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Literature and the Child
The Romantic myth of childhood as a transhistorical holy time of innocence and spirituality, uncorrupted by the adult world, has been subjected in recent years to increasingly serious interrogation. Was there ever really a time when mythic ideals were simple, pure, and uncomplicated? The contributors to this book contend—although in widely differing ways and not always approvingly—that our culture is indeed still pervaded, in this postmodern moment of the very late twentieth century, by the Romantic conception of childhood which first emerged two hundred years ago. In the wake of the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution, western Europe experienced another fin de siècle charac...
The Working Press of the Nation
V.1 Newspaper directory.--v.2 Magazine directory.--v.3 TV and radio directory.--v.4 Feature writer and photographer directory.--v.5 Internal publications directory.
Violet Oakley
Violet Oakley: An Artist's Life is the first full-length biography of Violet Oakley (1874–1961), the only major female artist of the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States, as well as an illustrator, stained glass artist, portraitist and author. There is much human interest here: a pampered and spoiled young woman who suddenly finds herself in near poverty, forced to make a living in illustration to support her parents; a sensitive and idealistic young woman who, in a desperate attempt to save her neurasthenic father, embraces Christian Science, a religion derided by her family and friends; a 28 year old woman who receives one of the plum commissions of the era, a mural cycle in th...
Drawn to Purpose
Winner of the 2019 Eisner Award for the Best Comics-Related Book Published in partnership with the Library of Congress, Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists presents an overarching survey of women in American illustration, from the late nineteenth into the twenty-first century. Martha H. Kennedy brings special attention to forms that have heretofore received scant notice—cover designs, editorial illustrations, and political cartoons—and reveals the contributions of acclaimed cartoonists and illustrators, along with many whose work has been overlooked. Featuring over 250 color illustrations, including eye-catching original art from the collections of the Library o...
The Emmys
The ultimate, unofficial guide to the battle of TV's best shows and greatest stars -- revised and updated to include the latest Emmy gossip!First in a new series of books from Variety magazine, "The Emmys" is the fist unofficial guide to America's most beloved TV shows and the awards they did -- or didn't -- win. Features: -- Year-by-year accounts of the Emmy's most dramatic victories -- and biggest surprises-- Complete listings of more than 6,000 winners in prime time, daytime, sports, news, movies and documentaries-- Who's won the most awards -- including Emmy records held by "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "Cheers", "LA. Law", "All in the Family", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Hill Street Blues", "The Young & the Restless", "Sesame Street", "Oprah", and "ABC's Wide World of Sports"-- Who's never won -- and why: Susan Lucci, Angela Landsbury and others keep striking out just like lifelong losers Jackie Gleason and Ed Sullivan-- How winning Emmys saved "Cheers", "Cagney & Lacey", "Mission: Impossible", "Santa Barbara" and other top shows
