Davenport: 393 books
by Guy Davenport, Erik Reece
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
The difference between the Parthenon and the World Trade Center, between a French wine glass and a German beer mug, between Bach and John Philip Sousa, between Sophocles and Shakespeare, between a bicycle and a horse, though explicable by historical moment, necessity, and destiny, is before all...
Every Force Evolves a Form
Twenty Essays
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Guy Davenport demonstrates his unparalleled critical vision as he interprets art, literature, and culture
In this collection of 20 essays, Guy Davenport applies his insightful gaze and critical wisdom to topics including modern art and the effects of the automobile on contemporary society....
The Jules Verne Steam Balloon
Nine Stories
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Guy Davenport’s cerebral and innovative stories intricately assemble centuries’ worth of images and ideas
Guy Davenport’s stories seamlessly illuminate his vast knowledge of theology, philosophy, botany, and art, in his singular style of finding harmony in the juxtaposition of different...
The Death of Picasso
New & Selected Writing
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
“Davenport writes with equal imagination and verve about the tanginess of an orange, the mystery of love, quantum physics, music, and a lashing rainstorm.” —Booklist
Featuring both short stories and critical pieces, The Death of Picasso exhibits the versatility and innovative thinking...
Will as Commitment and Resolve
An Existential Account of Creativity, Love, Virtue, and Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2009
In contemporary philosophy, the will is often regarded as a sheer philosophical fiction. In Will as Commitment and Resolve, Davenport argues not only that the will is the central power of human agency that makes decisions and forms intentions but also that it includes the capacity to generate new...
Universal Man
The Lives of John Maynard Keynes
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) was the twentieth century's most influential economist. His ideas inspired Franklin D. Roosevelt to launch the New Deal and instructed Western nations on how to ward off revolutionary unrest, economic instability, high unemployment, and social dissolution. Keynes was...
Suspicious Moderate
The Life and Writings of Francis à Sancta Clara (1598–1680)
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
The historiography of English Catholicism has grown enormously in the last generation, led by scholars such as Peter Lake, Michael Questier, Stefania Tutino, and others. In Suspicious Moderate, Anne Ashley Davenport makes a significant contribution to that literature by presenting a long overdue intellectual...
The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes
A Mother's Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
“A heartbreaking, disturbing, and truly courageous story of one mother’s fight to save her son” (Alice Hoffman, New York Times–bestselling author).
Randi Davenport’s young son, Chase, kept having problems, but a diagnosis proved elusive. Some said it was autism, others, ADHD—but...
Thinking for a Living
How to Get Better Performances And Results from Knowledge Workers
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2005
Knowledge workers create the innovations and strategies that keep their firms competitive and the economy healthy. Yet, companies continue to manage this new breed of employee with techniques designed for the Industrial Age. As this critical sector of the workforce continues to increase in size and...
The AI Advantage
How to Put the Artificial Intelligence Revolution to Work
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Cutting through the hype, a practical guide to using artificial intelligence for business benefits and competitive advantage.
In The AI Advantage, Thomas Davenport offers a guide to using artificial intelligence in business. He describes what technologies are available and how companies can...
Eclogues
Eight Stories
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
A unique collection of stories alive with intellectual and imaginative energy
Inspired by sources as diverse as Virgil, Dumas, and the daily newspaper, the 8 stories in Guy Davenport’s Eclogues reflect the wide-ranging passions and curiosities of one of America’s most original and agile...
by Guy Davenport
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 1997
Da Vinci’s Bicycle, Guy Davenport’s second collection of stories, was first published in 1979, and contains some of his most important fiction. Written with tremendous wit, intelligence, and verve, the stories are based on historical figures whose endeavors were too early, too late, or went against...
Apples and Pears
And Other Stories
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Guy Davenport links the essential ideas of our cultural landscape in stories that nod to the philosophers, artists, and writers who came before him
Reality, fiction, history, and art all converge in this collection as Guy Davenport explores complex ideas within narratives that are full of emotional...
How Social Movements Die
Repression and Demobilization of the Republic of New Africa
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
How do social movements die? Some explanations highlight internal factors like factionalization, whereas others stress external factors like repression. Christian Davenport offers an alternative explanation where both factors interact. Drawing on organizational, as well as individual-level, explanations,...