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Charles Nicholl pieces together the shadowy story of Rimbaud s life as a trader, explorer and gun-runner. číst celé

Travels in Thailand and Burma in 1968, learning about the spiritual traditions of forest Buddhism.

From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders, three disappearances and a missing Shakespeare play to show the marvel and tenacity of these historical traces.

This book is the first full-length investigation of the killing of brilliant, controversial young playwright Christopher Marlowe in 1593. It traces Marlowe's shadowy political dealings, his involvement in covert intelligence work, and the charges of heresy and homosexuality against him. Charles Nicholl penetrates four centuries of obscurity to expose not only a complex and unsettling story of entrapment and betrayal, chimerical plots and sordid felonies, but also a fascinating vision of the underside of an entire culture

Leonardo is the greatest, most multi-faceted and most mysterious of all Renaissance artists, but extraordinarily, considering his enormous reputation, this is the first full-length biography in English for several decades. Prize-winning author Charles Nicholl has immersed himself for five years in all the manuscripts, paintings and artefacts to produce an �intimate portrait� of Leonardo. He uses these contemporary materials - his notebooks and sketchbooks, eye witnesses and early biographies, etc - as a way into the mental tone and physical texture of his life and has made myriad small discoveries about him and his work and his circle of associates. Among much else, the book identifies what Nicholl argues is an unknown portrait of the artist hanging in a church near Lodi in northern Italy. It also contains new material on his eccentric assistant Tomasso Masini, on his homosexual affairs in Florence, and on his curious relationship with a female model and/or prostitute from Cremona. A masterpiece of modern biography.

Leonardo is the greatest, most multi-faceted and most mysterious of all Renaissance artists, but extraordinarily, considering his enormous reputation, this is the first full-length biography in English for several decades. Prize-winning author Charles Nicholl has immersed himself in manuscripts, paintings and artefacts to produce an intimate portrait of Leonardo. He uses these contemporary materials - his notebooks and sketchbooks, eye witnesses and early biographies, etc - as a way into the mental tone and physical texture of his life and has made many discoveries about him, his work and his circle of associates. The book identifies what Nicholl argues is an unknown portrait of the artist hanging in a church near Lodi in northern Italy. It also contains new material on his eccentric assistant Tomasso Masini, his homosexual affairs in Florence, and his curious relationship with a female model and/or prostitute from Cremona. A masterpiece of modern biography.

Set in 1612, this exploration delves into a rare court case in which Shakespeare's spoken words were documented, providing a unique glimpse into his life. Charles Nicholl meticulously examines various sources to paint a vivid picture of Shakespeare's experiences in early seventeenth-century London, illuminating the environment that influenced his writing of renowned works like "Othello," "Measure for Measure," and "King Lear." This account offers fresh insights into the Bard's life and creative process during a pivotal time.

Na základě rozsáhlých archivních materiálů a málo známých rukopisů se Charles Nichollovi podařilo vytvořit obsáhlý a bohatě ilustrovaný životopis, který přináší barvité detaily a pozoruhodné postřehy. Kniha nabízí nejpřesvědčivější a nejintimnější portrét složité, originální a zvídavé osobnosti, jež stojí ve stínu legendárního „renesančního génia“. Sleduje Leonardovu pouť od jeho počátků jako nemanželského dítěte z toskánského venkova, přes učednická léta ve florentské dílně Andrey del Verrocchio, až po jeho služby mocným vládcům renesanční Itálie, jako byli Mediceové a Sforzové. Zmiňuje také jeho vztahy s Michelangelem a Machiavellim, období slávy, kdy se stal jednou z nejvíce obdivovaných osobností, a jeho poslední dny na dvoře francouzského krále Františka I. Nicholl objevil nové fakta o Leonardovi, včetně dosud neznámého portrétu, a odhalil zapomenuté události spojené se vznikem jeho slavných děl, jako je Mona Lisa či Poslední večeře. Kniha vyniká hlubokým proniknutím do Leonardovy osobnosti a jeho fascinující mysli, přičemž oživuje obraz fyzického světa a každodenního života, včetně jeho stravovacích návyků, oblečení a zálib v zapisování různých poznatků.