Playing with Truth is the first comprehensive work on Pascal to be devoted to his use in the Pensées of key terms depicting its central subject--the human condition. Generally acknowledged as one of the greatest masterpieces of seventeenth-century France, the Pensées is an unfinished work which has both inspired and perplexed readers in succeeding centuries. In this study Nicholas Hammond explores such fundamental notions as language and order, proceeding with a detailed analysis of the words inconstance, ennui, inquiétude, bonheur, félicité, and justice. In the process, he gives an in-depth account of many important critical controversies of the day, as well as offering a novel and provocative insight into the persuasive purpose of the Pensées.

Playing with Truth: Language and the Human Condition in Pascal's Pensées (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)

HAMMOND, NICHOLAS

History

Clarendon Press

The long and spectacular reign of Louis XIV of France is typically described in overwhelmingly visual terms. In this book, Nicholas Hammond takes a sonic approach to this remarkable age, opening our ears to the myriad ways in which sound revealed the complex acoustic dimensions of class, politics, and sexuality in seventeenth-century Paris.
The discovery in the French archives of a four-line song from 1661 launched Hammond’s research into the lives of the two men referenced therein—Jacques Chausson and Guillaume de Guitaut. In retracing the lives of these two men (one sentenced to death by burning and the other appointed to the Ordre du Saint-Esprit), Hammond makes astonishing discoveries about each man and the ways in which their lives intersected, all in the context of the sounds and songs heard in the court of Louis XIV and on the streets and bridges of Paris. Hammond’s study shows how members of the elite and lower classes in Paris crossed paths in unexpected ways and, moreover, how noise in the ancien régime was central to questions of crime and punishment: street singing was considered a crime in itself, and yet street singers flourished, circulating information about crimes that others may have committed, while political and religious authorities wielded the powerful sounds of sermons and public executions to provide moral commentaries, to control crime, and to inflict punishment.
This innovative study explores the theoretical, social, cultural, and historical contexts of the early modern Parisian soundscape. It will appeal to scholars interested in sound studies and the history of sexuality as well as those who study the culture, literature, and history of early modern France.

The Powers of Sound and Song in Early Modern Paris (Perspectives on Sensory History)

Arts & Photography

Music

Penn State University Press

About the Author\nNicholas Hammond is Professor of Early Modern French Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge.\nThe long and spectacular reign of Louis XIV of France is typically described in overwhelmingly visual terms. In this book, Nicholas Hammond takes a sonic approach to this remarkable age, opening our ears to the myriad ways in which sound revealed the complex acoustic dimensions of class, politics, and sexuality in seventeenth-century Paris. 
The discovery in the French archives of a four-line song from 1661 launched Hammond’s research into the lives of the two men referenced therein―Jacques Chausson and Guillaume de Guitaut. In retracing the lives of these two men (one sentenced to death by burning and the other appointed to the Ordre du Saint-Esprit), Hammond makes astonishing discoveries about each man and the ways in which their lives intersected, all in the context of the sounds and songs heard in the court of Louis XIV and on the streets and bridges of Paris. Hammond’s study shows how members of the elite and lower classes in Paris crossed paths in unexpected ways and, moreover, how noise in the ancien régime was central to questions of crime and punishment: street singing was considered a crime in itself, and yet street singers flourished, circulating information about crimes that others may have committed, while political and religious authorities wielded the powerful sounds of sermons and public executions to provide moral commentaries, to control crime, and to inflict punishment. 
This innovative study explores the theoretical, social, cultural, and historical contexts of the early modern Parisian soundscape. It will appeal to scholars interested in sound studies and the history of sexuality as well as those who study the culture, literature, and history of early modern France.

Recent discoveries have thrown new light on the extent and influence of Macedonian civilization, including their pioneering skills in painting, jewellery, metalwork and architecture. Professor Hammon - who was the first scholar to identify the ancient Macedonian capital at Vergina - here describes the origins and development of Macedonia from a tiny area to the civilization which expended under the rule of Alexander the Great and his successors.

The miracle that was Macedonia (Sidgwick & Jackson great civilization series)

Ancient Civilizations

SIDGWICK JACKSON

During the past century the western world has shown an unprecedented interest in wildlife and its identification and conservation, and the art of the era has both stimulated and reflected this interest. This stunning book examines the various forms of wildlife art―from photographic hyper-realism to the abstract―each illustrated by paintings or prints that best represent the genre. Nicholas Hammond points out that in the nineteenth century, wildlife art was primarily of interest to the wealthy, and animals were commonly depicted in paintings as quarry or as fierce beasts at odds with humans. Now artists are more likely to focus on the vulnerability of animals to people in order to further the cause of their conservation and the preservation of their habitats. Hammond provides a masterly analysis of the wildlife art of this century, discussing the differences in the traditions of North American and European wildlife art; changes in printing processes over time; the growth of illustrated magazines; the establishment of commercial galleries; and the changes in styles and approaches. He then presents a survey of artists from Bruno Liljefors and Archibald Thorburn to Chagall and Picasso. The book concludes with a selection of brief biographies of the more influential artists of the century, including most of those whose work is depicted in the preceding pages. More than 140 paintings or prints are reproduced in color, representing the work of 89 artists. Published in association with Christopher Helm/A &amp; C Black

Modern Wildlife Painting

Painting

Yale University Press

Full of stunning photographs and descriptive text, this book will help anyone identify birds in Britain and the rest of Europe. Vivid closeups, as well as profiles of birds in flight, make identifying birds easy no matter what angle you catch them from.

Birds of Britain and Europe

Science & Math

Everett, Michael

Biological Sciences

Pan/Macmillan

Everett, M.

Young Bird Watcher

Children's Books

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd.

Woodland birds; eight beautiful colour prints of the most attractive woodland birds;

Quartet Books

Waterside birds;: Beautiful colour prints of eight of the most attractive birds of the waterside;

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