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Women in Ancient Egypt

Women in Ancient Egypt

Gay Robins

"Gay Robins discusses the role of royal women, queenship and its divine connotations, and describes the exceptional women who broke the bounds of tradition by assuming real power."--Back cover.
Proportion and Style in Ancient Egyptian Art

Proportion and Style in Ancient Egyptian Art

Gay Robins

In this work, Gay Robins offers convincing evidence, based on a study of Egyptian usage of grid systems and proportions, that innovation and stylistic variation played a significant role in ancient Egyptian art.
Egyptian Painting and Relief

Egyptian Painting and Relief

Gay Robins

This book aims to help the reader to such an understanding, concentrating particularly on points that may puzzle the modern western viewer.
The Art of Ancient Egypt

The Art of Ancient Egypt

Gay Robins

An illustrated history of over 3,000 years of Egyptian artwork arranged chronologically from the early dynastic period to the Ptolemaic period.
A Canterbury Pilgrimage / An Italian Pilgrimage

A Canterbury Pilgrimage / An Italian Pilgrimage

Elizabeth Robins Pennell

Kimberly Morse Jones, “A Bibliography of the New Art Criticism of Elizabeth Robins Pennell,” Victorian Periodicals Review 41.3 (Fall 2008): 270–87, and “' Making a Name for Whistler': Elizabeth Robins Pennell as a New Art Critic” in Women ...
Egyptian Statues

Egyptian Statues

Gay Robins

This is followed by a chapter explaining the notion of the ideal image: statues were not intended to be exact likenesses but rather ideal images reflecting the identity, role and status of the subject.
The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus: An Ancient Egyptian Text

The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus: An Ancient Egyptian Text

Gay Robins

The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus is the oldest textbook of its sort in the world.
Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market

Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market

Alexandra Chasin

A thought-provoking study of the mainstreaming of the gay and lesbian consumer examines the relationship between the recent marketing aimed at the gay community and the movement that struggles to achieve equal rights for gay men and ...
Las mujeres en el Antiguo Egipto

Las mujeres en el Antiguo Egipto

Gay Robins

La obra estudia el papel de la mujer en el seno de la antigua sociedad egipcia, a partir de los documentos conservados (tanto los textos mismos como los objetos, artísticos o no, que han llegado a nosotros).
Elizabeth Robins

Elizabeth Robins

Angela V John

Mary Gay Gibson Cima, 'Discovering Signs; The Emergence of the Critical Actor in Ibsen', Theatre Journal, 1983, vol. 35, p. 22; Mary T. Heath, 'A Crisis in the Life of the Actress: Ibsen in England', Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1986, p.
The Gender/sexuality Reader: Culture, History, Political Economy

The Gender/sexuality Reader: Culture, History, Political Economy

Roger N. Lancaster

1. 1. Capitalism. and. Gay. Identity. John. D'Emilio. For gay men and lesbians, the 1970s were years of significant achievement. Gay liberation and women's liberation changed the sexual landscape of the nation. Hundreds of thousands of gay ...
A. J. Tomlinson: Plainfolk Modernist

A. J. Tomlinson: Plainfolk Modernist

R. G. Robins

Robins' biography of Tomlinson recreates the world in which he operated, and through his story offers a reinterpretation of the origins of Pentecostalism, and sheds new light on the roots of some of the 20th century's most vigorous popular ...
e-Study Guide for: The Art of Ancient Egypt by Gay Robins, ...

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Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah

Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah

Christopher B. Hays

Others who read sections of the book and gave helpful feedback include Leslie Allen, Elizabeth Bloch-Smith, Iim Butler, Iohn Goldingay, Ieremy Hutton, Martti Nissinen, Gay Robins, Matthew Schlimm and Elizabeth Waraksa. I am also indebted ...
A Covenant with Death: Death in the Iron Age II and Its ...

A Covenant with Death: Death in the Iron Age II and Its ...

