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020			_a9780140446067 _qpbk
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082			_a700 _bBAU
100			_aBaudelaire, Charles
245			_aSelected Writings On Art And Literature _c/ Charles Baudelaire
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aLondon _bPenguin Books _c2006
300			_a460 p. _c; 20 cm.
500			_aOriginally published with title: Selected writings on art and artists [of] Beaudelaire
520			_aBefore publishing the sensuous and scandalous poems of Les Fleurs du Mal, Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) had already earned respect as a forthright and witty critic of art and literature. This stimulating selection of criticism reveals him as a worshipper at the altar of beauty, illuminating his belief that the pursuit of this ideal must be paramount in artistic expression. Reviews of exhibitions discuss works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres in fascinating detail, and 'Of Virtuous Plays and Novels' sees Baudelaire as an avenging angel in defence of true art. Writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier evoke a profound understanding of fellow artists, while his single excursion into musical criticism, 'Richard Wagner and Tannh user in Paris', displays an incisive awareness of the magical power of suggestion in music.
650			_aArts Essays
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