New Cosmopolis, A Book Of Images - Huneker, James
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New Cosmopolis, A Book Of Images is a collection of essays by James Huneker that explores various cities and their cultures. The book is divided into two parts: the first part focuses on New York City, while the second part covers European cities such as Vienna, Prague, and Dublin. Huneker provides vivid descriptions of the cities, their architecture, and the people who inhabit them. He also delves into the cultural and artistic scenes of each city, discussing their music, literature, and art. The first part of the book, Intimate New York, provides an in-depth look at the city's neighborhoods,…mehr

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New Cosmopolis, A Book Of Images is a collection of essays by James Huneker that explores various cities and their cultures. The book is divided into two parts: the first part focuses on New York City, while the second part covers European cities such as Vienna, Prague, and Dublin. Huneker provides vivid descriptions of the cities, their architecture, and the people who inhabit them. He also delves into the cultural and artistic scenes of each city, discussing their music, literature, and art. The first part of the book, Intimate New York, provides an in-depth look at the city's neighborhoods, such as Greenwich Village and Chinatown. Huneker also writes about the city's theaters, restaurants, and nightlife. The second part of the book covers European cities before World War I. Huneker writes about Vienna's coffeehouses and its famous artists and writers, such as Gustav Klimt and Arthur Schnitzler. He also discusses Prague's Gothic architecture and its famous Jewish quarter. In addition to the European cities, Huneker also writes about Little Holland, Belgian etchings, Madrid, Atlantic City, and Newport. Throughout the book, he provides a unique and insightful perspective on each city, making it a fascinating read for anyone interested in travel, culture, and history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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James Gibbons Huneker was an American art, literary, music, and theatrical reviewer. A colorful individual and an ambitious writer, he was "an American with a great mission," in the words of his friend, the critic Benjamin De Casseres, and that mission was to educate Americans about the best cultural achievements, native and European, of his day. From 1892 to 1899, he was the husband of sculptor Clio Hinton. Huneker was born in Philadelphia. His parents forced him to study law, but he realized that a legal career was not for him; he was enthusiastic about music and writing, and hoped to one day be a concert pianist and novelist. Huneker and his wife and child returned to Philadelphia the next year, but he was never content in his hometown and longed for the larger stage of New York, where he wanted to try his luck as a journalist while continuing his musical studies. He relocated to New York City in 1886, abandoning his wife and child. He scraped by providing piano lessons and lived a downtown bohemian lifestyle while studying with Franz Liszt's student Rafael Joseffy, who became a friend and mentor. (Huneker's musical gods were Liszt, Chopin, and Brahms. In 1900, he released a biography of Chopin and wrote a commentary on Chopin's complete works for Schirmer's Music Publishing Company.