Shane Neilson's Dysphoria fearlessly confronts mental illness from all sides, taking the perspective of patient, doctor and observer. It explodes with love and longing, passion and fear. It wails to t
Verrocchio was arguably the most important sculptor between Donatello and Michelangelo but he has seldom been treated as such in art historical literature because his achievements were quickly superseded by the artists who followed him. He was the master of Leonardo da Vinci, but he is remembered as the sulky teacher that his star pupil did not need. In this book, Christina Neilson argues that Verrocchio was one of the most experimental artists in fifteenth-century Florence, itself one of the most innovative centers of artistic production in Europe. Considering the different media in which the artist worked in dialogue with one another (sculpture, painting, and drawing), she offers an analysis of Verrocchio's unusual methods of manufacture. Neilson shows that, for Verrocchio, making was a form of knowledge and that techniques of making can be read as systems of knowledge. By studying Verrocchio's technical processes, she demonstrates how an artist's theoretical commitments can be
A hugely original play, both magical and moving, The Wonderful World of Dissocia confirmed Anthony Neilson as one of major voices in contemporary British Theatre. This Modern Classics edition features
Will a bitter bite from the past spoil a sweet romance?Tristan Love, the youngest of seven brothers, is back in his hometown. He’s left the New York food scene and an abusive relationship behind him,
A wholly immersive in-world take on the blockbuster Call of Duty® series. Acclaimed for its immersive gameplay and thrilling storylines, Call of Duty® has captivated millions of players
Realism is an exquisite, surreal trip inside the mind of one man that delighted audiences at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2006. It follows the life of one man during an ordinary day but vee
Shane Neilson's accustomed fascination with the two great subjects, love and death, has an element of purely professional interest: he has written a poetry that fuses his poetic concerns with those o
The human face is many things. It is a photograph, an identity, a disguise. It is pain's currency. It is proof of life and death.In his latest collection, On Shaving Off His Face, poet-physician Shane
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can
