Eighteenth Century

Name: Eighteenth Century
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ISBN: 9780521240031

ISBN-10: 0521240034

ISBN-13: 9780521240031

Edition: 1985

Authors: Stephen B. Jones

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The eighteenth century was an age of careful balance between classicism and romanticism in the arts and one moulded by the tension between individualism and the rise of middle-class taste. Stephen Jones outlines the main artistic developments of this period, relating them at all points to the experience of daily life in the age and highlighting the important figures in the arts whose careers exemplify the general themes - from Madame de Pompadour to Gainsborough and Nash. This introduction does not assume a wide background knowledge. Themes are explained in context and technical terms made clear. The book introduces important elements which have often been given insufficient emphasis: the…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/27/1985
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Stephen Jones is one of Britain's most acclaimed anthologists of dark fantasy and horror. He lives in London, England.