Ocean State Libraries

"Has the hustle and bustle of city life begun to feel just a bit overwhelming? Do you ever dream of open skies and fields? This volume light heartedly approaches all the questions of those who want live or dream of living a life away from hyperactive urban centers: how to live alongside nature, to garden, to live with animals; how to dress to fit your new setting (stay warm! stay dry!); how to furnish and organize your larger country house; how to...

A year in Paris . . . since World War II, countless American students have been lured by that vision-and been transformed by their sojourn in the City of Light. Dreaming in French tells three stories of that experience, and how it changed the lives of three extraordinary American women. All three women would go on to become icons, key figures in American cultural, intellectual, and political life, but when they embarked for France, they were young,...

One of the most extraordinary events of the late 19th century in Paris was the opening on December 11, 1896, at the Théâtre de l'Oeuvre of Alfred Jarry's play 'Ubu Roi'. The audience was scandalized by this revolutionary satire. Barbara Wright's witty translation of this riotous work is accompanied with drawings by Franciszka Themerson.

History, notably the diplomatic fracas surrounding the Iraq war in 2003 and continued cultural nationalism on the part of French elites faced with the English language and American mass culture, has tended to put forth notions of France and America as antithetical. This book seeks to break these paradigms, and to speak of entwined cultures.

"A lavishly produced volume documenting the work and history of American architecture students at the influential ⁹cole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. The ⁹cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, renowned as one of the great art and architecture schools, is the namesake and founding location of the Beaux-Arts architectural movement. Known for demanding classwork and setting the highest standards, the ⁹cole attracted students from around the world, including the...