Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the fine arts /
In a fascinating account of picture collections in the early 19th century through the eyes of a great English poet, Morton Paley tells the story of Coleridge's initiation into art in England, and his further exploration in Rome. He describes the collections Coleridge saw and his thoughts about...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press,
2008
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In a fascinating account of picture collections in the early 19th century through the eyes of a great English poet, Morton Paley tells the story of Coleridge's initiation into art in England, and his further exploration in Rome. He describes the collections Coleridge saw and his thoughts about the arts and about specific works. - ;Although Coleridge's thinking and writing about the fine arts was both considerable and interesting, this has not been the subject of a book before. Coleridge owed his initiation into art to Sir George Beaumont. In 1803-4 he had frequent opportunities to learn from B. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191552720 9780191552724 1281825565 9781281825568 9786611825560 6611825568 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
