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Roger Fry - A Biography by Virginia Woolf offers an intimate and insightful portrait of one of the most influential figures in the British art world, Roger Eliot Fry (1866-1934).

As a pioneering painter, critic, and a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, Fry was instrumental in introducing modern art to Britain, coining the term 'Post-Impressionism' and championing the works of artists like Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. In this biography, Woolf captures the essence of Fry's life and contributions, blending her deep understanding of art with her renowned literary style. Through Woolf's narrative, readers gain a deeper appreciation of Fry's impact on the art world, as well as his complex personality and relationships within the Bloomsbury Group.

This edition also includes Woolf's essay The Art of Biography, where she reflects on the challenges and nuances of writing a life story, providing further context to her approach in documenting Fry's life. Published by Read & Co. Great Essays, this classic biography is now republished with a specially commissioned biography of Woolf.

Roger Fry - A Biography by Virginia Woolf offers an intimate and insightful portrait of one of the most influential figures in the British art world, Roger Eliot Fry (1866-1934).

As a pioneering painter, critic, and a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, Fry was instrumental in introducing modern art to Britain, coining the term 'Post-Impressionism' and championing the works of artists like Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. In this biography, Woolf captures the essence of Fry's life and contributions, blending her deep understanding of art with her renowned literary style. Through Woolf's narrative, readers gain a deeper appreciation of Fry's impact on the art world, as well as his complex personality and relationships within the Bloomsbury Group.

This edition also includes Woolf's essay The Art of Biography, where she reflects on the challenges and nuances of writing a life story, providing further context to her approach in documenting Fry's life. Published by Read & Co. Great Essays, this classic biography is now republished with a specially commissioned biography of Woolf.

Über den Autor
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic who became one of the central figures of literary modernism. A founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, Woolf helped shape early twentieth-century intellectual and artistic culture through both her fiction and her [...] major novels-including Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves-are known for their experimental narrative techniques, particularly the use of stream of consciousness and shifting interior perspectives. Woolf sought to capture the fluid movement of thought and memory, redefining the structure and possibilities of the [...] works such as A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas, she also addressed the social and economic barriers facing women writers, becoming an enduring influence on feminist literary criticism. Woolf's stylistic innovation and psychological insight secure her place among the most important writers of the twentieth century.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Biographien, Importe
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781447469391
ISBN-10: 1447469399
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Woolf, Virginia
Hersteller: Read & Co. Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Virginia Woolf
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2012
Gewicht: 0,45 kg
Artikel-ID: 106096750