The Arts books

In 2010 Turin, Susanna Marino finds herself on the trail of an obscure short documentary starring cult film actress...  Read More >>

The region of Campania in southern Italy is famous for its remarkable beauty, but it is less known for its distinctive...  Read More >>

In Remember Pearl Harbor, Jasper Starkey, a Hollywood screenwriter-cynical, opportunistic, and not without charm-arrives...  Read More >>

Two wild, long-buried collaborations between legendary screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer and iconoclastic filmmaker Alex...  Read More >>

Rather than treating the ""meta"" merely as a postmodern trick, clever rhetorical device, or symptom of cultural...  Read More >>

A wide-ranging exploration of comics, characters, and the visual language of KAWS and his contemporaries. KAWS....  Read More >>

This book offers a touching tribute to the work of Caroline Aherne, whose unforgettable characters and ground-breaking...  Read More >>

The Big Shot showcases over 100 rare photographs, featuring three decades of celebrity, entertainment and major...  Read More >>

Exploring the deep-rooted links between British artists and France during the Modernist period  Read More >>

The book examines Bernard Berenson’s influential connoisseurship, his complex character, and his methods for valuing...  Read More >>

This visually stunning volume is the first to document in its entirety Andy Warhol's graphically charged and occasionally...  Read More >>

Chapters 2, 3, 5 and 6 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives...  Read More >>

Sincerity, erudition, charisma . . . Roddy McDowall. Here is the comprehensive, first-ever biography of the award-winning...  Read More >>

Combining architectural, social, and cultural history to explore the significance of the Country House Dining Room...  Read More >>

A close analysis of the “Ten O’Clock” lecture in which Whistler declared an end to the public’s participation in...  Read More >>

Musical instruments and their connection to the body as reflected in art, popular culture, and the human condition,...  Read More >>

The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music explores the dynamic social and economic world of North Indian raga-based...  Read More >>

The story of a cultural touchstone and its impact Fiddlers, step dancers, storytellers, traditional singers, and...  Read More >>

Important impressionist Berthe Morisot (1841–95) painted scenes of domestic and family life, gardens and landscapes...  Read More >>

French artist Edgar Degas was famous for his drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking. Although a member of...  Read More >>

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This book addresses the characterisation and representation of female authority in Shakespeare’s political plays...  Read More >>

A comprehensive collection of accessible texts covering the entire spectrum of issues relating to the qualitative...  Read More >>

This book delves into microbial-based autonomous self-healing concrete. It offers an in-depth review that includes...  Read More >>

This book reexamines William Faulkner's If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem (1939), a novel of increasing sociohistorical...  Read More >>