The Aesthetic Adventure

Name: The Aesthetic Adventure
SKU: AESTHETIC
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£25.00

William Gaunt’s 1945 treatise on the aesthetic movement of late 19th century England offers insightful essays on the artistic and literary giants of the era, from Oscar Wilde to James MacNeill Whistler to Aubrey Beardsley, bringing in a few rogue Frenchmen such as Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud. Gaunt’s tracts all avoid the cliches about each of these artists, instead delving much deeper into their lives, their works and what drove them. This is the first edition in very good condition.

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William Gaunt’s 1945 treatise on the aesthetic movement of late 19th century England offers insightful essays on the artistic and literary giants of the era, from Oscar Wilde to James MacNeill Whistler to Aubrey Beardsley, bringing in a few rogue Frenchmen such as Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud. Gaunt’s tracts all avoid the cliches about each of these artists, instead delving much deeper into their lives, their works and what drove them. This is the first edition in very good condition.