18th Century – Bücher, CDs, Super Audio CDs und mehr, Seite 6

Douglas M Branson

Washington's Lieutenants

Meet the bold, the brilliant, and the blundering---Washington's Lieutenants tells the untold story of the generals who won and lost the Revolutionary War.As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, Geo…

The Carlo G Manuscript - Virtuoso Liturgical Music from the Early 17th Century

Profeti della Quinta, Elam Rotem

Sophie Gee

Making Waste

The obsession with waste in eighteenth-century English literatureWhy was eighteenth-century English culture so fascinated with the things its society discarded? Why did Restoration and Augustan writers su…

Marialuisa Bianchi

History of Florence

This stimulating book tells the history of Florence, from its origins to the fateful day that the Medici collections were bound to the city of Florence, establishing it definitively as a city of art. Narr…

Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni,

The Story of the Marquis de Cressy

A sentimental novel exploring love and betrayalReturning to court after triumphant success in war, the Marquis de Cressy sets out to become successful in society as well. Along the way, he begins romances…

A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment

The 18th century saw the height of court culture in Europe as well as the beginnings of its demise with conflicts such as the American and French Revolutions. The Scientific Revolution, which had begun in…

The Oxford Handbook of the Russian Novel

The Russian novel remains a subject of enduring interest for scholars, students, and general audiences. Russian novels were initially influenced by the parallel traditions of novel-writing in Britain, Fra…

Kate Scarth

Romantic Suburbs

Drawing on novels by Jane Austen, Charlotte Smith, and their contemporaries, Romantic Suburbs argues that in an era before public health and urban planning policies, Romantic-period women took matters int…

Theresa M Kenney

Last Impressions

Jane Austen’s conclusions have often perplexed her readers, who at times perceive her novels’ endings as hasty or overly simplistic. However, a closer examination reveals that her fi…

Natania Meeker

Illusive Materialisms

Illusive Materialisms brings a close attention to gender to bear on the philosophical and political argument that sensual pleasure, framed as a mode of feminine responsiveness, is the primary business of …

Natania Meeker

Illusive Materialisms

Illusive Materialisms brings a close attention to gender to bear on the philosophical and political argument that sensual pleasure, framed as a mode of feminine responsiveness, is the primary business of …

Alla beata Vergine - The Marian cult in 17th-century Naples

Roberta Invernizzi, I Turchini, Antonio Florio

Andy McPhee

Doctors' Riot of 1788

Throughout the seventeenth century, medical lecturers demonstrated human anatomy by dissecting a cadaver while surrounded by students. After the Revolutionary War, though, instructors realized that they n…

Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos, Choderlos De Laclos,

Dangerous Liaisons

A beautiful hardcover edition of one of the most notorious and entertaining novels of all time, a tale of feuding ex-lovers set among the decadent aristocrats of pre-Revolutionary FranceThe Marquise de Me…

Faszination Orgelimprovisation / Fascination Organ Improvisation

Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)

Flötenkonzerte in c-moll,d-moll,G-Dur,a-moll

Mary Oleskiewicz, Concerto Armonico, Miklos Spanyi

Johann Stamitz (1717-1757)

Symphonien op.3 Nr.1,3-6

Musica Viva Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Rudin

Theresa M Kenney

Last Impressions

Last Impressions critically examines the conclusions of Jane Austen's novels, uncovering intricate patterns and interconnections among the final chapters that provoke and challenge readers' interpretation…

Sally Grant

The Works: Katsushika Hokusai

Explore the life and art of Katsushika Hokusai, through 50 of his most important works.Part of a brand new series celebrating the works of great artists, The Works: Katsushika Hokusai is a stunning explor…