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Performativity and Performance in Baroque Rome
A new interest in the study of early modern ritual, ceremony, formations of personal and collective identities, social roles, and the production of meaning inside and outside the arts have made it possible to talk today about a performative turn in the humanities. In Performativity and Performance in Baroque Rome, scholars from different fields of research explore performative aspects of Baroque culture. With examples from the politics of diplomacy and everyday life, from theatre, music and ritual as well as from architecture, painting and sculpture the contributors demonstrate how broadly the concept of performativity has been adopted within different disciplines.
Poussin and the Poetics of Painting
This book examines how Poussin cultivated a poetics of painting from the literary culture of his own time, and especially through his response to the work of Torquato Tasso. Tasso's poetic discourses were the most important source for Poussin's theory of painting. Poussin does not merely illustrate Tasso's verse, but cultivates pictorial means to refashion the poet's metaphors of desire. Offering new interpretations of these works, this book also investigates Poussin's larger literary culture and how this context illuminates the artist's response to contemporary poetic texts, especially in his mythological paintings.
The Moghul Saint of Insanity
The Moghul Saint of Insanity depicts the life of Aurangzeb, the sixth emperor of India. His reign of tyranny tore the fabric of the Moghul Empire into shreds. Learning too late of his follies of hatred and bigotry, he prayed fervently for forgiveness on his deathbed. The gist of this book can be summed up in his last letter to one of his sons: Soul of my soul! Now I am going alone. I grieve for your helplessness. But what is the use? Every torment I have inflicted, every sin I have committed, every wrong I have done, I carry the consequence with me. Strange that I came with nothing into this world, and now am going away with this stupendous caravan of sins. Wherever I look I see only God. I ...
Bibliography. Works by Aby Warburg, Warburgkreis and Secondary Literature
This Bibliography is a selection of the main editions of Aby M. Warburg’s works, essays, and critical materials.It is the result of a composite work in progress, a necessarily dynamic process started in 2004, which has so far involved several members of the Seminario Mnemosyne. We invite scholars and readers to send suggestions for the inclusion of further bibliographic entries to the Editorial board of Engramma.
KVS/NVS/EMRS TIER-II PGT History Part-II Subjective (4 Marks) Question Bank for 2026 Exam
KVS / NVS / EMRS TIER-II PGT History Part-II Question Bank for 2026 Exam is prepared strictly as per the latest recruitment exam pattern and syllabus of KVS, NVS, and EMRS. This book focuses exclusively on 4-mark subjective questions from History Part-II, covering important areas of medieval history, modern Indian history, world history, and historical developments as prescribed for the TGT level. The questions are presented in an exam-oriented answer format to help aspirants improve concept clarity, structured answer writing, and scoring accuracy, making it an ideal resource for PGT History TIER-II subjective paper preparation.
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