Christopher B. Hays

Others who read sections of the book and gave helpful feedback include Leslie Allen, Elizabeth Bloch-Smith, Jim Butler, John Goldingay, Jeremy Hutton, Martti Nissinen, Gay Robins, Matthew Schlimm and Elizabeth Waraksa. I am also ...
One Wicked Night

One Wicked Night

Sari Robins

Sari Robins. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination ... New York 10022-5299 Copyright © 2004 by Sari Earl ISBN: 0-06-057534-4 www.avonromance.com All rights reserved.
All Men Are Rogues

All Men Are Rogues

Sari Robins

Sari Robins. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination ... New York 10022-5299 Copyright © 2003 by Sari Earl ISBN: 0-06-050354-8 www.avonromance.com All rights reserved.
Her Scandalous Intentions

Her Scandalous Intentions

Sari Robins

Sari Robins. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination ... New York 10022-5299 Copyright © 2002 by Sari Earl ISBN: 0-06-050353-X www.avonromance.com All rights reserved.
The Gay Canon: Great Books Every Gay Man Should Read

The Gay Canon: Great Books Every Gay Man Should Read

Robert Drake

Lists the one hundred books, plays, and poems, that have most affected the gay imagination, and offers a series of discussion questions
Late-Victorian and Edwardian British Novelists: Second series

Late-Victorian and Edwardian British Novelists: Second series

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References: Mary Gay Gibson Cima, "Elizabeth Robins: Ibsen Actress Manageress," dissertation, Cornell University, 1978; W. L. Courtney, The Feminine Note in Fiction (London: Chapman k Hall, 1904), p. 183; Joanne Gates, "Elizabeth ...
The Governess Wears Scarlet

The Governess Wears Scarlet

Sari Robins

Sari Robins. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination ... York 10022-5299 Copyright © 2008 by Sari Earl ISBN: 978-0-06-078249-8 www.avonromance.com All rights reserved.
Making Trouble: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and the ...

Making Trouble: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and the ...

John D'Emilio

Presents the author's research on the historical development of San Francisco's gay community, the rise and fall of the first American gay liberation movement, the persecution of gays during the cold war, and more
Man to man: gay couples in America

Man to man: gay couples in America

Charles Silverstein

A frank examination of the origins, nature, and day-to-day experience of homosexual love investigates the antecedents of gay love, the influence of the gay male's father, the major problems in gay male relationships, and relationships ...
Elizabeth Robins, 1862-1952: Actress, Novelist, Feminist

Elizabeth Robins, 1862-1952: Actress, Novelist, Feminist

Joanne E. Gates

This biography of Elizabeth Robins (1862-1952) presents the story of a woman who - through her acting, writing and political activism - consistently challenged existing roles for women.
The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing

The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing

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For an account of early eighteenth-century gay subculture in England, see Rictor Norton, Molly Clap's Molly House: Gay Subculture in England, 1700— 1830 ( London: Gay Men's Press, 1992). A collection of eighteenth—century docu— ments ...
Outlooks: Lesbian and Gay Sexualities and Visual Cultures

Outlooks: Lesbian and Gay Sexualities and Visual Cultures

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Richly illustrated, this book includes statements by contemporary lesbian and gay artists, photographers and performers as well as articles by art historians, cultural theorists and lesbians and gay activists.
Gay Men Choosing Parenthood

Gay Men Choosing Parenthood

Gerald P. Mallon

This book reveals how very natural and possible gay parenthood can be. What factors influence this decision? How do the experiences of gay dads compare to those of heterosexual men?
When Seducing a Spy

When Seducing a Spy

Sari Robins

Sari Robins. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are ... 2007 by Sari Earl ISBN: 978-0- 06-078248-1 ISBN-10: 0-06-078248-X www.avonromance.com All rights reserved.
What to Wear to a Seduction

What to Wear to a Seduction

Sari Robins

Sari Robins. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or ... 2006 by Sari Earl ISBN-13: 978-0- 06-078247-4 ISBN-10: 0-06-078247-1 www.avonromance.com All rights reserved.

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