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Books and Characters, French & EnglishWhen Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round...
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Author: Strachey, Lytton,1880-1932
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Language: English
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Books and Characters
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Books and Characters French and English

Dhs. 49.94 Dhs. 24.96

Books and Characters French and English

Dhs. 49.94 Dhs. 24.96
Author: Strachey, Lytton,1880-1932
Format: eBook
Language: English

Books and Characters, French & English

When Ingres painted his vast 'Apotheosis of Homer,' he represented, grouped round the central throne, all the great poets of the ancient and modern worlds, with a single exceptionShakespeare. After some persuasion, he relented so far as to introduce into his picture a part of that offensive personage; and English visitors at the Louvre can now see, to their disgust or their amusement, the truncated image of rather less than half of the author of King Lear just appearing at the extreme edge of the enormous canvas. French taste, let us hope, has changed since the days of Ingres; Shakespeare would doubtless now be advancedthough perhaps chiefly from a sense of dutyto the very steps of the central throne. But if an English painter were to choose a similar subject, how would he treat the master who stands acknowledged as the most characteristic representative of the literature of France? Would Racine find a place in the picture at all? Or, if he did, would more of him be visible than the last curl of his full-bottomed wig, whisking away into the outer darkness? ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 12478
Author: Strachey, Lytton
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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