Titian: HarperPress
Autor Sheila Haleen Limba Engleză Hardback – iul 2012
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780007175826
ISBN-10: 0007175825
Pagini: 832
Ilustrații: 40 b/w illus, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp)
Dimensiuni: 164 x 252 x 61 mm
Greutate: 1.33 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Seria HarperPress
ISBN-10: 0007175825
Pagini: 832
Ilustrații: 40 b/w illus, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp)
Dimensiuni: 164 x 252 x 61 mm
Greutate: 1.33 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Seria HarperPress
Notă biografică
Sheila Hale is the author of many books including a guidebook to Venice which prompted Eric Newby to declare she 'deserves a Nobel Prize' and by David Lodge as 'the best guidebook I have ever used'. VENICE went into four editions and was translated into seven languages. She has written an architectural history of Verona and has written extensively about Venice and the Veneto for a number of magazines and articles, including the New York Times. She is the widow of the late, great John Hale with whom she worked on RENAISSANCE VENICE and the classic THE CIVILISATION OF EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE. She is a trustee of Venice in Peril and her last book, THE MAN WHO LOST HIS LANGUAGE was one of the most widely reviewed and highly praised books of 2002. She lives in London.
Recenzii
'Crammed with new or expanded or re-thought information about this stubbornly mysterious giant. Impressive...She shines a light on the mysterious conflict of energies that makes his genius so difficult to encapsulate. Hale is also an enthusiastic collector of characters and her descriptions of the band of Renaissance crackpots who constituted Titian's employers result in some of the book's most entertaining stretches' Sunday Times 'Evokes the sensuality of Titian's working methods and provides subtle insights into his enigmatic last paintings...a scrupulous and exhaustive account that is informed by the latest scholarship, but admirably free of academic cant...her book provides by far the richest account yet of Titian's interactions with the city's labyrinthine social fabric' Daily Telegraph 'Magnificent...the elegance and energy of her narrative...a born biographer's eye for detail. This is the first serious attempt for 100 years at encompassing Titian's life. Its combination of the eminently readable and the profoundly authentic is remarkable' Literary Review 'A huge and exceptional new study of the painter...a superb portrait of the artist - an example of measured scholarship, judicious opinion, and telling framing detail' Guardian 'The depth of her research is both impressive and astonishing...enriched by vivid anecdotes and gossipy snippets...it all makes for compelling reading' Independent 'Scholarly, erudite, endlessly inquisitive and as clear as can be...many of the bit-part players in the book are brilliantly vivid' Mail on Sunday 'Magisterial... a poised and sincere account of Titian's life and art. A truly triumphal undertaking and a prodigious monument to one of the giants of Western art' The Art Newspaper
From the reviews of Venice: "We only used one guide book, Sheila Hale's Venice, for which she deserves a Nobel Prize", Eric Newby, Mail on Sunday "by its power-to-weight ratio, the best guide book I have ever used" David Lodge The Man Who Lost His Language 'An extraordinary and touching achievement' Sir Jonathan Miller "When Sheila Hale's husband John suffered a stroke that left him unable to walk, write or speak normally, she embarked on a battle to restore him to normal life. This book shows how she followed every medical trail! and at the same time maintained an extraordinary loving intimacy with him. She tells their joint story with rare intelligence and feeling" Claire Tomalin "An extraordinary achievement: a moving account of an intimate relationship, and a rigorous investigation into the most up-to-date medical theories and treatments of a mysterious affliction. It raises all kinds of questions about language, communication and the brain. Most remarkable, it's full of jokes and surprises" Anthony Sampson
"Crammed with new or expanded or re-thought information about this stubbornly mysterious giant. Impressive...She shines a light on the mysterious conflict of energies that makes his genius so difficult to encapsulate. Hale is also an enthusiastic collector of characters and her descriptions of the band of Renaissance crackpots who constituted Titian's employers result in some of the book's most entertaining stretches" Sunday Times "Evokes the sensuality of Titian's working methods and provides subtle insights into his enigmatic last paintings... a scrupulous and exhaustive account that is informed by the latest scholarship, but admirably free of academic cant... her book provides by far the richest account yet of Titian's interactions with the city's labyrinthine social fabric" Daily Telegraph "Magnificent...the elegance and energy of her narrative...a born biographer's eye for detail. This is the first serious attempt for 100 years at encompassing Titian's life. Its combination of the eminently readable and the profoundly authentic is remarkable" Literary Review THE MAN WHO LOST HIS LANGUAGE 'An extraordinary and touching achievement' Sir Jonathan Miller "When Sheila Hale's husband John suffered a stroke that left him unable to walk, write or speak normally, she embarked on a battle to restore him to normal life. This book shows how she followed every medical trail... and at the same time maintained an extraordinary loving intimacy with him. She tells their joint story with rare intelligence and feeling" Claire Tomalin "An extraordinary achievement: a moving account of an intimate relationship, and a rigorous investigation into the most up-to-date medical theories and treatments of a mysterious affliction. It raises all kinds of questions about language, communication and the brain. Most remarkable, it's full of jokes and surprises" Anthony Sampson
