E.H. Gombrich

In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited by a publishing acquaintance to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in seventeen languages across the world. Toward the end of his long life, Gombrich embarked upon a revision and, at last, an English translation. A Little History of the World presents his lively and involving history to English-language readers for the first time. Superbly designed and freshly illustrated, this is a book to be savored and collected. In forty concise chapters, Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colorful picture of wars and conquests, grand works of art, and the spread and limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates and facts, but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements and an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous and humane sensibility, this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history.

E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time, and his text suggests illustrations on every page. This illustrated edition of the Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of his narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations—most of them in full color—are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised preface, and a new index. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.

Described by Kenneth Clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that I have ever read', Art and Illusion is a classic study of image-making. It seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? The question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and Professor Gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areas. Gombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matter. First published more than 40 years ago, Art and Illusion has lost none of its vitality and importance. In applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, Gombrich is rigorous. Yet he always retains a sense of wonder at the inexhaustible capacity of the human brain, and at the subtlety of the relationships involved in seeing the world and in making and seeing art. With profound knowledge and his exceptional gift for clear exposition, he advances each argument as an hypothesis to be tested. The problems of representation are forever fundamental to the history of art: Art and Illusion remains an essential text for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of art. For the sixth edition Professor Gombrich has written an entirely new 12-page preface, in which he makes use of the distinction between an image and a sign, so as to clarify his intentions in writing the book in the first place.

Renowned not only as the best concise introduction to art history, but also as a classic of art historical literature, this book reflects the vast knowledge, insights, and expertise of one of this century's greatest art historians and thinkers. Extensively illustrated, it treats the history of art -- both chronologically and geographically -- as a continuous unfolding story. Offers a vivid, enthusiastic, and interpretive narrative written in direct, straightforward language with technical terms always explained when they are introduced. KEY Focuses on the most significant works of Western art. Considers each work of art in its shows how art reflects the historical setting, the artist's intentions, and the values of that civilization, and how each artist built upon, or sometimes reacted against, the style of his/her predecessors. Contains chronological charts, maps, and notes on art books. Illustrates all works that are discussed. Features a new design with each illustration appearing on the same spread as the narrative that discusses it.

Este es uno de los libros sobre arte más famosos y populares del mundo. Desde que se publicó -hace 45 anos- no tiene rival como introducción a todos los aspectos del arte desde las más antiguas pinturas en las cavernas hasta el arte experimental de nuestros días. Lectores de todas las edades y especializaciones consideran al profesor Gombrich como un verdadero maestro que sabe combinar conocimiento y sabiduría con una habilidad única para comunicar directamente su propio y profundo amor hacia las obras de arte que describe. La popularidad permanente de la historia del arte radica en la simplicidad de su lenguaje y en la capacidad del autor para presentar una narración clara y directa. Gombrich busca dar algún orden inteligible a la cantidad de nombres, periodos y estilos que pueblan las páginas de trabajos más ambiciosos, y utilizando su comprensión de la psicología de las artes visuales nos hace ver la historia del arte como un entrelazamiento y una alteración constantes de las tradiciones según las que cada obra se refiere al pasado y señala el futuro una cadena viva que todavía une a nuestros tiempos con la epoca de las pirámides. En su nuevo formato, la edición de este clásico seguir conquistando a las generaciones futuras y siendo la primera eleccio´ón de todos aquellos que quieran entrar en contacto con el fascinante mundo del arte.

La historia del arte es una de las obras sobre arte más famosas jamás publicadas. Durante más de cinco décadas no ha tenido rival como introducción al arte en su totalidad, abarcando desde las primeras pinturas rupestres hasta el arte experimental contemporáneo. Lectores de todas las edades y culturas han sabido hallar en el profesor Gombrich a un auténtico maestro, en quien conocimiento y sabiduría se conjugan con un don único para comunicar de manara clara su profundo fervor por las obras de arte objeto de su estudio.

Bu kitap, kendilerine yabancı ve çekici olan bir alanda ilk bilgilere ihtiyaç duyan herkese göre hazırlanmıştır. Amacı, bu alana yeni girenlere, onları ayrıntılarla boğmadan, genel olarak bilinmesi gerekenleri vermek, daha iddialı çalışmaları sayfalarını dolduran çok sayıdaki isim, dönem ve üslubu onların kolayca anlayabileceği bir şekilde düzenlemek ve böylece daha uzmanlaşmış kitaplara başvurabilmelerini sağlamaktır...

Renowned not only as the best concise introduction to art history, but also as a classic of art historical literature, this book reflects the vast knowledge, insights, and expertise of one of this century's greatest art historians and thinkers. Extensively illustrated, it treats the history of art -- both chronologically and geographically -- as a continuous unfolding story. Offers a vivid, enthusiastic, and interpretive narrative written in direct, straightforward language with technical terms always explained when they are introduced. KEY TOPICS: Focuses on the most significant works of Western art. Considers each work of art in its context: shows how art reflects the historical setting, the artist's intentions, and the values of that civilization, and how each artist built upon, or sometimes reacted against, the style of his/her predecessors. Contains chronological charts, maps, and notes on art books. Illustrates all works that are discussed. Features a new design with each illustration appearing on the same spread as the narrative that discusses it.

Em quarenta capítulos concisos, é contada a história do Homem desde a Idade da Pedra até à bomba atómica. Um panorama colorido de guerras e conquistas, de grandes obras de arte e dos avanços e limitações da ciência. «Esta obra marcará as gerações do futuro, que lhe atribuirão a sua eterna paixão pela história e pela verdade.», Lisa Jardine, «Times» «Quero que os meus leitores se descontraiam e possam seguir a história sem precisar de tirar notas nem de memorizar nomes e datas. Na verdade, prometo que não lhes farei nenhum exame sobre o que lerem.», E.H. Gombrich Para Ernst Gombrich, uma história, por mais complexa que seja, pode ser compreendida por todas as idades, desde que comunicada de forma clara e cativante. Em 1935, com vinte e seis anos de idade, um doutoramento em História da Arte e sem perspectivas de arranjar emprego, Gombrich recebeu o convite de um amigo editor para escrever uma história do mundo para jovens leitores. Escrita a pensar neste público, «Uma Pequena História do Mundo» alcançou sucesso imediato, na Alemanha e no resto da Europa. Hoje traduzida em vinte línguas, tornou-se um clássico universal, uma referência tanto para os mais novos como para os mais velhos.

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