James Huneker

Broschiertes Buch

Overtones, A Book Of Temperaments

Richard Strauss, Parsifal, Verdi, Balzac, Flaubert, Nietzsche And Turgenieff

Beschreibung

""Overtones, A Book Of Temperaments"" is a collection of essays written by James Huneker, originally published in 1904. The book explores the lives and works of several influential artists and thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Richard Strauss, Parsifal, Verdi, Balzac, Flaubert, Nietzsche, and Turgenieff. Huneker delves into the personalities and creative processes of these figures, offering insights into their artistic achievements and the cultural context in which they emerged. The essays are written in a lively, engaging style that reflects Huneker's passion for his subjects, making the book an entertaining and informative read for anyone interested in the history of art and ideas.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

James Gibbons Huneker was an American art, literary, music, and theatrical reviewer. A colorful individual and an ambitious writer, he was "an American with a great mission," in the words of his friend, the critic Benjamin De Casseres, and that mission was to educate Americans about the best cultural achievements, native and European, of his day. From 1892 to 1899, he was the husband of sculptor Clio Hinton. Huneker was born in Philadelphia. His parents forced him to study law, but he realized that a legal career was not for him; he was enthusiastic about music and writing, and hoped to one day be a concert pianist and novelist. Huneker and his wife and child returned to Philadelphia the next year, but he was never content in his hometown and longed for the larger stage of New York, where he wanted to try his luck as a journalist while continuing his musical studies. He relocated to New York City in 1886, abandoning his wife and child. He scraped by providing piano lessons and lived a downtown bohemian lifestyle while studying with Franz Liszt's student Rafael Joseffy, who became a friend and mentor. (Huneker's musical gods were Liszt, Chopin, and Brahms. In 1900, he released a biography of Chopin and wrote a commentary on Chopin's complete works for Schirmer's Music Publishing Company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 559g
• ISBN-13: 9781432634704
• ISBN-10: 1432634704
• Artikelnr.: 22969408