A Genius for Failure: The Life of Benjamin Robert Haydon
出版时间:
2009-11
ISBN:
9780224062473
定价:
320.00
装帧:
精装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
568页
正文语种:
英语
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*Haydon'sfirstattemptatsuicideendedwhenthelowcalibrebulletfiredfromhispistolfracturedhisskullbutfailedtopenetratehisbrain.*Hissecondattemptalsofailed:adeepslashacrosshisthroatleftalargepoolofbloodattheentrancetohisstudio,buthewasstillabletoreachhiseaselontheoppositesideoftheroom.*Onlyhisthirdattempt,anothercuttothethroatwhichsprayedbloodacrosshisunfinishedcanvas,wassuccessful.Hediedface-downbeforethebespattered'AlfredandtheFirstBritishJury',hisfinalbid'toimprovethetasteoftheEnglishpeople'throughtheHighArtofhistoricalpainting.*Suchintensity,struggleandnear-comicinabilitytosucceedencapsulateHaydon'scareer.Thirtyyearsbeforehisdeathhishuge,iconicpaintingshadmadehimthetoastofearly19th-centuryLondon,drawingpayingcrowdstotheEgyptianHallinPiccadillyformonthsandleadingtonationwidetours.*However,hisattempttorepeatsuchsuccessthreemonthsbeforehisdeathwastodestroyhim:barelyasoulturnedup,leavingthedesperatepainteralone,humiliated,andfacingfinancialruin.*InAGeniusforFailurePaulO'KeeffemakesclearthattherealtragedyofHaydonlayintheextenttowhichhisfailureswereunwittinglyengineeredbyhisownactions-hisrefusaltoresorttothepaintingoffashionableportraits,forexample,andhisself-destructivelyacrimoniousrelationshipwiththeRA.*Thecompanyhekept-Keats,Shelley,Wordsworth,SirRobertPeelandtheDukeofWellington,amongmanyothers-andthemomentouseventshelivedthrough-TheBattleofWaterloo,theCoronationofGeorgeIV,andthepassingofthefirstParliamentaryReformBill-makeAGeniusforFailurenotonlythedefinitivebiographyofthisfascinatingandtragicpainter,butastirringportrayalofanage. PaulO'Keeffeisafreelancelecturerandwriter?whowoncriticalacclaimwithhis2000studyofLewis,SomeSortofGenius.
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内容简介:
*Haydon'sfirstattemptatsuicideendedwhenthelowcalibrebulletfiredfromhispistolfracturedhisskullbutfailedtopenetratehisbrain.*Hissecondattemptalsofailed:adeepslashacrosshisthroatleftalargepoolofbloodattheentrancetohisstudio,buthewasstillabletoreachhiseaselontheoppositesideoftheroom.*Onlyhisthirdattempt,anothercuttothethroatwhichsprayedbloodacrosshisunfinishedcanvas,wassuccessful.Hediedface-downbeforethebespattered'AlfredandtheFirstBritishJury',hisfinalbid'toimprovethetasteoftheEnglishpeople'throughtheHighArtofhistoricalpainting.*Suchintensity,struggleandnear-comicinabilitytosucceedencapsulateHaydon'scareer.Thirtyyearsbeforehisdeathhishuge,iconicpaintingshadmadehimthetoastofearly19th-centuryLondon,drawingpayingcrowdstotheEgyptianHallinPiccadillyformonthsandleadingtonationwidetours.*However,hisattempttorepeatsuchsuccessthreemonthsbeforehisdeathwastodestroyhim:barelyasoulturnedup,leavingthedesperatepainteralone,humiliated,andfacingfinancialruin.*InAGeniusforFailurePaulO'KeeffemakesclearthattherealtragedyofHaydonlayintheextenttowhichhisfailureswereunwittinglyengineeredbyhisownactions-hisrefusaltoresorttothepaintingoffashionableportraits,forexample,andhisself-destructivelyacrimoniousrelationshipwiththeRA.*Thecompanyhekept-Keats,Shelley,Wordsworth,SirRobertPeelandtheDukeofWellington,amongmanyothers-andthemomentouseventshelivedthrough-TheBattleofWaterloo,theCoronationofGeorgeIV,andthepassingofthefirstParliamentaryReformBill-makeAGeniusforFailurenotonlythedefinitivebiographyofthisfascinatingandtragicpainter,butastirringportrayalofanage.
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作者简介:
PaulO'Keeffeisafreelancelecturerandwriter?whowoncriticalacclaimwithhis2000studyofLewis,SomeSortofGenius.
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