Smashbomb

Search

Search results

All (4226)

Content

Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles

Harry Sidebottom and Michael Whitby

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Focused on battle narratives of the classical world on land and at sea, this three-volume reference...

Ed O'Brien recommended Chopin: Nocturnes by Vladimir Ashkenazy / Virtuoso Series in Music (curated)

"Classical music reminds me a lot of when I was growing up. I learned violin and trumpet in school, and I sang; my mum listened to classical music a lot, too. All of it I discarded at thirteen, of course, when I became a teenager, as you do. But Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were always there at home. They were this incredible musical wallpaper.  I didn't know Chopin's Nocturnes, though, until my wife introduced me to them about twenty years ago. Because of that, they're very dear to me. This music is properly of the night in its melodies, and the sparseness of its arrangements. The playing by Ashkenazy is incredible, too. It's music that goes straight through you, in the best possible way. "

Source

Kudos

Erika (17788 KP) rated House of Names in Books

Apr 14, 2018

House of Names

Colm Toibin | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

I've read a lot of novels based on classical mythology, and they're normally either really good, or really poor. This was definitely one of the better ones. Of course, I'm familiar with the story, however I'm more familiar with The Oresteian Trilogy by Aeschylus. I liked how the characters were fleshed out, and the story was completely engaging.

Kudos

Existence Theory for Generalized Newtonian Fluids

Dominic Breit

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Existence Theory for Generalized Newtonian Fluids provides a rigorous mathematical treatment of the...

Peter Cowie recommended Bob le flambeur (1956) in Movies (curated)

Bob le flambeur (1956)

1956 |

(0 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"Melville has been hailed as the father, or godfather, of the French new wave. In fact, he was a classical filmmaker, telling his gangster stories in linear fashion, but with the highest quality control where acting and locations were concerned. Rain-slick streets belong, by some kind of divine right, to Melville, just as rivers belong to Renoir."

Source

Kudos