Belcaro - Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions

Vernon Lee

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Read & Co. Great Essays
07 December 2020

Philosophy: aesthetics; Politics & government

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Belcaro - Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions is an 1881 collection of essays on the subject of aestheticism written by Vernon Lee. Contents include: The Book and its Title , The Child in the Vatican , Orpheus and Eurydice - The Lesson of a Bas-Relief , Faustus and Helena - Notes on the Supernatural in Art , Chapelmaster Kreisler - A Study of Musical Romanticists , Cherubino - A Psychological Art Fancy , In Umbria - A Study of Artistic Personality , Ruskinism - The Would-Be Study of a Conscience , A Dialogue on Poetic Morality , and Postscript or Apology . Violet Paget (1856-1935), also known under the pseudonym Vernon Lee, was a French-born British writer famous for her supernatural fiction and contributions to the field of aesthetics. She also wrote more than a dozen books on a variety of subjects ranging from music to travel, and today she is best remembered for her original ideas and amusing use of irony. Other notable works by this author include: The Prince of the Hundred Soups: A Puppet Show in Narrative (1883), The Countess of Albany (1884), and Miss Brown (1884). Read & Co. Great Essays is proudly republishing this classic collection of essays now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

By: Vernon Lee
Imprint: Read & Co. Great Essays
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781528718431
ISBN 10: 1528718437
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 07 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Belcaro - Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions

Vernon Lee

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