Richard Whelan Libri

Oversize hardback book with dust jacket titled CHILDREN OF WAR, CHILDREN OF Photographs of Robert Capa. Edited by Cornell Capa & Richard Whelan. Published by Bullfinch Press in 1991 - first edition. See photographs (7) of this book on main listing page. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-1-middle) rareviewbooks

A finely honed abridgement of Emerson's principal essays with an introduction that clarifies the essence of Emerson's ideas and establishes their relevance to our own troubled era. This is the first truly accessible edition of Emerson's work, revealing him to be one of America's wisest teachers.

A rich selection of Robert Capa's work as a war photographer.

Includes illustrations and photographs of leaflets, cartoons, posters, campaign buttons, and other memorabilia and includes profiles of the candidates and a look at their individual campaigns and platforms.

Since the dawn of human consciousness, the sun, the moon, and the stars have inspired awe, curiosity, fear, and delight. The great works of art collected in this book beautifully convey the sense of wonder and magic that have always attended these cosmic presences. The illustrated works range from Tintoretto's painting of the mythical origin of the Milky Way to a star map by Albrecht Durer; from Claude Monet's Impression: Sunrise (the painting from which Impressionism got its name) to Italian Renaissance tarot cards of the planets; and from a golden Inca sun god to a Japanese painting of the moon and a rabbit. These images are enhanced by dozens of great quotations and by Richard Whelan's essays, which explore astronomy, astrology, and mythological lore through the ages.Lavishly illustrated with 185 paintings, drawings, photographs, maps, and charts, over 150 in color.

La fiducia in se stessi rappresenta il manifesto dell’individualismo democratico che ha segnato la storia della crescita economica degli Stati Uniti. In questo saggio si trovano sintetizzati gli elementi teorici che costituiscono il bagaglio filosofico dei trascendentalisti americani: una visione idealistica e romantica della natura, unita alla religiosità puritana. I temi favoriti di Emerson sono dunque ripresi e sviluppati qui con chiarezza e coerenza. Come scrive il curatore, Piero Pignata, ritroviamo: “la fiducia nelle incommensurabili risorse dell’individuo, che solo abbandonandosi alla propria ispirazione, senza altri condizionamenti esteriori che non siano la contemplazione della natura, potrà raggiungere la sua piena realizzazione e avvicinarsi alla divinità, di cui la natura, come il profondo del suo animo, non sono che lo specchio.”