Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Non-FictionOne of the worlds most celebrated scholars; Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery; in which one manuscript; plucked from a thousand years of neglect; changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it.Nearly six hundred years ago; a short; genial; cannily alert man in his late thirties took a very old manuscript off a library shelf; saw with excitement what he had discovered; and ordered that it be copied. That book was the last surviving manuscript of an ancient Roman philosophical epic; On the Nature of Things; by Lucretiusmdash;a beautiful poem of the most dangerous ideas: that the universe functioned without the aid of gods; that religious fear was damaging to human life; and that matter was made up of very small particles in eternal motion; colliding and swerving in new directions.The copying and translation of this ancient book-the greatest discovery of the greatest book-hunter of his age-fueled the Renaissance; inspiring artists such as Botticelli and thinkers such as Giordano Bruno; shaped the thought of Galileo and Freud; Darwin and Einstein; and had a revolutionary influence on writers such as Montaigne and Shakespeare and even Thomas Jefferson.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Essential for those wishing to promote their art...By J. RussellI have relied on these market books for years...they are up-to-date and provide all of the information that you need to approach galleries. greeting card companies. et al. with your art. In this latest addition I found two resources that I believe will turn out to be very valuable for me artistically in the months to come. Every artist who is striving to achieve more visibility. recognition. and sales should invest in this book every year.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good ResourceBy SunSeaPromosThe 2010 Artists Market is full of information for beginners. and some relevant topics for experienced illustrators and designers. When purchasing these volumes consistently year after year. the informational content gets a bit redundant. but the contacts are all updated.I was looking for business contacts as a designer. and this book has some. Although in terms of contacts it seems to concentrate more on sources for illustrators than designers. Years ago this book used to be two -- one for illustrators and one for designers. it would be nice if it were that way again so as to offer more contacts for each field.But for the exceptionally discounted price I got it here for new at . it was well worth it.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Highly Recommend thisBy RosepassionsThis book was a really great jump start to my mothers career in getting her art out there. It gave a lot of insight and advice. If you are an artist who is trying to get out there. then this book is extremely helpful. I gave it 4 stars because many of the galleries listed in the book were either closed or somehow out dated. Aside from there. there were a lot of helpful links and tips to gain information about the art business. If it wasnt for this book. it would have taken a lot longer to understand the art business.
