Hampl, Patricia
Summary: The Art of the Wasted Day is a picaresque travelogue of leisure written from a lifelong enchantment with solitude. Patricia Hampl visits the homes of historic exemplars of ease who made repose a goal, even an art form. She begins with two celebrated eighteenth-century Irish ladies who ran off to live a life of "retirement" in rural Wales. Her search then leads to Moravia to consider the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAMPL, PATRICIA HAMHampl, Patricia
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.54 HEMSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR