The Amazon (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Carl Vosmaer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331385970 ISBN 13 : 9781331385974

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Hook line : A vivid, artful novel that lets you walk ancient Rome through contemporary eyes.

From Paestum to Naples and Rome, this story follows a gifted artist and his circle as they seek meaning in art, friendship, and love. The book foregrounds inner life, delicate relationships, and the struggle to balance beauty with truth.

• Delicate portraits of character, mood, and spiritual conflict
• Lively scenes of salons, performances, and social gatherings
• A travelogue through Mediterranean cities to the heart of the Eternal City
• A realist yet hopeful view of art, life, and human dignity

Ideal for readers who enjoy serious poetic narrative and art-history sensibilities.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From France there has passed into our country a literary current which calls itself Realistic. It prides itself on a close reproduction of reality, because it regards the actually existing and that only as real. In the eyes of the Realist the actual is everything, and he will not hear of its being ennobled and elevated into a higher phase of existence by means of the mysterious process which goes on in the soul of that creator whoq we call an artist. The individual fact reigns supreme; the so-called actual is regarded as the only true thing; the word idea, as defined by Plato, is only known to the representatives of this school in philosophical terminology. They turn the mirror of the artists soul, wherein the world of phenomena ought to be reflected more distinctly, more brightly and purely than in the souls of other men, into a photographers plate; and, when this plate reproduces every spot on the surface of the object, they have attained the aim of their endeavors.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331385970
• ISBN 13: 9781331385974
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 292
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