Bøger af Michael Robinson

Michael Edson Robinson is professor of East Asian languages and cultures at Indiana University.

Prague is a delightful destination for lovers of cobbled lanes and old-fashioned bars, tiny cafes and gorgeous, ancient architecture. The city of Alphonse Mucha houses vaulting gothic buildings, collections of modern art and, of course, the music of Dvorak in a breathtaking setting that leaps from every page of this new book.

Bringing to life the gorgeous, inspiring art of Monet, Manet, Renoir, Pissarro and their group, Impressionists takes the reader back to Nineteenth Century Paris to explore one of the most influential, and popular art movements in the history of painting. A handsome, hardback gift book.

By studying the early splits within Korean nationalism, Michael Robinson shows that the issues faced by Korean nationalists during the Japanese colonial period were complex and enduring. In doing so, Robinson, in this classic text, provides a new context with which to analyze the difficult issues of political identity and national unity that remain central to contemporary Korean politics.

Concerns itself both with the nature of tradition in the Catholic Church and with what that tradition teaches about personal prayer.

The Pre-Raphaelites: a study of the artists, their lives and context, with 500 images, and a gallery showing 300 of their most iconic paintings.

Michael Robson examines the evolution of the legend of Saint Francis and asks why the earliest biographers chose to tell the life of Saint Francis in the way that they did.

The underlying idea behind the creation of the Fairs Cup was the provision of inter-cities matches to entertain and promote international sports relations. During the life of the Cup, 13 competitions took place during which a total of 1,036 matches were played by 207 clubs. Full statistics of these matches are contained in this book.