Fascinated and often baffled by China, Anglophone writers turned to classics for answers. In poetry, essays, and travel narratives, ancient Greece and Rome lent interpretative paradigms and narrative shape to Britain's information on the Middle Kingdom. While memoirists of the diplomaticmissions in 1793 and 1816 used classical ideas to introduce Chinese concepts, Roman history held ominous precedents for Sino-British relations according to Edward Gibbon and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. John Keats illuminated how peculiar such contemporary processes of Orientalist knowledge-formationwere. In Britain, popular opinion on Chinese culture wavered during the nineteenth century, as Charles Lamb and Joanna Baillie demonstrated in ekphrastic responses to chinoiserie. A former reverence for China yielded gradually to hostility, and the classical inheritance informed a nationalidentity-crisis over whether Britain's treatment of China was civilized or barbaric.Amidst this uncertainty, the melancholy conclusion to Virgil's Aeneid became the master-text for discussion of British conduct at the Summer Palace in 1860. Yet if Rome was to be the model for the British Empire, Tennyson, Sara Coleridge, and Thomas de Quincey found closer analogues for the OpiumWars in Greek tragedy and Homeric epic. Meanwhile, Sinology advanced considerably during the Victorian age. Britain broadened its horizons by interrogating the cultural past anew as it turned to Asia; Anglophone readers were cosmopolitans in time as well as space, aggregating knowledge of PericleanAthens, imperial Rome, and many other polities in their encounters with Qing Dynasty China.

China from the Ruins of Athens and Rome: Classics, Sinology, and Romanticism, 1793-1938 (Classical Presences)

Literature & Fiction

Murray, Chris

British & Irish

Oxford University Press

Photographer Barry Feinstein (1931-2011) had a decades-long career most famously capturing the most iconic photos of Bob Dylan and George Harrison. Barry was on-hand from 1970-1972 for Harrison's blockbuster "Triple Crown" - the release of All Things Must Pass; The Concert for Bangladesh; and Living in the Material World. Feinstein captured George Harrison at home, in his garden, and in the caves on his property. Nearly all the images are previously unpublished. The book will also contain never-before-seen ephemera related to these seminal releases. Barry's widow will ask Bob Dylan and Ringo to contribute text. The book will coincide with the 50th anniversary of All Things Must Pass. George Harrison is the best-selling post-breakup Beatle, and there is still a significant fandom for George Harrison. George Harrison: Be Here Now is a deep visual dive that Beatles/George Harrison fans will want to add to their collection.

George Harrison: Be Here Now

Arts & Photography

Feinstein, Barry

Photography & Video

Rizzoli

The Butter Thief

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

To Samuel Taylor Coleridge, tragedy was not solely a literary mode, but a philosophy to interpret the history that unfolded around him. Tragic Coleridge explores the tragic vision of existence that Coleridge derived from Classical drama, Shakespeare, Milton and contemporary German thought. Coleridge viewed the hardships of the Romantic period, like the catastrophes of Greek tragedy, as stages in a process of humanity’s overall purification. Offering new readings of canonical poems, as well as neglected plays and critical works, Chris Murray elaborates Coleridge’s tragic vision in relation to a range of thinkers, from Plato and Aristotle to George Steiner and Raymond Williams. He draws comparisons with the works of Blake, the Shelleys, and Keats to explore the factors that shaped Coleridge’s conception of tragedy, including the origins of sacrifice, developments in Classical scholarship, theories of inspiration and the author’s quest for civic status. With cycles of catastrophe and catharsis everywhere in his works, Coleridge depicted the world as a site of tragic purgation, and wrote himself into it as an embattled sage qualified to mediate the vicissitudes of his age.

Tragic Coleridge

Routledge

Chris Murray reveals the largely unknown and rather surprising history of the British superhero. It is often thought that Britain did not have its own superheroes, yet Murray demonstrates that there were a great many in Britain and that they were often used as a way to comment on the relationship between Britain and America. Sometimes they emulated the style of American comics, but they also frequently became sites of resistance to perceived American political and cultural hegemony, drawing upon satire and parody as a means of critique.Murray illustrates that the superhero genre is a blend of several influences, and that in British comics these influences were quite different from those in America, resulting in some contrasting approaches to the figure of the superhero. He identifies the origins of the superhero and supervillain in nineteenth-century popular culture such as the penny dreadfuls and boys' weeklies and in science fiction writing of the 1920s and 1930s. He traces the emergence of British superheroes in the 1940s, the advent of "fake" American comics, and the reformatting of reprinted material. Murray then chronicles the British Invasion of the 1980s and the pivotal roles in American superhero comics and film production held by British artists today. This book will challenge views about British superheroes and the comics creators who fashioned them.Murray brings to light a gallery of such comics heroes as the Amazing Mr X, Powerman, Streamline, Captain Zenith, Electroman, Mr Apollo, Masterman, Captain Universe, Marvelman, Kelly's Eye, Steel Claw, the Purple Hood, Captain Britain, Supercats, Bananaman, Paradax, Jack Staff, and SuperBob. He reminds us of the significance of many such creators and artists as Len Fullerton, Jock McCail, Jack Glass, Denis Gifford, Bob Monkhouse, Dennis M. Reader, Mick Anglo, Brendan McCarthy, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Dave Gibbons, and Mark Millar.

