Wednesday, 21 January 2004
Elizabethan Humanism
Elizabethan Humanism:
Literature and Learning in the Later Sixteenth Century
While the Renaissance flowered in Italy in the form of plastic arts, creative energies in England were poured into its literature. This book by Mike Pincombe of the University of Newcastle seems an interesting starting point for further research into how humanism manifested in the English speaking mind.
Here's a description from the publisher's web site mentioned below:
"A unique account of Elizabethan humanism, dedicated specifically to the Elizabethan period of Renaissance writing Mike Pincombe offers an entirely new approach to the topic by using sixteenth century records of the words humanity and humanist to establish an Elizabethan meaning for the word humanism. It covers an extensive range of material including sources, background, authors and genre in order that the reader may gain a broader picture. The author looks closely at major texts of the Elizabethan period which include Spenser's, 'The Shepherd's Calendar'; Marlowe's 'Faustus' and Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'."
Please Refer:
Pearson Education
Wednesday, 14 January 2004
Porphyrios at Notre Dame
Demetri Porphyrios will be co-teaching Studio with Samir Younés to the graduate students of the Notre Dame University Rome program as the visiting Professor. The centerpiece of the Graduate Program for the semester will be an Urban Renewal Project for Barletta, an historical town in Puglia, a region in the south-west tip of Italy. Dr Porphyrios delivered an introductory lecture at the Rome Faculty yesterday evening which was, as he put it, an autobiographical account of his most recent projects. Of note were three extensive urban regeneration proposals in England and the new Whitman College building at the Princeton University campus in New Jersey.
Please Refer:
Porphyrios Associates
Monograph
Classical Architecture
A New Book by our Co-Editor, David Mayernik
TIMELESS CITIES: An Architect's Reflections on Renaissance Italy (Westview Press: Icon Editions) focuses on the civic mythology, or personas if you will, of five Italian cities (Rome, Venice, Florence, Siena, and Pienza), and how that mythology pre-dated and gave shape to the building fabric we know today. In essence, those cities had a self-image, a mythology, and a set of aspirations/dreams, and these directed and gave shape to their urban development, creating the renowned places tourists flock to visit and residents enjoy. More than a book on historic cities, the book uses these examples as living models, and describes how we can learn to make our cities today speak for our own dreams and aspirations. [More Information]
It is available NOW at online bookstores, such as AMAZON.
