"This book is the first devoted to the work of Peter Saville. It is arranged in a rough chronology around several essays and an interview and covers everything from Saville's earliest designs for Factory Records to his most recent self-initiated projects" - preface.

This poetic narrative discusses the creative life of a 9th century Indian stonecarver who is drafted at an early age to spend his entire life working on the thousands of statues that fill the niches of an Indonesian temple. Exploring the muse–artist relationship as few works of fiction have done, this novel is an intensely political work—a parable that pits the blind cruelty of a feudal ruler against the creative expression of a single slave.

Shimmering style and elegance--with a dark side--from a first-rate but often-overlooked American writer

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Edward Field writes poetry that is literate, immediate, funny and completely personal--like small essays on the human condition, spoken by a friend we trust.

Awaken in students an interest in well-known artists throughout time. By studying famous paintings by well-known artists, students can learn techniques and styles and how they can be used effectively in the students' own works of art.

A Study Guide for Peter Viereck's "For an Assyrian Frieze," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.