criticism

" ... examines a range of Gaiman's prolific output. Gaiman's return to the serial comic book form is covered, and Artist J.H. Williams III contributes an exclusive interview about his collaboration with Gaiman. Cartoonist Judd Winick offers a personal essay on how contemporary artists have been influenced by Gaiman's work"--Provided by publisher.

Text and pop-up illustrations examine the work of Spanish Catalan architect Antoni Gaud?.

Examines Georges Seurat's famous painting, "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte," surveys his working methods, and includes fifty-five of his preparatory works, exhibits by Seurat's contemporaries, and discussion of the work's influence on contemporary art.

Collects three poetic works originally penned by the ancient Greek writer Hesiod. "Works and Days" outlines the rules of daily life and social behavior, "Theogony" describes the origins of the Greek gods, and "The Shield of Heracles" recounts one of the epic battles of the hero Heracles. Features footnotes offering explanations of difficult passages.

An English translation of Ranier Maria Rilke's essay about the life and works of French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Includes photographs.

Analyzes the work of the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet, Seamus Heaney, discussing his diction, meter, imagery, and generic form, and including readings of Heaney's elegies, pastoral eclogues, and sonnets.

A collection of essays in which Walter Sokel explores the life, influence, and writings of Franz Kafka.

Examines the life and work of twentieth-century Swiss author and dramatist Friedrich D?rrenmatt, discussing his early works, detective novels, radio plays and staged productions, essays, and more.

Discusses the life and work of English poet and children's writer Ted Hughes, examining individual poems for their the meaning, sources and background, and relevance to life in the late twentieth century.

Explores four important painting techniques--chiaroscuro, sfumato, incollato, and impasto--demonstrating how they are used to paint various literary works.