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Romanticism and its discontents /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brookner, Anita
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
Painting, French > 19th century.
Romanticism in art > France.
Table of Contents:
  • Romanticism: a change of outlook
  • Gros: hero and victim
  • Alfred de Musset: enfant du siècle
  • Baudelaire: the black frock coat
  • Delacroix: romantic classicist
  • Ingres: art for art's sake
  • The Brothers Goncourt: the breakdown of joy
  • Zola: art for life's sake
  • Huysmans: the madness of art.