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Selected Writings on Art and Literature (Paperback, Reissue)
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Selected Writings on Art and Literature (Paperback, Reissue)
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Loot Price R373
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Before publishing the sensuous and scandalous poems of Les Fleurs
du Mal, Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) had already earned respect as
a forthright and witty critic of art and literature. This
stimulating selection of criticism reveals him as a worshipper at
the altar of beauty, illuminating his belief that the pursuit of
this ideal must be paramount in artistic expression. Reviews of
exhibitions discuss works by great painters such as Delacroix and
Ingres in fascinating detail, and 'Of Virtuous Plays and Novels'
sees Baudelaire as an avenging angel in defence of true art.
Writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier evoke a profound
understanding of fellow artists, while his single excursion into
musical criticism, 'Richard Wagner and Tannhauser in Paris',
displays an incisive awareness of the magical power of suggestion
in music.
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