Flight and the Artistic Imagination by Sam Smiles

Flight and the Artistic Imagination by Sam Smiles

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Accompanying a major exhibition at Compton Verney, Warwickshire, this book examines the innate human desire to transcend the limitations of physiology and gravity – and to fly.

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Flight and the Artistic Imagination by Sam Smiles

Accompanying a major exhibition at Compton Verney, Warwickshire, this book examines the innate human desire to transcend the limitations of physiology and gravity and to fly.

Gordon McMullan is Professor of English at King's College London and Director of the London Shakespeare Center. He is a critic and an editor with a focus on Shakespeare and early modern drama. He is a general editor of the Arden Early Modern Drama series and author of Shakespeare and the Idea of
Late Writing: Authorship in the Proximity of Death.

Sam Smiles is an art historian at the University of Exeter. His research is focused primarily on British art and especially on the career of JMW Turner. He is curating a major exhibition at Tate Britain on Turner's last works and completing a book on the same subject.

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ISBN 13 9781907372377
ISBN 10 1907372377
Title Flight and the Artistic Imagination
Author Sam Smiles
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Year published 2012-07-19
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.