保尔•瓦雷里（Paul Valéry,1871-1945），法国“20世纪最伟大的诗人”，其诗作倾向于内心真实，以象征的意境表现生与死、灵与肉、永恒与变幻等主题，富于哲理。

About the book： In terms of both theme and technique, the key to understanding the early work of Edgar Degas(1834-1917)is classical painting. Although he was eventually associated with the Impressionists and even partiycipated in their joint exhibitions, Degas never adopted a purely Impressionist approach Degas's work, reflecting an extremely personal and psychological perspect...(展开全部)

This strikingly beautiful book-the first to focus on Degas` late work-presents a new and definitive view of his last decades. Degas played an integral role in reshaping the visual arts at the turn of the century, says Richard Kendall. The artist`s remarkable drawings, pastels, oil paintings, and sculptures involve startling explorations of color, unexpected combinations of tech...(展开全部)

This series acts as an introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each title contains 48 full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black and white, a concise introduction, select bibliography and detailed source information for the images. Monographs on individual artists also feature a brief chro...(展开全部)

西蒙娜•薇依(Simone Weil,1909-1943)，20世纪法国哲学家、社会活动家、神秘主义思想大师。薇依一生写了一本又一本的笔记，内容涉及哲学、宗教、历史、政治……西蒙娜拥有特立独行，自甘苦行、永远站在穷苦人民一边的“圣女”人格和感人生平，她的思想充满智慧。 吴雅凌，上海社科院宗教研究所副研究员，法国巴黎第三大学比较文学博士，目前从事比较古典学研究，著译有《神谱笺释》（2010年）、《劳作与时日笺释》（2014年）、《柏拉图对话中的神》（2012年）、《黑暗中的女人：作为古典肃剧英雄的女人类型》（2016年）等。

this tells the story of a mama cat and her three kittens who become adopted by the dancers and stagehands of a Paris concert hall where Degas is making sketches for his famous ballet paintings. "On a blustery day long ago, a weary cat crossed a bridge over the river Seine in Paris. All afternoon, she had been searching for a warm place." So begins Bijou, Bonbon & Beau: The Kitt...(展开全部)

this tells the story of a mama cat and her three kittens who become adopted by the dancers and stagehands of a Paris concert hall where Degas is making sketches for his famous ballet paintings. "On a blustery day long ago, a weary cat crossed a bridge over the river Seine in Paris. All afternoon, she had been searching for a warm place." So begins Bijou, Bonbon & Beau: The Kitt...(展开全部)

《素描的艺术：德加》全面展示了西方600年间素描艺术的发展历程、流派风格及大师们各自不同的技法特征，为国内对西方素描史的研究提供了珍贵的图像文本。同时，书中精选的图片，都是在大师原作的基础上高精度扫描而成，其图像质量是一般素描出版物难以企及的，因此具有不可或缺的学术价值和文献意义。 《素描的艺术：德加》中，他的大部分作品取材于他所处的时代的现实生活，他以生动严谨的造型和独具特色的线条于色彩的运用，使形象的表现真实可信、栩栩如生。德加兼具古典主义和印象主义风格的艺术成就，对西洋绘画的发展有着重要的影响。

Internationally acclaimed Photographer David Hamilton invites the viewer to share delicate moments in ballet. His images of young dancers capture the essence of grace at rest and poetry in motion. These tender photographic impressions are accompanied by musical masterpieces created especially for the art form. La Danse includes unpublished pictures of Rudolf Nureyev, the 20th c...(展开全部)