Rodin - Couverture souple

Grunfeld, Frederic V.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192826123 ISBN 13 : 9780192826121

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1989

Synopsis

This biography of Rodin attempts to fill the puzzling gaps in his life and describes in detail the poverty of his youth, his many love affairs, friendships and enmities, his controversial public life, and his lifelong struggle to gain official recognition of his talents and achievements. The author attempts to convey the tone of the modernist era in which Rodin lived. He also makes reference to many of the famous figures who surrounded Rodin after his early successes, such as Goncourt, Zola, Balzac, Gide, Renoir, R.L.Stevenson, Debussy, Oscar Wilde, Gustav Mahler and George Bernard Shaw.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) was not only the world's greatest sculptor, known for such works as The Thinker, The Kiss, The Hand of God, and dozens of others, but also one of the most remarkable personalities of modern times: an artist who outraged contemporaries with his disturbingly unfinished monuments; a sensualist who shocked France with his scandalous relationships; and a friend to the most gifted writers and artists of his day. Beautifully written and illustrated, Rodin is the definitive biography of a man whose influence on sculpture was as profound as Michelangelo's.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192826123
• ISBN 13: 9780192826121
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 751
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible