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The painter of modern life and other essays /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publisher: London : Phaidon, 1995Edition: Second editionDescription: xviii, 310 pages, 57 numbered plates : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0714833657
  • 9780714833651
Uniform titles:
  • Essays. English. Selections
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • N7445.3 .B3713 1995
Contents:
The painter of modern life -- The life and work of Eugène Delacroix -- Edgar Allan Poe: his life and works -- Further notes on Edgar Poe -- Richard Wagner and Tannhäuser in Paris -- On the essence of laughter -- Some French caricaturists -- Some foreign caricaturists -- A philosophy of toys -- Philosophic art.
Summary: This volume gathers together some of Charles Baudelaire's most important critical writings. It provides a stimulating survey of important ideas and individuals in the critical world of the great poet who has been called the father of modern criticism.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Carleton University, AVRC Open-stacks, Pocketbooks N7445.3 .B3713 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16055001113

Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303) and index.

The painter of modern life -- The life and work of Eugène Delacroix -- Edgar Allan Poe: his life and works -- Further notes on Edgar Poe -- Richard Wagner and Tannhäuser in Paris -- On the essence of laughter -- Some French caricaturists -- Some foreign caricaturists -- A philosophy of toys -- Philosophic art.

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