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Romantic Moderns :English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper
Romantic Moderns :English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper
paperback
Published:
30 March, 2015
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780500289723 |
| ISBN10 | 0500289727 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 780 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
'It would be impossible to over-emphasise what a clever book Romantic Moderns is … not just an important book but a deeply pleasurable one, too' - Guardian
'The only disappointing thing about Romantic Moderns is that it comes to an end' - The Times
'The originality of Romantic Moderns is the extraordinary breadth of its focus … a joy to read' - Sunday Times
'Highly eclectic and original … a book that makes you think freshly about that perennially puzzling question of what it means to be British. It’s elegant and wittily written, beautifully designed and splendidly illustrated: altogether, an admirable debut' - Martin Gayford, Sunday Telegraph
'Remarkable … Harris’s insights are based on a close, imaginative reading of collaborations and connections mapped through friendships and unlikely encounters. Her book is full of vivid snapshots, telling detail and beguiling loose ends' - Times Literary Supplement
'A brilliant piece of work that manages to be both comprehensive and coherent as it tells a compelling story about 20th-century English art … a significant contribution to the history of English culture' - Adam Foulds
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Author's Bio
Alexandra Harris studied at Oxford and at the Courtauld Institute in London, and worked at Christie's for a year before returning to Oxford to write a doctorate on art and literature in the 1930s. She is now a lecturer in English at the University of Liverpool, running courses on Modernism and American writing, and leading the MA in Contemporary Literature. Her first full-length book, Romantic Moderns, was the winner of the 2010 Guardian First Book Award. Alexandra Harris was also a winner in the BBC's 'New Generation Thinkers' contest in 2011.