The art of youth : Crane, Carrington, Gershwin, and the nature of first acts /
An "inquiry into the nature of artistic prodigies who did their major work at an early age ... Nicholas Delbanco gives us a triptych of ... portraits: the American writer Stephen Crane (immortalized by The red badge of courage); British artist Dora Carrington (called 'the most neglected se...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
New Harvest,
2013.
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| Summary: | An "inquiry into the nature of artistic prodigies who did their major work at an early age ... Nicholas Delbanco gives us a triptych of ... portraits: the American writer Stephen Crane (immortalized by The red badge of courage); British artist Dora Carrington (called 'the most neglected serious painter of her time'); and the legendary composer George Gershwin (Rhapsody in blue, Porgy and Bess)"--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 205 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780544114463 (hardback) 0544114469 (hardback) |