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  • Written in Water

    The Ephemeral Life of the Classic in Art

    A deeply personal yet broadly relevant exploration of the ephemeral life of the classic in art, from the eighteenth century to our own dayIs there such a thing as a timeless classic? More than a decade ago, Rochelle Gurstein set out to explore and establish a solid foundation for the classic in the history of taste. To her surprise, that history instead revealed repeated episodes of soaring and ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • The Repeal of Reticence

    America's Cultural and Legal Struggles over Free Speech, Obscenity, Sexual Liberation, and Modern Art

    At a time when America's faculties of taste and judgment—along with the sense of the sacred and shameful—have become utterly vacant, Rochelle Gurstein's The Repeal of Reticence delivers an important and troubling warning. Covering landmark developments in America's modern culture and law, she charts the demise of what was dismissively called "gentility" in the face of First Amendment triumphs for ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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    Written in Water

    The Ephemeral Life of the Classic in Art

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    20 hours 43 min

    A deeply personal yet broadly relevant exploration of the ephemeral life of the classic in art, from the eighteenth century to our own dayIs there such a thing as a timeless classic? More than a decade ago, Rochelle Gurstein set out to explore and establish a solid foundation for the classic in the history of taste. To her surprise, that history instead revealed repeated episodes of soaring and ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

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  • The Last Leopard

    A life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

    by David Gilmour ...
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