Title The painter of modern life : and other essays / by Charles Baudelaire ; translated and edited by Jonathan Mayne

Published London : Phaidon Press, 1964 Phaidon P, 1964

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Description xx, 224 pages, 53 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents The painter of modern life -- The life and work of Eugène Delacroix -- Edgar Allan Poe: his life and works -- Further notes on Edgar Allan Poe -- Wagner and Tannhäuser in Paris -- On the essence of laughter -- Some French caricaturists -- Some foreign caricaturists -- A philosophy of toys -- Philosophic art Summary Angry at being forced to keep her promise to a frog, the princess finally resorts to violent action with unexpected results Analysis Art Notes Includes index Translated from the French Bibliography "Bibliographical note": page xviii-xx Notes A selection of essays translated from his Curiosites esthetiques (1868) and L'art romantique (1869) Subject Art criticism -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century. Art criticism -- France -- Paris -- 19th century. Arts, Modern -- 19th century. Fairy tales. Folklore -- Germany. Genre/Form Art criticism. Art. Author Mayne, Jonathan, editor, translator LC no. 65000633

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