James Huneker

Broschiertes Buch

Promenades Of An Impressionist (1910)

Beschreibung

Promenades of an Impressionist is a book written by James Huneker, originally published in 1910. The book is a collection of essays and critiques on various artists, writers, and musicians of the Impressionist movement in Europe. Huneker, an American music critic and essayist, was known for his passionate and insightful writing on art and culture. In this book, he shares his thoughts on the works of artists such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Auguste Renoir, as well as writers like Gustave Flaubert and Guy de Maupassant. He also explores the music of composers such as Richard Wagner and Claude Debussy. The book is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in the Impressionist movement and the cultural landscape of Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 589g
• ISBN-13: 9781437137873
• ISBN-10: 1437137873
• Artikelnr.: 25511204