Publication

2008-01-31 - University of Delaware Press

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCND1442.G754 P74 2007
  • LCCND1442.G754P74 2008
  • DDC759.209/033
and 1 more
  • LCCND1442.G754 P74 2008

Description

"This book examines the first generation of artists in Britain to define themselves as history painters, attempting what then was considered to be art's most exalted category. Seizing on the new critical discourse of original genius as championed in new books such as Edward Young's Conjectures on Original Composition of 1759, they rejected tradition in favor of looking to "the god within." In reconfiguring the nature of history painting, they went on to redefine the role of the artist as well. In doing so, they heralded the beginnings of the Romantic movement."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

  • The Artist as Original Genius: Shakespeare's "Fine Frenzy" in Late Eighteenth-century British ArtHardcoverUniversity of Delaware Press2008-01-31

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