Pirate Tales Taschen (370055300)

В imaginations of young and old alike, слово “pirate” resonates with spine-tingling fear and swashbuckling adventure. Почти центры, наши культурные пейзажи должны быть populated в качестве известных реальных и fictional figures immortalized в литературе и художественном искусстве: Edward Teach, also славится Blackbeard, с его fearsome reputation for cruelty; Henry 'Bloody' Morgan, whose treasure is still sought today; and of course Long John Silver, archetypal anti-hero of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (1885). Пираты Тales gathers treasure trove excerpts from literary works inspired by historical pirates of 16th and 17th centuries. Победа с Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719), kniha containing all the trappings of pirate lore – shipwrecks, mutineers, undiscovered islands, and talking parrots – and one which influenced hundreds of works of adventure (1871). Тридцатый nerve-jangling новатор является Treasure Island, без которого kniha на пиратах не может быть подробно, только для его неустойчивых положений к пиратскому канону: Блинд Пэ, Билли Бонов, black spot, wooden legs and Long John Silver. Выборы из Howard Pyle's остроумно получены Book of Pirates (1921) кругом от edition. Ty jsou zlikvidovány arresting illustrations at every turn, including to by artists from the Brandywine School such as Pyle, undisputed father of pirate illustration, and his students N. C. Wyeth and Frank Schoonover. Это editation features a number of original artworks by thes illustrators, drawn from private collections, as well as contributions by other artists from illustration's so-called “Golden Age” of late 19th and early 20th century. Сцена-setting vignettes для всех story были executed by illustrator Michael Custode. Как идеальное представление о историчных пиратах и их влиянии на эти литературные тексты было сделано при Robertе. and Jill P. May, в предложении авторитетных комментариев на всех текстах и biographies of featured authors and illustrators. Evoking high more, flashing blades, и maritime crime, Pirate Tales ofers tantalizing blend of fiction, history, and illustration.