Charles Williams Books

A catalogue/book of a 1986 exhibition organised by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco with the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the Impressionist period in modern art. The book begins with essays entitled: ` The Impressionists and Edouard Manet'; `The New Painting:Concerning the Group of Artists Exhibiting at the Durand-Ruel Galleries'; `The Intransigent Artist or How The Impressionists Got Their Name'; `The End of Impressionism';

The works are arranged around the catalogues of each of the Impressionist exhibitions in Paris (1974, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1886). Each section includes readable essays on the particular exhibition, and reproductions of and notes on the paintings represented in the San Francisco/ Washington exhibition , as well as reproductions of the catalogs of the original Impressionist exhibitions.

The quality of reproductions is very high, given the limitations of still enabling the book to remain affordable to the generalist reader.

There is a wealth of detail in this comprehensive work. The book would be a valuable addiditon to any secondary school, college or public library collection.

Highly recommended.

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What Beatrice was to Dante Thomas Howard is to readers of Charles Williams, whose novels are not exactly hell to read, but some may yet find them somewhat tough going. It's a pity, because as with the Latin Mass, if we only knew what we were missing we would clamor for more. Thankfully Ignatius Press has reprinted this book by Thomas Howard so that we do have a guide through this marvelous world. In this book, originally published by Oxford Press, Thomas Howard starts with the party line that Williams is a bad writer, and then shows us why he's a very good one (Thomas Howard can be very sneaky). He explains why CW can't be considered a "major" writer, and maybe not even a good candidate for a minor one, but by the end of the book one is convinced that the label "major" is too small to fit Charles Williams.

Howard is similarly dismissive of his own writing in this book, even though it stands as one of his best (his best to date, in my opinion, is On Being Catholic). He suggests the reader not even read the whole book, but just jump around to the relevant parts for the Williams novel he/she is interested in. Here again I must express a minority opinion: The Novels of Charles Williams reads seamlessly and grippingly start to finish.

Anyone venturing into a Williams novel for the first time might find the water, as it were, initially cold and uninviting, regardless how heartily the swimmers urge him or her to dive in. Howard is like a personal trainer, both preparing the reader and helping them stay in shape when, gripped with the strange madness that afflicts readers of Williams novels, they recklessly swim further and further from shore. Howard is obviously among the initiates, and the more dismissive he is of Willaims' standing as a writer, the more you want to read him. 'Nuff said. Dive in. The water's fine.

I have read dozens of books on painting method and this one is the best. It does have shortcomings, the language is dated, it is disorganized and some printings have the text running at 90 degrees to a conventional book, but for overall content, practical & inspirational, it tops my list. It's a challenging read but it is packed with useful information. I've read that it was Robert Henri's (the important Ash Can painter and "author" of "The Art Spirit") "bible" and that for years he carried it around with him. In many ways it is comparable to "The Art Spirit" though to me, it is even better. Hunt hammers on the importance of value relationships and painting broadly. These are two issues that most painters would benefit from understanding better. Of course, many other topics are discussed, here are a few quotes: "Think all that you can! Put down as little hand-work as possible, and as much intelligence" ... "In trying to paint sunlight behind those trees, bang away, and get it light enough! What color to use? I don't care what colors you use, only get it light where it is light!" ... "In painting the stem of a flower, put your brush in the right place, and draw it down at once, firmly. Don't go along tick, tick, tick! and don't be afraid of it!" ... "Instead of one canvas, ready to paint on, you ought to have forty, and paint for a joke. I have a hundred and fifty in the waiting" ..."It is impossible to make a picture without values. Values are the basis. If they are not, tell me what is the basis!" ... "It has been said that 'genius consists in the power of taking a hint'. Genius is nothing but love. If you love to paint, if you love to sing, if you love to black boots, you are a genius. The reverse is hatred" ... "I should never alter that picture. You must not get into the habit of allowing outsiders to interfere with your work. It is fatal. It will ruin you as a painter" ..."Remember that there must be an accent to everything: to a landscape, a head, or a loaf of bread. There must be one light. If you make your reflected lights too strong, your object becomes concave." ... Paint every day as a matter of course; just as you would eat your breakfast. Paint a hundred sketches, of anything you please, and stack them up. Perhaps one of them will be a picture" ... See what the vital things are! Give up all idea of 'finish'! Nobody ever finished. Keep the canvas as a slate to do your sums on. Don't expect to finish it, sign your name and present it to your grandmother." ... "Be frank and fearless about your work! Get rid of the timidity that makes you fear to hurt your drawing." ... "you can't do good work unless you are physically in order for it. It requires as much strength to paint well as to plough." ... "Hold a sheet of white paper behind that head, and see how dark the outline of that face is in light" ..."Everything is interesting if only you make a study of it, aiming to do it simply. Fifteen minutes' work done at white heat, as it were, is better than all day's working at anything." As you may be able to see, the book is entertaing, heartwarming and very useful. It's great!

