Baudelaire and the Art of Memory

By J.A. Hiddleston

This study is an examination of Charles Baudelaire's (1821-67) art criticism and its relationship with his creative writing. It is the first book in English to treat in one volume the diverse aspects of the subject: the principal aesthetic ideas, the importance of the painters Delacroix, Boudin, Meryon, Guys, and Manet, Baudelaire's essays on laughter and caricature, and other critical writings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198159323
• ISBN13: 9780198159322
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"