Judith Thurman Libri

Forty essays on history, art, and literature from one of the most incisive, and most exhilarating, critical minds of the twentieth century. Guy Davenport was perhaps the last great American polymath. He provided links between art and literature, music and sculpture, modernist poets and classic philosophers, the past and present--and pretty much everything in between. Not only had Davenport seemingly read (and often translated from the original languages) everything in print, he also had the ability, expressed with unalloyed enthusiasm, to draw connections between how cultural synapses make, define, and reflect our civilization. In this collection, Guy Davenport serves as the reader's guide through history and literature, pointing out the values and avenues of thought that have shaped our ideas and our thinking. In these forty essays we find fresh thinking on Greek culture, Whitman, Spinoza, Wittgenstein, Melville, Tolkien, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, Charles Olson, Marianne Moore, Eudora Welty, Lois Zukovsky, and many others. Each essay is a tour of the history of ideas and imagination, written with wit and startling erudition.

WINNER OF THE 2023 PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR THE ART OF THE ESSAY A collection of essays from Judith Thurman, the National Book Award–winning biographer and New Yorker staff writer. Judith Thurman, a prolific staff writer at The New Yorker for more than two decades, has gathered a selection of her essays and profiles in A Left-Handed Woman. They consider our culture in all its guises: literature, history, politics, gender, fashion, and art, though their paramount subject is the human condition. Thurman is one of the preeminent essayists of our time—“a master of vivisection,” as Kathryn Harrison wrote in The New York Times. “When she’s done with a subject, it’s still living, mystery intact.”

A set of meditations, written over several years, concerning the painting of Balthus and "its kinship with the poetry of Rilke (Balthus's childhood mentor), with Picasso and others

With exceptional grace, Judith Thurman 's classic work explores Dinesen's life--her privileged but unhappy childhood in Denmark, her marriage to Baron Blixen, their immigration to Africa on the eve of World War I, and her passionate affair with Denys Finch Hatton. Until the appearance of this book, the life and art of Isak Dinesen have been--as Dinesen herself wrote of two lovers in a tale--"a pair of locked caskets, each containing the key to the other." Judith Thurman has provided the master key to them both.

This biography charts the extraordinary life of Sidonie-Gabrielle Collette, often seen as the first modern woman and lesbian icon of the 20th-century. From her arrival in Paris as a child bride, she became a best selling French novelist before launching a flamboyant stage career.

This acclaimed title explores intricate themes of identity and belonging through the lives of its richly developed characters. Set against a backdrop of cultural and social change, the narrative weaves together personal struggles and broader societal issues, offering a poignant reflection on the human experience. With its compelling storytelling and thought-provoking insights, it captures the essence of the time, making it a significant read for those interested in contemporary literature.

With exceptional grace, Judith Thurman 's classic work explores Dinesen's life--her privileged but unhappy childhood in Denmark, her marriage to Baron Blixen, their immigration to Africa on the eve of World War I, and her passionate affair with Denys Finch Hatton. Until the appearance of this book, the life and art of Isak Dinesen have been--as Dinesen herself wrote of two lovers in a tale--"a pair of locked caskets, each containing the key to the other." Judith Thurman has provided the master key to them both.

Examines the influence of twentieth-century avant-garde movements on the contemporary architectural landscape through the work of disruptors such as Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, and Zaha Hadid. With an irregular format designed by celebrated graphic designer Abbott Miller of Pentagram.

In a book with 175 color illustrations, the author aims to show the similarities between fashion designers Miuccia Prada and Elsa Schiaparelli, including their preferences for exotic colors, interesting textiles and prints, their bold approach to style and accessories and much more.

Judith Thurman beschreibt in ihrem Werk das außergewöhnliche Leben der Schriftstellerin Colette, die ab 1900 mit ihrer unkonventionellen Sicht auf Sexualität und Geschlechterrollen die Literatur revolutionierte. Ihre Provokationen und die Kompromisslosigkeit werden vor dem historischen Hintergrund Frankreichs eindrucksvoll dargestellt.