This volume contains six essays addressing different dimensions of architect and teacher Louis J. Kahn's work and his philosophy of architecture. Presentations of his renowned buildings - the Salk Ins
It was only at the onset of the Tokugawa period (1602-1868) that formal political thought emerged in Japan. Prior to that time Japanese scholars had concentrated, rather, on questions of legitimacy an
Set in the drought-plagued landscape of Central Texas, Ascension is a collection of lyric poems that chronicles life in and around Llano, Texas (population 3,033). Brownlee’s poems meditate on the ine
A seventeenth-century writer of sensationalist short stories, Maria de Zayas was a bestselling author, steeped in the novella traditions of Italy and France as well as her native Spain. At the same ti
Genre painting flourished in the U.S. during the mid-19th century. These narrative scenes depicting the everyday activities of stock or typed characters captivated American audiences. Delineating dist
