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The aesthetic adventure / [by] William Gaunt.
The aesthetic adventure / [by] William Gaunt.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : Cape, 1975.
Date
1975.
Call Numbers
N700.942/4
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
222 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm.
Contents
List of illustrations -- I. A contiental state of mind -- II. Muster of forces -- 1. Shirts and no shirts -- 2. Yankee at the court of King Arthur -- 3. Poet in frenzy -- 4. Hard gem-like flame -- 5. Intensity in the drawing-room -- 6. Café society -- III. Battle -- 1. The trials of a prophet -- 2....
Publication information
Publisher
London : Cape, 1975.
Edition
Revised ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1975.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The art and literature of mid-Victorian England reflected the materialism of an age dominated by the machine. It was not until the latter part of the century that a group of the most prominent men in the arts rebelled against the prevailing attitudes and and turned to aestheticism - the pursuit of beauty, independent of any moral end or social purp...
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The aesthetic adventure / [by] William Gaunt.
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Notes
General note
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 213-214.
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Call Numbers
N700.942/4
Record Identifier
74Vv6RJEMQR3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6RJEMQR3
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ISBN
0224011057
9780224011051
DDC
700.941
MMS ID
991006831029702626
