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Romanticism and its discontents / Anita Brookner.
Fine Arts Library N6847.5.R6 B76 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brookner, Anita.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Painting, French.
- Painting, French--19th century.
- Romanticism in art--France.
- Romanticism in art.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 198 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000.
- Summary:
- In this lavishly illustrated book, Anita Brookner examines the masters of French Romantic painting in the context of 19th century poetry, literature, and criticism. Color and b&w illustrations.
- Contents:
- 1 Romanticism: A Change of Outlook 1
- 2 Gros: Hero and Victim 21
- 3 Alfred de Musset: Enfant du Siecle 41
- 4 Baudelaire: The Black Frock Coat 60
- 5 Delacroix: Romantic Classicist 80
- 6 Ingres: Art for Art's Sake 100
- 7 The Brothers Goncourt: The Breakdown of Joy 120
- 8 Zola: Art for Life's Sake 140
- 9 Huysmans: The Madness of Art 161.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0374251592
- OCLC:
- 44090480
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