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    The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (paperback edition: The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began) is a 2011 book by Stephen Greenblatt and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and 2011 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

    • Stephen Jay Greenblatt
    • 2011
  2. Sep 26, 2011 · A book about the discovery and influence of an ancient Roman poem by Lucretius, which challenged religious and philosophical beliefs and inspired the Renaissance. Learn how one manuscript changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it.

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    • Paperback
  3. The Swerve is a 2018 American horror-drama film written and directed by Dean Kapsalis. It delves into the complexities of mental illness through the life of Holly, played by Azura Skye.

  4. Sep 4, 2012 · From the gardens of the ancient philosophers to the dark chambers of monastic scriptoria during the Middle Ages to the cynical, competitive court of a corrupt and dangerous pope, Greenblatt brings Poggio’s search and discovery to life in a way that deepens our understanding of the world we live in now.

    • Stephen Jay Greenblatt
    • $10.39
    • W. W. Norton & Company
  5. 52 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Strong and powerful. Hex_0mega 27 December 2020. This movie, though depressing, is a very good watch. It sees a woman who is a teacher going through day to day life, only battling major depression. What makes it sad is nobody sees it, even though its painted all over her.

  6. Sep 22, 2020 · The Swerve. It's hard to pinpoint the moment when Holly ( Azura Skye) goes off the rails. What we witness over the course of "The Swerve," a powerful debut from writer/director Dean Kapsalis, is the total breakdown of a human being, an accelerated dissolution of defenses, of sanity, until there is no turning back.

  7. A woman with a seemingly perfect life battles insomnia and an inappropriate attraction to one of her students. Critics praise Azura Skye's performance, but audiences find the film depressing and disturbing.

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    • Drama