books about: narcissus
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Narcissus
William Morris: Glass--Artifact and Art
Henry Geldzahler
, Narcissus Quagliata
Univ of Washington Pr
, 1989
Art Glass to Die for,.....
This is the most beautiful painting and sculpture- done in medium of Glass that I have ever seen- Mr. Morris draws upon pre-history to paint upon glass the most vivid primitive paintings- I tried to place a scan of one of them - so everyone could see- but alas - could ...
The Self Psychology of Addiction and Its Treatment: Narcissus in Wonderland
Richard B Ulman
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Harry Paul
Brunner-Routledge
, 2006
Until recently, psychoanalysis has failed--on either a theoretical or clinical level--to keep pace with the significant changes in the type of patient seeking psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy. Thus, this book provides new ideas--on both a theoretical and clinical level--to fill the void left by the therapeutic collapse en route to ...
The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)
Joseph Conrad
Penguin Classics
, 2007
Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited
Sam Vaknin
Narcissus Publications,Czech Republic, 2001
Get Out While You Can.
I have used Vaknins website and book to give me some ideas, and hope, for the situation I am in. I am setting firm boundaries and consequences. I hope through the book I can learn to get more of my life back. All I can say to others is, "If you can get out, run as fast ...
Nightshade Tavern (Obsidian Butterfly & Narcissus in Chains)
Laurell K Hamilton
The Science Fiction Book Club
, 2005
Do not buy this book for this price!
As any Laurell K. Hamilton fan knows, her stories are THE BEST. I realize that this book is a resale item from someone other than Amazon.com, but you do not need to pay $50! I bought mine from the Science Fiction Book Club last month (11/2005)for $14! $50 is an ...
Narcissus and Goldmund
Hermann Hesse
Bantam
, 1984
a true work of literature.
This book is a wonderful philosophical book that shows the contrast between feelings and thoughts.While reading I was was confronted by quite a number of necessary metaphysical questions.Questions regarding our belief, emotion, thought, perception, logic, divinity and ...
Narcissus in Chains (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Book 10)
Laurell K. Hamilton
Jove
, 2002
Some will love it, others will hate it.
This book continues the evolution (or devolution, depending on your point of view) of the Anita Blake character and the series as a whole. At the beginning of this series, the sex was rated PG, the violence R. As the series has progressed, the violence has remained ...
Narcissus and Goldmund: A Novel
Hermann Hesse
Picador
, 2003
His friend awakened him- the world and wandering molded him.
_This is the story of two very different young would-be monks in the medieval cloister of Mariabronn. Narcissus was a lunar type- introverted, a thinker and a scholar. On the other hand, Goldmund was a classic solar type- extroverted, a lover and an artist. _Yet, ...
Narcissus Leaves the Pool
Joseph Epstein
Mariner Books
, 2007
Narcissus Leaves the Pool
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a young man who caught sight of his reflection in a pool of water and became enamoured with it. Over time he died of starvation and thirst because he was unable to leave off from gazing at his own beauty. Joseph Epstein's collection of ...
Narcissus
Cecilia Woloch
Tupelo Press
, 2008
The winner of the Tupelo Press Snowbound Chapbook Award, selected by Marie Howe. Through prose poems in the form of "postcards" and free verse, Cecilia Woloch gives us a stunningly honest peek into relationships, at once acutely intimate and unabashedly compassionate. She "speaks" with a vivid poetic voice that Billy Collins has praised as ...
Narcissus and Goldmund
Herman Hesse
Bantam
, 1971
Nigger of the "Narcissus" (Norton Critical Editions)
Joseph Conrad
W. W. Norton & Company
, 1971
A Great Work of Literature
In my opinion, Nigger of the 'Narcissus' by Joseph Conrad is one of the truly great novels in English. It goes on the list with such works as The Great Gatsby, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Passage to India, and Moby Dick. It is fascinating, gripping, deep, and ...
Salvador Dalí's Art and Writing, 1927-1942: The Metamorphosis of Narcissus (Res Monographs in Anthropology ...
Haim Finkelstein
Cambridge University Press
, 1998
Salvador Dalí's Art and Writing, 1927-1942 examines the evolution of Dalí's art during the 1920s and 30s, when he was associated, first with the Catalan avant-grade, and then with the Surrealist group in Paris. During this period, Dalí's painting style changed radically, a phenomenon that has never been fully accounted for in the extensive ...
Reflecting Narcissus: A Queer Aesthetic
Steven Bruhm
University of Minnesota Press
, 2000
Narcissus redivivus
It's easy to get lost in the refracting images of Narcissus, but Bruhm happens to be an excellent guide through the morass. He opens the book with a challenging but rewarding survey of recent relevant scholarship (Earl Jackson, Leo Bersani, Moe Meyer, Gregory Bredbeck ...
Echo and Narcissus: Women's Voices in Classical Hollywood Cinema
Amy Lawrence
University of California Press
, 1991
Do women in classical Hollywood cinema ever truly speak for themselves? In Echo and Narcissus , Amy Lawrence examines eight classic films to show how women's speech is repeatedly constructed as a "problem," an affront to male authority. This book expands feminist studies of the representation of women in film, enabling us to see individual films ...
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