William A. Dyrness 
Origins of Protestant Aesthetics in Early Modern Europe [EPUB ebook] 
Calvin’s Reformation Poetics

The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Art surveys a broad spectrum of Christian art produced from the late second to the sixth centuries. The first part of the book opens with a general survey of …

Louisa Waterford (1818-91), modest, retiring, of good family, renowned for her beauty, and with extraordinary grace, was the embodiment of a Victorian ideal of womanhood. But like the age itself, her …

Providing a gateway to a new history of modern aesthetics, this book challenges conventional views of how art »s significance developed in society. The 18th century is often said to have involved …

"The Children of France" is a powerful slogan that evokes national identity, tenacity, and hope. His writing helps individuals connect with and understand one another. It has historically …

Francis L. Hawks’s "The Adventures of Daniel Boone" is an interesting biographical tale about the well-known lifestyles and adventures of Daniel Boone, a crucial American frontiersman. …

"Holland" is a historical novel written by Thomas Colley Grattan. The novel, set against the backdrop of the 16th-century Dutch War of Independence, provides a vivid and dramatic picture of …

How are love and emotion embodied in material form? Love Objects explores the emotional potency of things, addressing how objects can function as fetishes, symbols and representations, active …

Since the publication of Edward Said »s groundbreaking work Orientalism 35 years ago, numerous studies have explored the West »s fraught and enduring fascination with the so-called Orient. Focusing …

James Manns presents a readable and entertaining examination of the most serious questions posed by the arts and our relation to them. In a clear and engaging fashion, he explores the central issues …

Norman Bel Geddes has long been considered the  »founder » of American industrial design. During his long career he worked on everything from theatre design, world fairs and cars to houses and …