The Aesthetic Adventure
- ISBN: 9780747401544
- Description:
THE SECOND BOOK IN A TRILOGY ABOUT THE THREE GREAT MOVEMENTS IN VICTORIAN ART - OSCAR WILDE, SWINBURNE, JAMES WHISTLER, ET AL. THIS BOOK CENTRES AROUND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF TWO GREAT TRIALS - THAT OF OSCAR WILDE BROUGHT BY BOSIE'S FATHER, THE MARQUESS OF QUEENSBERRY, AND THE OTHER OF JAMES WHISTLER BY RUSKIN. THE LATTER FAMOUSLY ACCUSED WHISTLER'S WORK. 9/11/87-OFFSET CARDINAL: B: 5000 @ $3.99: 224PP: UC=51P: BOOKWOVE: SANS INSET BUT SEE COMMENT FOR PRERAPHAELITE TRAGEDY. STET(7/12/87).
- Pages: 224
- Format: Paperback
- Genre: General
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| About this copy: P/B 1988 Cardinal-Sphere Books, pgs 222. Very good condition. ISBN 0747401543. | |||
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