Midea's Adventure

Author: [British] William Gombrich
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book describes the development of the European Aestheticism literary trend from the 1830s to the eve of the Second World War in 20th century with detailed historical materials and vivid literary language. It is a unique specialized monograph on art history. According to the British copyright agent, William Gombrich's The Dream of the Pre-Raphaelite and Olympus of the Victorian Era, along with The Adventure of Beauty, are a trilogy of the intellectual achievements of the British Victorian era. Compared to Taine's Histoire de la Peinture and Brandes's Litterature d'Angleterre au XIXe siècle, The Adventure of Beauty is no less impressive. Due to Gombrich's artistic practice in literature and painting, his art historical works possess richer plots and more vivid imagery. As a renowned scholar and painter, Gombrich has high proficiency in both literature and art. In this book, he conducts a profound and unique analysis of the state of Aestheticism in literary theory, art, and literature in Britain and France from the 1830s to the outbreak of the Second World War, using detailed historical materials and vivid literary language. With the entire process of the emergence, development, peak, and diversification of Aestheticism as the main thread, he provides a comprehensive evaluation of the important literary theorists, painters, writers, poets, major literary phenomena, significant works, and artistic schools of this period. Gombrich, as a renowned scholar and painter, has high proficiency in both literature and art. In this book, he conducts a profound and unique analysis of the state of Aestheticism in literary theory, art, and literature in Britain and France from the 1830s to the outbreak of the Second World War, using detailed historical materials and vivid literary language.