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Born in Italy, Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832-1904) settled in the United States and fought for the North in the American Civil War, becoming a cavalry colonel. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln, he then served as consul to Cyprus from 1865 to 1877. As an amateur archaeologist, he directed excavations throughout the island. In this 1877 publication, including maps and illustrations, Cesnola gives a useful sketch of Cypriot history and contemporary customs in addition to providing an important record of his archaeological practices and discoveries. He covers a number of ancient settlements where significant finds were made, notably Paphos, Amathus and Kourion. Many of the uncovered artefacts were controversially removed from Cyprus and sold to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art; Cesnola served as its first director. His brother Alessandro's Salaminia (1882), recording his own excavations and discoveries in Cyprus, is also reissued in this series.

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Extinct cities --- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di, --- Cyprus --- Antiquities. --- Di Cesnola, Luigi Palma, --- Cesnola, Louis Palma di, --- Palma di Cesnola, Luigi,

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Over the last five decades, the films of director Brian De Palma (b. 1940) have been among the biggest successes ("The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible") and the most high-profile failures ("The Bonfire of the Vanities") in Hollywood history. De Palma helped launch the careers of such prominent actors as Robert De Niro, John Travolta, and Sissy Spacek (who was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress in Carrie). Indeed Quentin Tarantino named "Blow Out" as one of his top three favorite films, praising De Palma as the best living American director. Picketed by feminists protesting its depictions of violence against women, "Dressed to Kill" helped to create the erotic thriller genre. Scarface, with its over-the-top performance by Al Pacino, remains a cult favorite. In the twenty-first century, De Palma has continued to experiment, incorporating elements from videogames ("Femme Fatale"), tabloid journalism ("The Black Dahlia"), YouTube, and Skype ("Redacted and Passion") into his latest works. What makes De Palma such a maverick even when he is making Hollywood genre films? Why do his movies often feature megalomaniacs and failed heroes? Is he merely a misogynist and an imitator of Alfred Hitchcock? To answer these questions, author Douglas Keesey takes a biographical approach to De Palma's cinema, showing how De Palma reworks events from his own life into his films. Written in an accessible style, and including a chapter on every one of his films to date, this book is for anyone who wants to know more about De Palma's controversial films or who wants to better understand the man who made them.

De Palma, Brian --- Criticism and interpretation.

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L'interesse sempre crescente per la storia della santità femminile continua a produrre pregevoli studi di settore e ad allargare la riflessione su aspetti che svelano la complessità del mondo femminile in un'epoca (quella soprattutto dell'antico regime) in cui l'oscuramento e l'assoggettamento della donna appaiono assodati non solo nell'Europa cattolica. Gli elementi emersi segnalano una ricchezza e una molteplicità di esperienze religiose che soprattutto nel Mezzogiorno d'Italia tendono ad acquisire i tratti di una spiritualità molto intensa che spesso solo per convenienze viene ricondotta (e ridotta) a forme mistico-visionarie proprie della stagione barocca.

Puglia --- Saintes femmes --- Mystique --- Manca, Maria - 1571-1668 --- Mystics --- Women mystics --- Serio, Rosa Maria, - 1674-1726 --- Matarrelli, Palma, - 1825-1888