The letters of Vincent van Gogh a critical study
When he died at the age of thirty-seven, Vincent van Gogh left a legacy of over two thousand artworks, for which he is now justly famous. But van Gogh was also a prodigious writer of letters - more than eight hundred of them, addressed to his parents, to friends such as Paul Gauguin, and, above all,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edmonton, [Alberta] :
AU Press
2014.
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| Colección: | Cultural dialectics.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745039506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Letters as Literature
- Part I Vincent Agonistes: Religion, Morality, Art. Religious Convictions, Moral Imperatives
- The Artistic Life and Its Limits
- Part II Thinking in Images. Birds' Nests: Art and Nature, Exile and Return
- The Mistral: Creativity and Adversity
- Cab Horses: Despair and Optimism
- Part III Exploring with Ideas. By Heart: The Creative Unconscious
- A Handshake Till Your Fingers Hurt: Autonomy and Dependency
- Something New Without a Name: Beyond Religion, Morality, Art
- Conclusion: "My Own Portrait in Writing".
