Breaking and remaking
Subtitle: aesthetic practice in England, 1700-1820
By: Ronald Paulson.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New Brunswick
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Arts -- England -- History -- 18th century; Arts -- England -- History -- 19th century; Aesthetics, British -- 18th century; Aesthetics, British -- 19th century
Description: Paulson shows how 18th-century English poets and artists confronted the decline of High Renaissance ideals in literary theory and aesthetics. The book is less a single extended argument, though, than a collection of brilliant insights and interpretations: Pope as Ovidian poet; Joseph Wright as Shandyan artist. Especially stimulating are the readings of Hogarth, Wright, Gainsborough, Stubbs, and Constable that comprise the second half of the book. Except for the deconstructionist jargon, the discussions are lucid and compelling. Highly recommended for libraries supporting graduate programs in literature or art.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [331]-356.
Includes index.