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9780500015827: Quintessential Pleasures: Reflections on the Simple Joys of Life
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ISBN 10 : 0500015821 ISBN 13 : 9780500015827
Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

"Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife" there is a landscape of simple pleasures: a place of tranquil refreshment, unexpected delight and fulfilment. It is this, our true heartland, that is celebrated in these pages. Sunday strolls - and afternoon naps. Friendship - and the bliss of solitude. Music - and reading. The seasons. Sun, sea and sand. Pets and picnics. Poets and writers from Homer to Wordsworth, from Jane Austen to Katherine Mansfield, have expressed these delicious experiences, in passages that are here seamlessly interwoven with great works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Renoir's "Two Young Girls at the Piano", Bruegel's "The Harvesters", Fragonard's "The Love Letter" - to create a melody of contentment and repose.

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Éditeur
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0500015821
ISBN 13 
9780500015827
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
80
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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