Alison Eldred (6 results)

216pp with colour and monochrome illustrations. Cloth 30x25cms. ISBN: 0720612845. Painter, novelist, author of children's books and nonsense verse, war artist, poet and dramatist, this book provides a unique memoir of Mervyn Peake's life and work with illustrations, paintings, photographs, notebook pages and other material. Text in English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOUND IN PERFECT BLACK CLOTH HARDCOVERS, WITH BRIGHT SILVER TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 2006 FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED BY PETER OWEN IN LONDON, IS VG IN VG JACKET (UNCLIPPED). 216pp WITH PREFACE BY SEBASTIAN PEAKE. INTRODUCTION BY MICHAEL MOORCOCK, 11 CHAPTERS, SOURCES, BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS. SUPERB COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS, PHOTOS AND SKETCHES : ILLUSTRATIONS OF ALL PEAKE'S IMPORTANT WORK. CLEAN ENDPAPERS, CRISP PRESENTATION VG/VG. Signed by Both Authors.

Soft. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, sticker remainder on rear soft cover, small spot stain on front endpaper, otherwise a neat and tidy copy. Size: 8vo.

Hard Cover in Dj. Condition: . Ottimo (Fine). Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 8vo, This study uses the concept of the gaze to examine literary, visual and material evidence that reveals the contribution of Ancient Rome to the development of Western culture. Contributors draw upon a wide range of theoretical methods, using visual and body theory from various fields and period specializations. Topics include violence and gender in Senecan theatre, literary representations of erotic love within a hierarchical and violent Rome, and the differing appeal of artistic depictions designed for visual consumption by both genders. Boldly interdisciplinary, the work should interest readers in history, classics, literature, art and cinema. Contents -- Introduction: Invisible Rome, David Fredrick -- Split Vision: The Politics of the Gaze in Seneca's Troades, Cindy Benton -- This Ship of Fools: Epic Vision in Lucan's Vulteius Episode, Katherine Owen Eldred -- Some Unseen Monster: Rereading Lucretius on Sex, Pamela Gordon -- Reading Programs in Greco-Roman Art: Reflections on the Spada Reliefs, Zahra Newby no Look Who's Laughing at Sex: Men and Women Viewers in the Apodyterium of the Suburban Baths at Pompeii, John R. Clarke -- Political Movement: Walking and Ideology in Republican Rome, Anthony Corbeill -- Being in the Eyes: Shame and Sight in Ancient Rome, Carlin Barton -- Mapping Penetrability in Late Republican and Early -- Imperial Rome, David Fredrick -- Looking at Looking: Can You Resist a Reading?, Alison R. Sharrock. ISBN 9780801869617.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Illustrated biographical monograph, constructed from the artist's archive and, with what looks like, more reproductions than text; first published in 2006. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. book.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). An extraordinary dive into the life and work of writer, artist and poet, Mervyn Peake, compiled and signed by his eldest child Sebastian Peake. A scarcely signed copy by all authors, including Sebastian Peake, Mervyn Peake's eldest child.Monochrome and colour illustrations throughout.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper and original cloth binding.This lovingly crafted work features an abundance of Peake's illustrations, poems, essays, photographs, notebook pages other material never published before.The sea of content is split into sections of Peake's life and specialisms, such as his childhood spent in China, his wartime experiences, marriage and fatherhood, his development as a writer, the 'Titus Groan' trilogy and his ultimate tragic decline in health. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original cloth binding. Externally, in lovely condition with only minimal signs of shelf wear to the boards. Dust wrapper also in excellent condition. Minimal edge wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Signed to the front title page by authors. Fine. signed by author. book.