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The Unknown Masterpiece; and, Gambara - Richard Howard, Arthur C. Danto, Honoré de Balzac
The Unknown Masterpiece; and, Gambara
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Format: ebook
ISBN: 9781590174159 (1590174151)
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics, Literature, European Literature, Cultural, Classic Literature, Art, 19th Century, France, French Literature, Short Stories
Series: La Comédie Humaine
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ReaderMarija's Reviews
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The Unknown Masterpiece - Balzac mixes fact with fiction in this tale of a mythical artistic genius named Frenhofer. It is a tale that plays on artistic conventions and the changes of style from past and present...what’s deemed acceptable or objectionable in art. What I found interesting is Balzac’s...
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4.0 The Unknown Masterpiece (New York Review Books Classics)
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Loved this book. It's more poetry than prose. It's the kind of work that tempts you to read it aloud all the time. The only thing that keeps you from doing that, is the fear of being tagged a maniac. You can always read it aloud in your own mind though. It's your own little, almost mischievous, game...
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Emad Attely [The Book Nerd]
Emad Attely [The Book Nerd] rated it
2.0 The Unknown Masterpiece; and, Gambara
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This short story inspired the artist Picasso and was one of his favorites. But, to be honest, It didn't touch me the way it did to him! I found it just normal - good! Just good!
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The Unknown Masterpiece; and, Gambara - Richard Howard, Arthur C. Danto, Honoré de Balzac
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Nadja - André Breton, Richard Howard
A Happy Death - Richard Howard, Albert Camus, Jean Sarocchi
The Unknown Masterpiece; and, Gambara - Richard Howard, Arthur C. Danto, Honoré de Balzac
Paris in the Twentieth Century - Richard Howard, Jules Verne, Eugen Weber
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The Trouble With Being Born - Emil Cioran, Richard Howard
The Voyeur - Alain Robbe-Grillet, Richard Howard, Richard Howard
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The Unknown Masterpiece; and, Gambara - Richard Howard, Arthur C. Danto, Honoré de Balzac
Beyond the Brillo Box: The Visual Arts in Post-Historical Perspective - Arthur C. Danto
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The Transfiguration of the Commonplace: A Philosophy of Art - Arthur C. Danto
After the End of Art - Arthur C. Danto
What Art Is - Arthur C. Danto
History Portraits - Arthur C. Danto, Cin... History Portraits - Arthur C. Danto, Cindy Sherman
Sartre - Arthur C. Danto Sartre - Arthur C. Danto
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Lost Illusions - George Saintsbury, Honoré de Balzac, Ellen Marriage
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The Unknown Masterpiece; and, Gambara - Richard Howard, Arthur C. Danto, Honoré de Balzac
The Wild Ass's Skin - Honoré de Balzac, Herbert J. Hunt
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