The British Superhero

Comics & Graphic Novels

History & Price Guides

UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI

Chris Murray reveals the largely unknown and rather surprising history of the British superhero. It is often thought that Britain did not have its own superheroes, yet Murray demonstrates that there were a great many in Britain and that they were often used as a way to comment on the relationship between Britain and America. Sometimes they emulated the style of American comics, but they also frequently became sites of resistance to perceived American political and cultural hegemony, drawing upon satire and parody as a means of critique.Murray illustrates that the superhero genre is a blend of several influences, and that in British comics these influences were quite different from those in America, resulting in some contrasting approaches to the figure of the superhero. He identifies the origins of the superhero and supervillain in nineteenth-century popular culture such as the penny dreadfuls and boys’ weeklies and in science fiction writing of the 1920s and 1930s. He traces the emergence of British superheroes in the 1940s, the advent of “fake” American comics, and the reformatting of reprinted material. Murray then chronicles the British Invasion of the 1980s and the pivotal roles in American superhero comics and film production held by British artists today. This book will challenge views about British superheroes and the comics creators who fashioned them.Murray brings to light a gallery of such comics heroes as the Amazing Mr X, Powerman, Streamline, Captain Zenith, Electroman, Mr Apollo, Masterman, Captain Universe, Marvelman, Kelly’s Eye, Steel Claw, the Purple Hood, Captain Britain, Supercats, Bananaman, Paradax, Jack Staff, and SuperBob. He reminds us of the significance of many such creators and artists as Len Fullerton, Jock McCail, Jack Glass, Denis Gifford, Bob Monkhouse, Dennis M. Reader, Mick Anglo, Brendan McCarthy, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Dave Gibbons, and Mark Millar.

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The Marketing Gurus: Lessons from the Best Marketing Books of All Time

Business & Money

Soundview Executive Book Summaries Eds., Soundview Executive Book Summaries Eds.

Marketing & Sales

Penguin Publishing Group

Rolling Stones 50 x 20 celebrates the remarkable fifty-year career of “The World’s Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Band” with images captured by twenty of the world’s greatest music photographers. Featured are more than eighty exceptional photographs that document the longevity of one of the most influential, enduring, and controversial bands in rock history. Photographers include Fernando Aceves, Bob Bonis, Gus Coral, Michael Cooper, William Coupon, Barry Feinstein, David Fenton, Claude Gassian, Bob Gruen, Ross Halfin, Michael Joseph, Eddie Kramer, Chris Makos, Gered Mankowitz, Jan Olofsson, Michael Putland, Mark Seliger, Eric Swayne, Mark Weiss, and Baron Wolman.

Rolling Stones 50x20

Insight Editions

"The choices you make from this day forward will lead you, step by step, to the future you deserve."\nIn the heart of Victorian London - locked away in a circular room deep within the walls of the most elite and important private gentleman's club of them all - sits an ancient manuscript that spells out the secret word of success. 
During the summer of 1887, Barnabas Kreuz sends his young nephew an intriguing invitation - to join him in London and study to become a member of The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club.\nThere is just one catch - to pass the club's strict induction process he must spend a week learning seven strangely ambiguous rules, rules which can only be uncovered by following a series of clues etched into the very fabric of the city.\nIf Simeon can prove that he understands the deeper meanings behind each rule, he will receive a single letter - and when all seven letters are arranged in a specific order - a word with many meanings will be revealed - The Secret Word of Success.\nPassed down through generations, the 7 Rules of Success have been closely guarded by a secret and ancient organisation, often described as the most elite and important in all of Victorian London.\nNow those rules have been brought together in one book - The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club.\nRead it, recommend it to friends - just make sure you keep it hidden as far away from your competition as possible.

The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club: The 7 Rules of the Extremely Successful Salesman's Club

Lucrum House

"The choices you make from this day forward will lead you, step by step, to the future you deserve." In the heart of Victorian London - on a small three legged table, locked away in a circular room deep within the walls of the most elite and important private gentleman's club of them all - sits an ancient manuscript that spells out the secret word of success. During the summer of 1887, Barnabas Kreuz sends his young nephew an intriguing invitation - to join him in London and become a member of The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club. There's just one catch; to pass the club's strict induction process he must spend a week learning seven strangely ambiguous rules, which can only be uncovered by following a series of clues etched into the very fabric of the city. If Simeon can prove that he has understood the deeper meaning behind each rule, he will receive a single letter - and if all seven letters are arranged in a specific order, a word with many meanings will be revealed - the secret word off success. Read it, recommend it to friends - just make sure you keep it hidden from your competition. What goodreads.com reviewers are saying about The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club "An enjoyable, easy to read story with deep meanings to reflect on, and practical advice to apply in sales and leadership." "Rarely would I re-read a novel, but I will this one. A pleasant and informative read. If you can't abide the typical fluff novel, you may enjoy this one. It teaches a little something along the way." "I could not put this book down. Each of the seven critical rules is enveloped in stories that make this book truly enjoyable." "I learned how to become a better person, how to communicate to other people better, and the basic principles of becoming a successful salesperson." "On the surface this is a manual to teach you how to sell effectively and improve your life. But it is presented in a humorous and very clever fictionalised "Victorian" series of diary entries. Neither of these descriptions do it justice. Very easy to read but makes you think." "Well written and enjoyable to read. Really good idea to write a work of fiction incorporating sales tips and techniques. Will certainly recommend it." sales book,successful, sales techniques, sales skills, salesmanship, success principles,

The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club

Varda Kreuz Ltd

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China from the Ruins of Athens and Rome: Classics, Sinology, and Romanticism, 1793-1938 (Classical Presences)

George Harrison: Be Here Now

The Butter Thief

Tragic Coleridge

The British Superhero

The British Superhero

The Marketing Gurus: Lessons from the Best Marketing Books of All Time

Rolling Stones 50x20

The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club: The 7 Rules of the Extremely Successful Salesman's Club

The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club