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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thought I would get the bad part out of the way first, that's where it lost its star. It is an art history volume in a well reknowned series, and it is let down by too many small or black-and-white illustrations. However, as an introduction to William Hogarth it is excellent. I have studied Hogarth many times, and always found this book of use. It contains biography and social history which is essential when dealing with Hogarth's work: he was the ultimate C18 social commentator. This book goes through his different styles, projects, subjects and works, while being user friendly and far from bamboozling, as some art history volumes can be. Bindman also, apart from writing about the art, writes about the artist in such a way as you really get to know and understand him, which makes reading far more fun than is to be expected, especially when you deal with such a character as Hogarth. I used this book at GCSE and A'Level and also found it the recommended Hogarth volume of the bibliography of my BA course: a proof of both diversity and quality. Shame about the illustrations!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Nice book, good illustrations. Good value too. Always been a Hogarth fan and am suprised it took me this long to purchase this. Thoroughly reccommend.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
a find
17 Mar 2010
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This little gem is a find, if you happen to like Hogarth. It gives you enough of the biographical and historical arc to provide a context for his work, and admirably unfolds the art for the reader. Since Hogarth's work was often social commentary, this book gives you the background a modern reader needs to understand the visual allusions that are so plentiful. Faithful reprints of his art with good detail make your exploration easier. As this is also not a newly released book, the copies can to be found at very reasonable prices. In that I love Hogarth's work, especially his sense of humor--and face it, even though there is a teaching/moralistic aspect to his approach, some of our human idiosyncrasies are presented in ways that simply make you smile--this book was an excellent purchase.
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