The History of Western Art is an innovative and challenging reappraisal of how the history of art can be presented and understood. Through a carefully devised modular structure, readers are given insights not only into how and why works of art were created, but also how works in different media relate to each other across time. Here--uniquely--is not the simple, linear "story" of art, but a rich series of stories, told from varying viewpoints.
In the annals of the Wild West, no greater stories have ever been written than the "Luck of Roaring Camp" and "The Outcasts of Poker Flat". These magnificent and thrilling stories by Bret Harte, America's immortal master story-teller combine to make "Western Stories" an outstanding reading adventure.
All Quiet on the Western Front begins somewhere near the German/French front during World War One. It is told by a 19 year old soldier Paul Baumer. Through his own experiences in trench warfare and the incredible loss of life of his friends, classmates and teachers, Paul is overwhelmed by the complete hopelessness of war.
Tim Winton is Australia's best-loved novelist. His new work, Breath, is an extraordinary evocation of an adolescence spent resisting complacency, testing one's limits against nature, finding like-minded souls, and discovering just how far one breath will take you. It's a story of extremes—extreme sports and extreme emotions. On the wild, lonely coast of Western Australia, two thrillseeking and barely adolescent boys fall into the enigmatic thrall of veteran big-wave surfer Sando.
This DVD offers an introduction to one of the Western world's first action-adventure stories. Take a look at the Greek myths and The Odyssey's lessons of morality. Scholars and critics discuss the impact of The Odyssey on Western literature, as well as the now-familiar heroic traits first seen in Homer's characters.
