First published in 1962, Hogarth and his Place in European Art attempts to convey the historical relevance, both in its native and European context, of perhaps the most outstanding English painter of the eighteenth century. Dr. Antal applies his method of establishing the close relationship between the political and social history and the arts and letters of the period. Thus, the book goes far beyond the limits of art historical appreciation. It gives a panoramic picture of the first half of the eighteenth century in England with all its social, literary, and artistic connotations. He shows how England, which during those years became both politically and economically the most advanced country in Europe, could provide in Hogarth, in spite of the slender native tradition, the most progressive artistic personality of his time – whose work revealed the views and tastes of a broad cross-section of society. He traces Hogarth’s stylistic origins back to their European sources and analyses his impact on contemporary European and English art as well as the influence he exerted on generations to come. This book will be of interest to students of art, art history, literature, and European history.

Volodymyr Bondarenko is the head of the Underground Mining Department at the National Mining University of the Ukraine, he is doctor of technical sciences, Honored scientist, laureate of the state prize of Ukraine in science and technology, author of a scientific discovery in mining, and member of the Society of Mining Professors. His field of activity is solving of educational scientific and technical problems connected with coal and iron ore extraction.

Iryna Kovalevska is professor at the Underground Mining Department at NMU, doctor of technical sciences, laureate of the state prize of the Ukraine in science and technology, and author of a scientific discovery in mining. Her field of activity is geomechanics of strengthening near-the-contour rocks by resource-saving technologies.

Hennadiy Symanovych is professor at the Underground Mining Department at NMU, and doctor of technical sciences. His basic scientific activity is aimed at substantiation of intensification ways of mining operation in coal mines.

Mykhaylo Barabash is Deputy Director for Production of LLC "DTEK Energy". His basic scientific activity is aimed at selection of optimal support systems improving exploitation characteristics as the essential part of increasing rock massif stability.

Oleksandr Vivcharenko is the head of the production department of the coal directorate of LLC "DTEK Energy", and candidate of technical sciences. Fields of activity are substantiating parameters of mine workings stability, improvement of low-cost technologies of the support of development workings and choice of the rational parameters of frame supports and rock bolts.