Barcelona - Couverture rigide

Hughes, Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0394580273 ISBN 13 : 9780394580272

Editeur : Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1992

Synopsis

Book by Hughes Robert

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Nobody has ever represented [Barcelona's] character more powerfully, or illustrated its claims to self-destiny more persuasively, than has Robert Hughes in this monumental work" (Jan Morris Los Angeles Times)

"Whether untangling the unlikely legends of Wilfred the Hairy or tangling with the likes of Antoni Gaudi, Hughes has shaped Catalan art, architecture and politics into the ultimate guidebooks" (David Newnham Guardian)

"A wonderful book, by far the best yet to have appeared in the current flood of books on Spain - and one that fills a genuine gap" (Martin Gayford Sunday Telegraph)

"Barcelona is unlikely to be rewarded with a better history than this. Robert Hughes is a master of the big canvas, scooping up the detail of social, economic, political and artistic life and producing images of captivating richness" (Sunday Times)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain, from the bestselling author of The Fatal Shore.

In these pages, Robert Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work filled with the attributes of Barcelona itself: proportion, humor, and  seny—the Catalan word for triumphant common sense.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Date d'édition: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0394580273
• ISBN 13: 9780394580272
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 573