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Item Details
| Title:
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HOGARTH AND HIS TIMES
SERIOUS COMEDY |
| By: |
David Bindman |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£26.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0520213009 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780520213005 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY PRESSES OF CALIFORNIA, COLUMBIA AND PRINCETON |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 1997 |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Description: |
The author works backward from William Hogarth's reputation today - where he is seen by some as a conservative populist and by others as a political radical - and examines his impact on various artists over three centuries. The author also sets Hogarth's work in its historical context. |
| Synopsis: |
The reputation of William Hogarth (1697-1764) rests largely on his pictorial stories, a series of engravings that he called "modern Moral Subjects," the most famous being the "Harlot's" and the "Rake's Progress," In this catalog, David Bindman works backward from Hogarth's reputation today--where he is seen by some as a conservative populist and by others as a political radical--and examines his impact on various artists over the past three centuries. Bindman also sets Hogarth's prints firmly in their historical context, discussing the artist's public and the different influences on his work, from Roman satire to the politics of the day. The result is an engaging and insightful portrayal not only of William Hogarth, but also of the middle years of the eighteenth century. Art lovers will enjoy this book, but so too will anyone with an interest in the literature and history of the mid-eighteenth century. |
| Illustrations: |
6 colour plates and 170 b&w drawings |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of California Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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