Style and Civilization
Realism
Penguin : Style and Civilization
Paperback
: 31 Jan 1991
£12.99
Synopsis
Setting Realism in its social and historical context, the author discusses the crucial paradox posed by Realist works of art - notably in the revolutionary paintings of Courbet, the works of Manet, Degas and Monet, of the Pre-Raphaelites and other English, American, German and Italian Realists.
Table of contents
Acknowledgments
1. The Nature of Realism
2. Death in the Mid Nineteenth Century
3. "Il faut étre de son temps": Realism and the Demand for Contemporaneity
4. The Heroism of Modern Life
Epilogue
Catalogue of Illustrations
Books for Further Reading
Index
Product details
Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780140132229
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 288
Published : 31 Jan 1991
Publisher : Penguin
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