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Barbieri, Franco

Architecture

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This is Penn State;: A photographic view of the Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus

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Eric A. Walker

Schools & Teaching

<p>7 TroubadoursAuthor: Wilhelm, James J. Published University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [1970] Physical Description: 235 p. : illus., mapProvençal poetry -- History and criticism. Civilization, Medieval, in literature. CONTENTS:</p>

Seven troubadours: The creators of modern verse,

WILHELM, JAMES J.

Literature & Fiction

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Many Species Populations, Ecosystems, and Systems Analysis, Vol. 3

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

The influence of Salomon de Brosse upon the development of French seventeenth-century architecture was of paramount importance and his stature was recognized by many early critics. But since the eighteenth century, he has been undeservedly neglected because of the destruction of many of his buildings. Though the architect of the Luxembourg Palace, one of the principal buildings in Paris, he is not as well known today, even in France, as many less significant architects; the only monograph hitherto published, appeared sixty years ago, when almost none of the material used in this present study was available.There has recently been a revival of interest in de Brosse's work, particularly with regard to its relevance to the early architecture of Francois Mansart. Equally important, however, is de Brosse's relationship to his own predecessors. His debt to and his startling breakaway from the style of the late sixteenth century and the influences which encouraged this break are now examined for the first time.Against this background, all de Brosse's buildings are analyzed in detail in the text. In addition the book contains, for more specialized study, an alphabetical Catalogue of Works listing all sources and giving a chronology for each building.

Salomon de Brosse and the Development of the Classical Style in French Architecture from 1565 to 1630 (Studies in Architecture, Vol. 11)

Coope, Rosalys

The first book in English to relate modern forms of Theravada meditational practice to its Indian roots, this volume rectifies the publishing imbalance toward Mahayana and Zen. The classic Theravada pattern in Buddhaghosa's Pat!, of Purification (circa AD. 500) is shown to be relevant to the present Buddhist world.Beginning with a general description of similarities and differences between the Upanishadic-Yogic and early Buddhist viewpoints, the author goes on to analyze Gotama's rejection-acceptance-modification of the Upanishadic-Yogic method of striving for moksa (salvation) in his search for Buddhahood (enlightenment).A second major section analyzes the meditational method of Buddhaghosa, showing the interaction between Upanishadic-Yogic jhanas (modes of concentration) and Buddhist vipassana (insight meditation).The final chapter discusses the attraction of Theravada meditation in parts of the contemporary world, notably Burma, drawing upon materials little known in the West. In Burma and, to some degree, in Ceylon and Thailand, emphasis is on a simplified meditational method open to layman as well as monk, yet viewed as fully orthodox.

Theravada Meditation: The Buddhist Transformation of Yoga

Winston L. King

Religion & Spirituality

This "fascinating" and "splendidly researched biography"—as it is described in Professor Morris's foreword—presents convincing evidence that the American Revolution wrought basic economic, ideological, political, and social changes in the life of individuals and institutions. "As Dr. Austin persuasively portrays him," according to the foreword, "Lyon was one of the new breed of upwardly mobile political figures, quick to profit from the expanding economy of the post-Revolutionary and early national years, yet caught up in the challenges of state and nation-building."A teenage indentured servant from Ireland in 1764, Lyon by the end of the Revolution was a militia colonel, a developer of an iron manufacturing town, and a founder of the new state of Vermont, Colonel Lyon campaigned as much against the New York "Aristo-Tories" as against the ministers of George III. He and his fellow frontiersmen flirted with the British command until Congress recognized Vermont's statehood.In 1801, at the age of 52, Lyon transplanted his family to the Kentucky frontier, founded a mercantile town, and was again elected to Congress. The last section of the book traces Lyon's vacillating political stance in the House between 1802 and 1810, his conflicts over using slave labor, his financial and political reversals during the war of 1812, and his final years as a U.S. Factor to the Cherokee Nation in the Arkansas Territory.

MATTHEW LYON: “New Man” of the Democratic Revolution, 1749–1822

Biographies & Memoirs

Austin, Aleine

Historical

Considered a German Byron by his contemporaries, Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller (1794–1827) is usually remembered today as the German Romantic poet whose lyrics Franz Schubert set to music in Die schöne Müllerin and Die Winterreise. A philhellene who wrote impassioned lyrics in support of the Greeks in their struggle for independence from the Turks, Müller also collected and edited Italian and modern Greek folk songs. Goethe very likely became acquainted with Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus through Müller's 1818 translation of that work.Müller was an influential critic and scholar of the Romantic Era, a creative public librarian and publisher's consultant (with the prestigious firm of F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig), a respected teacher, and a popular author of travel books—all this despite his sudden and somewhat mysterious death at 32. The son of a guild tailor in the duchy of Anhalt-Dessau and a precocious and sometimes rebellious student, he nonetheless received lifelong aid from the ducal family, including a scholarship to the new University of Berlin. Müller left the University before completing his studies and spent two years as a volunteer in the Prussian Army fighting Napoleon. During this time, he had an unhappy love affair in Brussels. At 26, Müller married into one of the leading Dessau families, and at 30 he was granted the title Hofrat.In this first comprehensive study of Müller, Dr. Baumann presents a lively and vivid profile of the poet, prose writer, translator, critic, editor, philhellene, and traveler whose life reflects the landscape of literary concern from the Romantic movement to Junges Deutschland. A complete bibliography of works by and about Müller is included. This work in the words of one reader should interest "any person with a general concern for the complex interrelationship of cultural and socio-political forces and the contact of key persons in German-speaking culture with one another during the late 18th and early 19th centuries . . . as a veritable 'window' into the period of Goethe."

Wilhelm Muller: The Poet of the Schubert Song Cycles: His Life and Works (The Penn State Series in German Literature)

Baumann, Cecilia C.

Arts & Literature

Senior Adult Theatre: The American Theatre Association Handbook

Presenting concrete suggestions for starting and developing theatre experiences of all types for senior adults, this handbook is designed to help three groups: professional theatre people who may become involved in projects for older persons; professional workers with the elderly who may want to recruit or work with theatre people; and senior adults who may want to encourage and enjoy a theatre project. The handbook could be called a descriptive catalog of ways to enrich life in retirement centers, in nursing homes, and in congregate meal or recreation centers, by means of senior adult theatre (SAT) activities.Following an introductory chapter, which challenges all Americans to recognize the need for theatre experiences among fellow citizens of senior status, five longtime SAT workers distill the essence of their experience. Chapters 2-4 deal mainly with starting an SAT group and with the chief artistic lines that such a group may pursue: standard production, readers' theatre, and creative drama or improvisation. Attention is given to everyday matters such as maximizing participation (through multiple casting as well as backstage or front-of-the-house activities). minimizing strain on players and audiences (through simple but effective staging), and cooperating with the younger players' groups. Chapter 5-7 consider such practical matters as serving senior audiences (through players from 'inside' or 'outside'), selecting and obtaining scripts, and budgeting and funding. The five contributors do not invariably agree on approach or emphasis, though always on humane standards.Main points are illustrated by references to actual SAT projects, often accompanied by photographs. Illustrations frequently are drawn from Older Americans on Stage, a nationwide survey of SAT activities conducted by the American Theatre Association with funding from the Kennedy Center's Alliance for Art Education. The ATA has had a standing committee on SAT since 1973 and has supported preparation of this handbook.

Senior adult theatre: The American Theatre Association handbook

Roger Cornish

Performing Arts

Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait

Toker, Franklin

History

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