ and Neelima who is retrieved from the Python’s belly by a black tribal angel. The Novel explores the mafia of amazing variety medical, legal and even spiritual. There are characters who fight this mafia, some win and some lose! This Novel can be used as a blue print for a video on social media, theatre and regular Movie, short or long!

Things in Poems
Things in Poems

Author: Josef Hrdlička

Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press

Published: 2022-10-01

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 802464939X

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In this volume, fifteen scholars and poets, from Austria, Britain, Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, and Russia, explore the topic of things and objects in poetry written in a number of different languages and in different eras. The book begins with ancient poetry, then moves on to demonstrate the significance of objects in the Chinese poetic tradition. From there, the focus shifts to things and objects in the poetry of the twentieth and the twenty-first century, examining the work of Czech, Polish, and Russian poets alongside other key figures such as Rilke, Francis Ponge, William Carlos Williams, and Paul Muldoon. Along the way, the reader gets an introduction to key terms and phrases that have been associated with things in the course of poetic history, such as ekphrasis, objective lyricism, and hyperobjects.

Seeing Europe through the Eyes of the Famous Authors (Vol. 1-8)
Seeing Europe through the Eyes of the Famous Authors (Vol. 1-8)

Author: Victor Hugo

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2021-05-07

Total Pages: 1299

ISBN-13:

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A two-fold purpose has been kept in view during the preparation of this book – on the one hand, to refresh the memories and, if possible, to enlarge the knowledge, of readers who have already visited Europe; on the other, to provide something in the nature of a substitute for those who have not yet done so, and to inspire them with new and stronger ambitions to make the trip. Contents: Great Britain and Ireland: London Cathedrals and Abbeys Castles and Stately Homes English Literary Shrines Other English Scenes Scotland Ireland France and the Netherlands: Paris The Environs of Paris Old Provence Cathedrals and Chateaux Various French Scenes Belgium Holland Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland: The Rhine Valley Nuremberg Other Bavarian Cities Berlin and Elsewhere Vienna Hungary Austria's Adriatic Ports Other Austrian Scenes Alpine Resorts Alpine Mountain Climbing Other Alpine Topics Italy, Sicily, and Greece: Rome Florence Venice Three Famous Cities Naples and Its Environs Other Italian Scenes Sicilian Scenes The Mainland of Greece The Greek Islands

Feral Eyes
Feral Eyes

Author:  Glen Rocky Meyers

Publisher: Glen Meyers

Published: 2023-06-20

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13:

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Feral Eyes Book Two... takes us on a tumultuous ride into the mind of Wendi Feral's brother's misogynistic mindset. Mark Feral is... in one word, 'Sinister!' Many characters are back from the original ‘Feral Eyes’ manuscript, yet this standalone story is an intriguing blend of personalities. After being paroled by San Quentin Prison, Mark Feral, Wendi’s brother, absconded; Mark is hell-bent on punishing his sister. This story is action-packed with diverse counterpunching factions, with toxic aligned relationships that appear to coalesce at times and at other times are at each other’s throats. Like real life, these characters exhibit jealousy, lust, envy, and a smattering of love and passion. In these pages, you will read about the personalities of a few narcissistic psychopaths. These individuals have their agendas and will not let anyone stand in their way. Tell me, does any of us know what the other is thinking and planning? Behind that smile is their ulterior motives; we’re all actors on Earth’s stage. If pushed into a corner, what extremes would you resort to? Survival is instinctual in all living entities Fight, Freeze, or Flight. We come into this world alone and leave it the same way. Be wary. Even the most docile person can be aggressively motivated; we portray what we want others to perceive. Stare into a mirror, slow your breathing meditate, and stay still for 3 minutes. Whom did you see? Peer inside your real spirit; your soul is glaring back at you. We’re many people; whom are you impersonating this evening? This is not a book for you if you’re easily shocked by matters of real life or if you’re a stalwart for the politically correct crowd or prudish; sorry, much of this action narrative is outrageously on slippery slopes. Please read the sneak-peak before venturing out without a parachute.

A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

Author: Anthony Bale

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2024-04-23

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1324064587

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A captivating journey of the expansive world of medieval travel, from London to Constantinople to the court of China and beyond. Europeans of the Middle Ages were the first to use travel guides to orient their wanderings, as they moved through a world punctuated with miraculous wonders and beguiling encounters. In this vivid and alluring history, medievalist Anthony Bale invites readers on an odyssey across the medieval world, recounting the advice that circulated among those venturing to the road for pilgrimage, trade, diplomacy, and war. Journeying alongside scholars, spies, and saints, from Western Europe to the Far East, the Antipodes and the ends of the earth, Bale provides indispensable information on the exchange rate between Bohemian ducats and Venetian groats, medieval cures for seasickness, and how to avoid extortionist tour guides and singing sirens. He takes us from the streets of Rome, more ruin than tourist spot, and tours of the Khan’s court in Beijing to Mamluk-controlled Jerusalem, where we ride asses across the holy terrain, and bustling bazaars of Tabriz. We also learn of rumored fantastical places, like ones where lambs grow on trees and giant canes grow fruit made of gems. And we are offered a glimpse of what non-European travelers thought of the West on their own travels. Using previously untranslated contemporaneous documents from a colorful range of travelers, and from as far and wide as Turkey, Iceland, North Africa, and Russia, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages is a witty and unforgettable exploration of how Europeans understood—and often misunderstood—the larger world.