French Suite A Book of Essays.

French Suite examines a range of important French painters and two writers, Baudelaire and Flaubert, from the brothers Le Nain in the mid-17th century to Manet, Degas, and the Impressionists in the later 19th century. A principal theme of Michael Frieds essays is a fundamental concern of his through...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fried, Michael
Other Authors: Bann, Stephen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2022.
Subjects:
1600-1899
Painting, French > 17th century.
Painting, French > 18th century.
Painting, French > 19th century.
French literature > History and criticism.
Painting, French.
Peinture française.
Littérature française > Histoire et critique.
Peinture française > 17e siècle.
Peinture française > 18e siècle.
Peinture française > 19e siècle.
French literature
Painting, French
Painting
Art
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Being Seen and Seeing: Thoughts on the Le Nains
  • 2. Hubert Robert and the 'Pastoral' Conception of Painting
  • 3. The Hand on the Page: Three Works by Théodore Gericault
  • 4. Painting Memories: On Baudelaire's Salon of 1846
  • 5. Facingness Meets Mindedness: Manet's Luncheon in the Studio and Balcony
  • 6. Degas and Antitheatricality
  • 7. Chapter One of L'Education sentimentale as a Work of Writing
  • 8. Corot's Figure Paintings and the Apotheosis of Touch
  • 9. Unknown Daubigny
  • 10. The Moment of Impressionism
  • Coda: The House at Rueil
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • Index

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