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Everyday Renaissances : the quest for cultural legitimacy in Venice by Ross, Sarah Gwyneth, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Venice's reading public -- Testamentary humanism -- Part II: Nicolò Massa, a self-made man of letters -- Francesco Longo's philosophical testaments -- Cultural life in the journals of Alberto Rini.…”
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Thomas Mann's war : literature, politics, and the world republic of letters by Boes, Tobias, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the German envoy to America -- The teacher of Germany -- The greatest living man of letters -- Interlude I: Joseph in Egypt -- The first citizen of the international republic of letters -- Interlude II: Lotte in Weimar -- Hitler's most intimate enemy -- Interlude III: the tables of the law -- A blooming flower -- Interlude IV: Joseph the provider -- The loyal American subject -- Interlude V: Doctor Faustus -- The isolated world citizen.…”
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Alfred Stieglitz : a legacy of light by Hoffman, Katherine, 1947-

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The Life and Letters of William Sharp and Fiona Macleod. Volume I, 1855-1894 by Halloran, William F.

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Creators of Modern China : 100 lives from empire to republic 1796-1912

Table of Contents: “…Yinghe : Manchu politician and man of letters ; Lin Zexu : Troubleshooter ; Bao Shichen : Policy expert ; Zeng Guofan : Victorious general in the Taiping Civil War ; Zuo Zongtang : Military leader and industrial innovator ; Zhang Zhidong : Abolisher of the imperial examinations ; Prince Gong : Architect of modern diplomacy in China after 1860 ; Li Hongzhang : Diplomat brokering an international vision of China ; Guo Songtao : Diplomat and first Chinese minister to Britain ; Chen Jitong : Flamboyant Qing emissary to France ; Sai Jinhua : Cross-cultural courtesan ; Gu Hongming : World thinker and eccentric loyalist ; Kang Youwei : Radical philosopher and reformer ; Liang Qichao : China's first public intellectual ; Duanfang : Manchu statesman, reformer and art connoisseur ; Sun Yat-set : China's first president --…”