"Crammed with new or expanded or re-thought information about this stubbornly mysterious giant. Impressive...She shines a light on the mysterious conflict of energies that makes his genius so difficult to encapsulate. Hale is also an enthusiastic collector of characters and her descriptions of the band of Renaissance crackpots who constituted Titian's employers result in some of the book's most entertaining stretches" Sunday Times "Evokes the sensuality of Titian's working methods and provides subtle insights into his enigmatic last paintings... a scrupulous and exhaustive account that is informed by the latest scholarship, but admirably free of academic cant... her book provides by far the richest account yet of Titian's interactions with the city's labyrinthine social fabric" Daily Telegraph "Magnificent...the elegance and energy of her narrative...a born biographer's eye for detail. This is the first serious attempt for 100 years at encompassing Titian's life. Its combination of the eminently readable and the profoundly authentic is remarkable" Literary Review "A huge and exception new study of the painter...a superb portrait of the artist - an example of measured scholarship, judicious opinion, and telling framing detail" Guardian "Richly detailed" Times "Engrossing...compelling...a portrait of Titian in his time...a sober probing account...which should endure as the standard Life for the next century" Financial Times
From the reviews of Venice: "We only used one guide book, Sheila Hale's Venice, for which she deserves a Nobel Prize", Eric Newby, Mail on Sunday "by its power-to-weight ratio, the best guide book I have ever used" David Lodge The Man Who Lost His Language 'An extraordinary and touching achievement' Sir Jonathan Miller "When Sheila Hale's husband John suffered a stroke that left him unable to walk, write or speak normally, she embarked on a battle to restore him to normal life. This book shows how she followed every medical trail! and at the same time maintained an extraordinary loving intimacy with him. She tells their joint story with rare intelligence and feeling" Claire Tomalin "An extraordinary achievement: a moving account of an intimate relationship, and a rigorous investigation into the most up-to-date medical theories and treatments of a mysterious affliction. It raises all kinds of questions about language, communication and the brain. Most remarkable, it's full of jokes and surprises" Anthony Sampson
"Crammed with new or expanded or re-thought information about this stubbornly mysterious giant. Impressive...She shines a light on the mysterious conflict of energies that makes his genius so difficult to encapsulate. Hale is also an enthusiastic collector of characters and her descriptions of the band of Renaissance crackpots who constituted Titian's employers result in some of the book's most entertaining stretches" Sunday Times "Evokes the sensuality of Titian's working methods and provides subtle insights into his enigmatic last paintings... a scrupulous and exhaustive account that is informed by the latest scholarship, but admirably free of academic cant... her book provides by far the richest account yet of Titian's interactions with the city's labyrinthine social fabric" Daily Telegraph "Magnificent...the elegance and energy of her narrative...a born biographer's eye for detail. This is the first serious attempt for 100 years at encompassing Titian's life. Its combination of the eminently readable and the profoundly authentic is remarkable" Literary Review THE MAN WHO LOST HIS LANGUAGE 'An extraordinary and touching achievement' Sir Jonathan Miller "When Sheila Hale's husband John suffered a stroke that left him unable to walk, write or speak normally, she embarked on a battle to restore him to normal life. This book shows how she followed every medical trail... and at the same time maintained an extraordinary loving intimacy with him. She tells their joint story with rare intelligence and feeling" Claire Tomalin "An extraordinary achievement: a moving account of an intimate relationship, and a rigorous investigation into the most up-to-date medical theories and treatments of a mysterious affliction. It raises all kinds of questions about language, communication and the brain. Most remarkable, it's full of jokes and surprises" Anthony Sampson
"Crammed with new or expanded or re-thought information about this stubbornly mysterious giant. Impressive...She shines a light on the mysterious conflict of energies that makes his genius so difficult to encapsulate. Hale is also an enthusiastic collector of characters and her descriptions of the band of Renaissance crackpots who constituted Titian's employers result in some of the book's most entertaining stretches" Sunday Times "Evokes the sensuality of Titian's working methods and provides subtle insights into his enigmatic last paintings... a scrupulous and exhaustive account that is informed by the latest scholarship, but admirably free of academic cant... her book provides by far the richest account yet of Titian's interactions with the city's labyrinthine social fabric" Daily Telegraph "Magnificent...the elegance and energy of her narrative...a born biographer's eye for detail. This is the first serious attempt for 100 years at encompassing Titian's life. Its combination of the eminently readable and the profoundly authentic is remarkable" Literary Review "A huge and exception new study of the painter...a superb portrait of the artist - an example of measured scholarship, judicious opinion, and telling framing detail" Guardian "Richly detailed" Times "Engrossing...compelling...a portrait of Titian in his time...a sober probing account...which should endure as the standard Life for the next century" Financial Times