The biography delves into the life of W.B. Yeats, offering a fresh perspective on the poet beyond his celebrated status. R. F. Foster, a prominent historian, uncovers the complexities of Yeats's personal experiences and the historical context surrounding them. With 62 halftones and 19 linecuts, the work provides a rich visual and narrative exploration of Yeats's extraordinary life, making it a significant contribution to literary scholarship.
A searing cultural history of the remarkable generation who transformed Ireland, from R. F. Foster TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR and OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 Vivid Faces surveys the lives and beliefs of the people who made the Irish Revolution: linked together by youth, radicalism, subversive activities, enthusiasm and love. Determined to reconstruct the world and defining themselves against their parents, they were in several senses a revolutionary generation. The Ireland that eventually emerged bore little relation to the brave new world they had conjured up in student societies, agit-prop theatre groups, vegetarian restaurants, feminist collectives, volunteer militias, Irish-language summer schools, and radical newspaper offices. Roy Foster's book investigates that world, and the extraordinary people who occupied it. Looking back from old age, one of the most magnetic members of the revolutionary generation reflected that 'the phoenix of our youth has fluttered to earth a miserable old hen', but he also wondered 'how many people nowadays get so much fun as we did'. Working from a rich trawl of contemporary diaries, letters and reflections, Vivid Faces re-creates the argumentative, exciting, subversive and original lives of people who made a revolution, as well as the disillusionment in which it ended.
Ply-split braiding is a technique for making textiles by parting the plies of one cord (the "splittee") with a needle or similar tool, drawing a second cord (the "splitter") through the gap made in the first cord, and repeating the process many times over. With 176 images, including patterns, these techniques illustrate how to make baskets using plain oblique twining, a version of ply-split braiding particularly well-suited for the art of basketry. This guide to the creative process gives you the information needed for shaping the form of a basket, including the rate and location of adding and removing cords. Chapters include creating fenestrations, substituting cords, combining baskets, crossing planes, and harnessing the tension between right triangles when the hypotenuse of one aligns with the leg of another. See how these techniques are rendered in a gallery of beautiful finished work.
Erwin Rommel was the outstanding Axis field commander of the Second World War, respected, even admired, by his opponents. Here it seemed to the Allies, was a supremely professional soldier: chivalrous, decent, largely untainted by the crimes of the Nazi regime, carrying out his duty with often dazzling success.
A history of Ireland from prehistoric times to the present. Includes 200 illustrations
Culturally significant, this work is a faithful reproduction of an original artifact, preserving its historical integrity. It includes original copyright references and library stamps, showcasing its importance in the knowledge base of civilization. The inclusion of these elements highlights the work's scholarly value and connection to significant libraries worldwide.
R.F. Foster's "Whist Manual" is a comprehensive guide to mastering the popular 19th-century card game Whist. It offers a hands-on learning system for players of all levels, covering strategies, signals, and trumps. The book also includes the Laws of Whist and etiquette, making it a valuable resource for enthusiasts.
The real boss of Soho and his bank robbing boys tell the truth about the Krays, the Richardsons and the family business.