Art book review roundup surveys Moore and Byzantine studies
The critic appraises Henry Moore portraits and sculpture in Ohm Russell’s Allen Lane volume, noting Moore’s prewar primacy and ongoing influence. It previews Byzantine Painting The Last Phase by David Talbot Rice, praising its text and illustrations while linking late Byzantine art to Italian developments. Additional reviews cover Greek vases, Australian landscapes, Archaic Greece, Rights of Man art, and general art-book quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
John Russell
Russell
Henry
David Talbot Rice
National Gallery
Melbourne
Nsw
Felton
Drysdale
Nolan
Boyd
Williams
John Brack
Sampson maps Europe’s modern ties and tensions
Anthony Sampson reviews The New Europeans, a bold, up to date panorama of western Europe. He portraits Monnet, de Gaulle and Strauss and analyzes economy, governance, and the drive toward wider integration while warning that technocrat rule threatens democracy and Britain’s inclusion remains crucial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Western
Paris
Czechoslovakia
Sampson
Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Jean Monnet
General de Gaulle
Franz-Josef Strauss
West Germany
de Gaulle
Russia
Australia
Sea sonnets by John Blight reviewed with mixed view
Angus and Robertson publish Sea sonnets by John Blight a ninety sonnet sequence about the sea. The reviewer notes a few strong poems especially The Dead Shearwater and sharp imagery while criticizing the formal constraints of the modified sonnet form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Blight
Angus and Robertson
Ohn Blight
Blight
Regimental Histories and the fate of British regiments
A critical review of the Famous Regiments series by Lt General Sir Brian Norrocks. The volume set, with 19 titles, examines the regimental histories of units like The Black Watch The Gordon Highlanders The Royal Fusiliers The Somerset Light Infantry and The Royal Berkshire Regiment. The essay notes the series aims to capture regimental spirit while criticizing narrow focus on battles and suggests the works offer social military history with strong human context despite limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Brian Norrocks
Hamish Hamilton
THE
Black Watch
Philip Howad
Gordon Highlanders
Christopher Sinclair Stevenson
Royal Fusiliers
Michael Fos
Somerset Light Infantry
Haehk Popham
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Frederick Alvatt
Gordon Buxton
Riverina
Brian Horrocks
Vacuo
Michael Foss
Wellington
Cooper
7Th Regiment
Spain
Obr
Popham
Somersets
West Country
Somerset and Cornwall
Atella West
Corishman
Myatt
Berkshires
Howard
Britain
Sinclair Stevenson
Gordons
Foss
The Country Team S4 55 Novel Review and Controversy
A fragmented excerpt previews Robin Moore’s The Country Team S4 55, linking it to The Green Berets and touching on wartime notoriety, public debate, and anticipated repercussion. It mentions authors and figures amid criticisms of myth versus history in a controversial study of Ned Kelly and Australian history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Moore Yuh
Green Berets
Lis Howe
Obin Mowe
Ollion Signi
Hyo
Mijluyan
Manning Clark
Low Waite
Weston Bare
Ian Jones
Glen Tomaseth
Ned Kelly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robin Wallace-Crabbe
Hienry Moore
Ohm Russell
Allen Lane
Penguin Press
Lement Greenberg
Oore
Butler
Chadwick
Armitage
Nion
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
A. D. Trendall
Jolie Brack
Oxford University Press
T. Homann
Rights OF Man
Eva Sandor
Georgette Coty
F. W. Cheshire
Hipp
Price
Henry Moore
Pelagonitissa
Zrze
Macedonia
Anthony Sampson
Saighton
Forth Bridge
the Royal Fusiliers
City of London
Princess Charlotte of Wale
By Geoff Page
ZYG Bookbinding Works Pty Ltd
Strest
Fyshwick
A.C.T
Gous
Tany Siete
Alinus Everwin
Guinea
Hank Curly
Hank Clirth
Ie Geno
Abi
Jerurmen
Bae
Scihor
Oder
University Texts
Vernon Report
An.a. Handbook
Verity Hewitt Pty Ltd
Garema Arcade
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