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Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) was a leading poet and novelist in nineteenth who also devoted a considerable amount of his time to criticism. Indeed it was with a Salon review that he made his literary debut: and it is significant that even at this early stage - in 1845 - he was already articulating the need for a painter who could depict the heroism of modern life. This he was to find in Constantin Guys, whom he later celebrated in the famous essay which provides the title-piece for this collection. Other material in this volume includes important and extended studies of three of Baudelaire's contemporary heroes - Delacroix, Poe and Wagner - and some more general articles, such as those on the theory and practice of caricature, and on what Baudelaire, with intentional scorn, called philosophic art. This last article develops views only touched on in Baudelaire's other writings. This volume is extensively illustrated with reproductions of works referred to in the text and otherwise relevant to it. It provides a survey of some of the most important ideas and individuals in the critical world of the great poet who has been called the father of modern art criticism.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're thinking of buying this, you probably already have some idea of the content, so I'll crit it as an objet...
This is a beautifully produced, highly portable volume. Naturally, this has only been possible by squeezing more words onto less paper. Margins are tight so it can feel a little bit claustrophobic and the paper is almost bible thin.
However, the typeface is readable and clear enough and my eyes are really not the freshest. Type size does decrease in quoted sections but that's why I have reading glasses. OK...apart from the inner dustjacket blurb which is black on dark green! Don't quite know what they were thinking there.
Yes...I said dustjacket. Really nicely put together with two flaps which allow you to keep the page you're reading marked and also a marker for the appendix of over 50 good quality B/W illustrations.
This is a tidy little number for toting in your jacket pocket. Succinct introduction and pithy little notes to the text. Everything you need really...300 pages in half-an-inch thickness.
I'm a reader on the move and already carry enough weight...so I love it!
This is a beautifully produced, highly portable volume. Naturally, this has only been possible by squeezing more words onto less paper. Margins are tight so it can feel a little bit claustrophobic and the paper is almost bible thin.
However, the typeface is readable and clear enough and my eyes are really not the freshest. Type size does decrease in quoted sections but that's why I have reading glasses. OK...apart from the inner dustjacket blurb which is black on dark green! Don't quite know what they were thinking there.
Yes...I said dustjacket. Really nicely put together with two flaps which allow you to keep the page you're reading marked and also a marker for the appendix of over 50 good quality B/W illustrations.
This is a tidy little number for toting in your jacket pocket. Succinct introduction and pithy little notes to the text. Everything you need really...300 pages in half-an-inch thickness.
I'm a reader on the move and already carry enough weight...so I love it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This now-famous essay by Baudelaire has been the subject of intense academic interest over the last 40 years. It is seen as a key work in the understanding of mid-19th century French culture. The book contains a number of other Baudelaire essays, and is a good sampler of his writings on visual art. Baudelaire himself was a highly complex individual, and the essays are aphoristic, full of thought-provoking general analyses of what culture is and how it changes over time.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In relation to the comment about the type and paper I have found it ok to read, but the paper is thin and the type is tiny. The content is great. It is more in depth looks at the artists concerned than a text for those interested in the dandy, fop or romance. Interesting though and I think gives an insight into the character of Baudelaire.
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