Holbrook Jackson

Broschiertes Buch

The Eighteen Nineties - A Review of Art and Ideas at the Close of the Nineteenth Century

Beschreibung

This is Holbrook Jackson¿s 1922 book, ¿The Eighteen Nineties¿. Within it Fin-de-Siecle, Decadence, and Dandyism are explained, explored, and experienced. Holbrook Jackson takes his readers on a tour of the art, literature, culture, and personalities of this period in history. A marvellous exploration of this vibrant decade, each chapter examines an important person, style, or fashion in detail. Contents include: ¿Fin de Siécle¿1890¿1900¿, Personalities and Tendencies¿, ¿The Decadence¿, ¿Oscar Wilde: The Last Phase¿, ¿Aubrey Beardsley¿, ¿The New Dandyism¿, ¿The Incomparable Max¿, ¿Shocking as a Fine Art¿, ¿Purple Patches and Fine Phase¿, ¿The Minor Poet¿, etc. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Autor

(George) Holbrook Jackson (1874 - 1948) was a literary critic, manager of trade journals and a noted bibliophile and collector. He helped to found the political and literary periodical New Age in 1907, winning support from Bernard Shaw. Publications include Bernard Shaw (1907); The Eighteen Nineties (1913); Anatomy of Bibliomania (1931); Bookman's Holiday (1945); On Art and Socialism (1947).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Holmes Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 497g
• ISBN-13: 9781443776981
• ISBN-10: 144377698X
• Artikelnr.: 25882751