Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0520213009 ISBN 13: 9780520213005
Da: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 208 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0520213009 (pbk.); 9780520213005 (pbk.) LCCN: 97-20496 ; OCLC: 36900938 ; LC: NC1479.H613; Dewey: 741.5/942 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: 1. Whose Hogarth? -- 2. Hogarth's Public: Finding An Audience -- 3. Politeness and Roman Satire -- 4. Hogarth and 'The Spirit of Party' -- 5. Disenchantment: Hogarth, God and Science -- App. Hogarthomania and the Collecting of Hogarth / Sheila O'Connell -- Catalogue -- Redefining Hogarth: Twentieth to Eighteenth Centuries -- The Satirical Engraver and His Public -- The Targets of Satire: The Orders of Society -- The Political Stage -- Intellectual Warfare: The Analysis of Beauty and Its Reception -- Last Battles -- Index of Hogarth's Works Illustrated. ; Catalog of exhibitions held at the British Museums, London, from 26 Sept. 1997 to 4 Jan. 1998, and other North American museums from 28 Jan. to 21 Nov. 1998./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-205) and indexes. ; "This volume.looks at the varied reactions's to Hogarth's prints and the different identities imposed upon the artist over the centuries: witty satirist, stern moralist, libertine, aggressive self-promoter, detached observer, and man of the people."--Jacket. ; exhibition dates . British Museum, London, from 26 September 1997 to 4 January 1998 . Berkeley Art Museum, University of California: 28 January - 19 April 1998, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa: 18 June - 23 August 1998, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York: 15 September - 21 November 1998] ; "The reputation of William Hogarth (1697-1764) rests largely on his pictorial stories, a series of engravings that he called "modern Moral Subjects," the most famous being the Harlot's and the Rake's Progress. In this catalog, David Bindman works backward from Hogarth's reputation today--where he is seen by some as a conservative populist and by others as a political radical--and examines his impact on various artists over the past three centuries. Bindman also sets Hogarth's prints firmly in their historical context, discussing the artist's public and the different influences on his work, from Roman satire to the politics of the day. The result is an engaging and insightful portrayal not only of William Hogarth, but also of the middle years of the eighteenth century. Art lovers will enjoy this book, but so too will anyone with an interest in the literature and history of the mid-eighteenth century. " ; FINE. Book.