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Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Sublime stillness: Capturing nature's moody splendor The solitude of man and the bleak beauty of nature are prominent themes in the work of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), the great romantic painter whose importance and influence have often been underestimated. Now widely considered to be the most important German artist of his generation, Friedrich died in obscurity and wasn't fully…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: May 1884 saw the publication in Paris of a fin de siecle novel that became a perverse sensation on the European cultural scene. A Rebours (translated both as Against the Grain and Against Nature) by Joris-Karl Huysmans was written as a seductive textbook of decadence, an antidote to the banality of the dominant literary styles, Naturalism and Realism. Symbolism, whose influence would endure well…