Dr. Irons is a professor of history at Elon University in North Carolina, and as a student, I was lucky enough to have him. While my major is sports medicine, I essentially had to take a history class as part of the liberal arts curriculum. I thought that the course would be a breeze--memorize names and dates and regurgitate them on paper as I did in high school--but Irons challenged us to dig up the underlying themes in American history and explore and even question their very meaning. I am sure that his new book will be a wonder, and I will be one of the first to purchase it later this month.

I have purchased two copies of this book and lost both to people I loaned them to. It is a gem! If I can find another copy, I am going to chain it to my wrist! jfales@olivetnet.edu

This book is truly a treasure trove of inspiration.

Having read a remarkable biography of William Osler, William Osler: A Life in Medicine by Michael Bliss, late last year, the author seemed to capture the almost magical charisma that Osler possessed according to the hundreds of testimonies from colleagues, students and friends.

This biography is an inspiration, and it is without doubt that William Osler is the most influential and famous physician of the early twentieth century. But what was it about the man and his habits that inspired so many other famous physicians and scholars including his first biographer, Dr. Harvey Cushing, the icon and international pioneer of brain surgery? (see another Bliss biography on the great brain surgeon, Harvey Cushing: A Life in Surgery) Osler left only one scholarly text, THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE., however, for its time, the text became the most important reference for physicians across the world. (Currently a collectors piece) This terrifically constructed text by physician Charles S. Bryan is a labour of gratitude to its subject, gleaning from Osler's many speeches, diaries, biographies and the thousands of articles which the old doctor published, to pass on William Osler's successful habits, attitude of mind where,

"His unique blend of clinical competence, easy familiarity with the liberal arts, energy, charisma, and idealism made him something of a symbol of humanism in medicine for physicians and laypersons alike."

Dr. Bryan has organized these inspirations under specific headings, for example:

Manage Time Well

Find a Calling

Find Mentors

Care Carefully

Learn and Teach

For me, really, the most inspiring chapters are Communicate "Secrets of the Heart" and Learn and Teach "Driving Plato's Horses". It is in these chapters that Osler emphasised the importance of learning to write well, learning to speak well and that necessary skill for the physician, learning to listen.

William Osler, similar to other men in history of mammoth achievement, managed his time well, sometimes to the minute. Osler called this habit "day-time-compartments", flawless organization and the love of work.

This book is a "personal development" text like no other, practical skills to learn and the creation of positive habits that can lead to a more meaningful, productive and successful life.

Highly recommended for students of the medicos and anyone wanting to learn the values and successful habits of one of the great physicians of the twentieth century.

The latest volume from the cleverly titled Apocryphile Press (which literally means "lover of the hidden") totals a mere 113 pages. At nearly $20, the price may seem steep to the casual reader. But to fans of Charles Williams it's a treasure unearthed, yet one more sign of a full-scale Charles Williams revival.

Outlines of Romantic Theology is the legendary "lost" CW manuscript, which was edited some years back and brought to light by Williams' biographer, Alice Mary Hadfield. The actual manuscript occupies only 74 pages of this book, with a prologue and sequel by Hadfield. But in reprinting it, the editors have included another rare find, "Religion and Love in Dante," originally a booklet in a series by Dacre Press. This proves to be a perfect match, since both essays draw from Dante, both from the Divine Comedy and Vita Nuova (My New Life). Thus, this volume forms the perfect companion to The Figure of Beatrice, also recently published by Apocryphile Press in their Inklings Heritage Series (IHS).

CW's very vocal critics have made it clear he's not their cup of tea, but they imply erroneously that he therefore cannot be anyone's. I cannot resist quoting from page 56 one of many eminently quotable lines (the beginning line of Religion and Love in Dante is also oft-quoted): "And though there is not any definite proposal of Beatrice as in this sense the sister and mirror of the Blessed Virgin, nor of the identity of these two names of Love, yet it is certain that the genius of Dante first showed us what may be called the religious spirit in Love." If lines like that are your cup of tea, don't miss Outlines of Romantic Theology.

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I like this book because I found it to be very well-written and fast-paced. The author seems to know a good deal about how special horses can be in a person's life and makes a fantasic story about it. Highly recommended.