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Cargando... The Victorians: Britain Through the Paintings of the Age (2009)por Jeremy Paxman
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Would have been 5-star if JP had written it all himself ( ) The Victorians is, as it says on the cover, "Britain through the paintings of the age". The illustrations are superb, fascinating for an aficionado of all things Victorian, but personally I found Paxman's prose a bit too much. His style is probably better suited to TV presentation, as of course this is the book of a BBC series. Reasonably interesting book about Victorian life as depicted in the art of the time. Nothing very radical or new if you are fairly knowledgeable about this subject already, and not all the paintings discussed are illustrated. Probably at its best on the work/social conditions aspects of art. Paxman is nominally the author (and originator of the TV series linked to the book) but the writing is fairly bland and 'corporate' as befits what was clearly a collaborative project (and honestly described as such, to be fair) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Jeremy Paxman's unique portrait of the Victorian world takes readers on an exciting journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting point, he tells us stories of urban life, family, faith, industry and empire that helped define the Victorian spirit and imagination.To Paxman, these paintings were the television of their day, and his exploration of Victorian art and society shows how these artists were chronicling a world changing before their eyes. This enthralling history is Paxman at his best - opinionated, informed, witty, surprising - and a glorious reminder of how the Victorians made us who we are today. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)941.081History and Geography Europe British Isles Historical periods of British Isles 1837- Period of Victoria and House of Windsor Victoria 1837-1901Clasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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