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David Jones & the sacrament of art.(Reconsiderations)(Critical essay)
Shy, retiring, religious, and physically frail, David Jones (1895-1974) considered art a "sacrament," an act of co-creation that connects us to God. In a 1962 BBC address, Jones warned that "the nature of man demands the sacramental. If he's denied the deep and the real, he'll fall for the trivial, even for the ersatz." But Jones's reputation has not been as brilliant as his contemporaries thought it promised. Although In Parenthesis (1937), Jones's first major work, won the Hawthornden Prize in 1938, joining works by Robert Graves and Evelyn Waugh, this pitch-perfect poem about the infantryman's Great War came years after the war poetry of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried ...
- AUSTRALIA'S DAVID JONES STILL LOOKING FOR JOINT BIDDER FOR MYER.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News December 2, 2005 700+ words
...Pulse - Department store chain David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) is still searching...HVN) rebuffed its approaches. David Jones chairman Robert Savage today said...at the annual general meeting. David Jones hopes to acquire between five and...
- David Jones Ltd.
- Reference information from: International Directory of Company Histories Cohen, M.L. January 1, 2004 700+ words
David Jones Ltd. 86-108 Castlereagh Street Sydney...Department Stores) Sydney, Australia-based David Jones Ltd. stakes the claim as the world...revenues of A$1.7 billion in 2003. David Jones operates more than 30 stores across Australia...
- AUSTRALIAN RETAILER DAVID JONES TO OPEN THREE NEW STORES.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News July 20, 2006 700+ words
...Asia Pulse - Top-end retailer David Jones (ASX:DJS) plans to open new...the new owners of rival Myer. David Jones is about to open three new department...sale of the iconic Myer chain. David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes said...
- ANALYSTS EXPRESS CONCERN AT COST-CUTTING AT RETAILER DAVID JONES.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News March 19, 2009 700+ words
...19 Asia Pulse - Luxury retailer David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) is financially...for the retailer, analysts say. David Jones on Wednesday reported a 2.4 per...conservative balance sheet means David Jones is well positioned for the cycle...
- AUSTRALIA'S DAVID JONES REAFFIRMS GUIDANCE FOR 2008 FY.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News November 29, 2007 700+ words
...Asia Pulse - Upmarket retailer David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) has reconfirmed...upbeat consumer spending this year. David Jones said today it still expected profit...stated at the end of September. David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes told...
- AUSTRALIA'S DAVID JONES POSTS 35 PCT JUMP IN YR NET PROFIT.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News September 26, 2007 700+ words
...Asia Pulse - Top-end retailer David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) has posted a...positioned for the 2008 financial year. David Jones today posted a 35 per cent increase...million ($US182.02 million). David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes said...
- AUSTRALIA'S DAVID JONES TO REACQUIRE SYDNEY, MELBOURNE PROPERTIES.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News December 13, 2005 700+ words
...13 Asia Pulse - Department store David Jones (ASX:DJS) is to reacquire the...transaction entered into in 2000. David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes said...options," Mr McInnes said. He said David Jones' objective in undertaking the...
- AUSTRALIA'S DAVID JONES EXPECTS NEW STORES TO PUSH FUTURE GROWTH.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News March 22, 2006 700+ words
SYDNEY, March 22 Asia Pulse - David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) expects its credit...half earnings by 15 per cent. David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes also...slowdown in consumer spending. David Jones said sales so far in the third...