Books written by John Richardson

A Life of Picasso

A three-volume study of the life and work of Pablo Picasso captures the artist from his early life in Mâalaga and Barcelona, through his revolutionary Cubist period, to the height of his talent in prewar Europe.
A Life of Picasso Volume III: The Triumphant Years, 1917-1932

There are also portraits of Apollinaire, Max Jacob and Gertrude Stein who made up "The Picasso Gang". The book won the 1991 Whitbread biography award.
Einstein on the Beach: Opera beyond Drama

Beckett and fragmentation Of more direct impact on Glass was Samuel Beckett, with whom the composer worked in Paris on a production of Play in 1965, which was later turned into the film Comédie (1966). Glass's music for Play furnished ...
The Oxford Handbook of Sound and Image in Digital Media

The Oxford Handbook of Sound and Image in Digital Media surveys the contemporary landscape of audiovisual media.
A Life of Picasso III: The Triumphant Years: 1917-1932

The writer Raymond Queneau noted in his diary (October 19, 1931) that Picasso had “resumed chasing girls.“ These affairs were usually casual. Sometime in 1932, however. Picasso took a liking to a Japanese model and did at least two ...
A Life of Picasso Volume III: The Triumphant Years, 1917-1932

These are tumultuous years, Picasso torn between marital respectability with Olga, the Russian ballerina who was his first wife, and the erotic passion of his mistress, Marie-Therese.
A Life of Picasso IV: The Minotaur Years: 1933-1943

Including 271 stunning illustrations and drawing on original and exhaustive research from interviews and never-before-seen material in the Picasso family archives, this book opens with a visit by the Hungarian-French photographer Brassaï ...
A Life of Picasso

... an image of sublime symbolic hypocrisy and popular obsession , have been able to mask such flagrant and unconscious ' erotic fury ? " 36 In April , Éluard had warned Dalí not to submit something too outrageous for publication in the ...
Language and Journalism

Written in an engaging style by distinguished academic authorities, this book provides a state-of-the-art review of the subject. This book was published as a special issue of Journalism Studies.
Under The Hairdryer: Fergie Untold Tales

Under The Hairdryer: Fergie Untold Tales
What God Has Made Clean: If We Can Eat Prawns, why is Gay Sex Wrong?

What God Has Made Clean: If We Can Eat Prawns, why is Gay Sex Wrong?
A Life of Picasso

A three-volume study of the life and work of Pablo Picasso captures the artist from his early life in Mâalaga and Barcelona, through his revolutionary Cubist period, to the height of his talent in prewar Europe.
Sacred Monsters, Sacred Masters: Beaton, Capote, Dalí, Picasso, Freud, Warhol, and More

Robert Hughes has described Richardson's multivolume biography of Picasso as "a masterpiece in the making." In this collection of his best shorter pieces, culled from more than thirty years' artistic...
The Hiding Beast

Brave Rodney must save his aunt from the Hiding Beast, an enormous, hairy monster who raids their cupboards at night. Determined to prove that the Beast is real, Rodney sets a trap with the most surprising results.
Foundation Course Cartooning

"Foundation Course Cartooning" is the first step to producing fantastic illustrations - whether hand or computer drawn. Beginning with a fully illustrated overview of the history of cartooning, it gives...
Nietzsche's New Darwinism

Nietzsche wrote in a scientific culture transformed by Darwin, yet most of what he said about Darwin was hostile. In this text, John Richardson argues that Nietzsche was in fact deeply and pervasively influenced by Darwin.
Nietzsche's Values

Each of the book's twelve chapters examines a different aspect of one of these ways of valuing, showing the complexity of Nietzsche's thinking on its topic, but also its unity and consistency.
Supernatural Stories, Ghost Stories and Strange Tales from Oxford & Shire

Only the sound of the dark waters of the river broke the night air and he quickly continued on his way. ... As he continued to look he noticed that the crossing gates were open and what seemed to be an old steam train appeared.
The Merry Devil of Edmonton and The Witch of Edmonton

And, in "The Witch of Edmonton", follow the tragic true story of Elizabeth Sawyer, an impoverished woman scapegoated as a witch by her fellow villagers and lead to the gallows.
50 Greatest Golf Tips: Making the Dream Round a Reality

Own your own swing Golfwise, I did it all by myself. I'm not indebted to anybody for the game I've got. That's my single biggest source of satisfaction. LEE TREVINO There is no one way to play the game. Look at all the great swings in ...