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)