Still Life W/Bridle

by Zbigniew Herbert

Book Overview

In "Still Life with a Bridle, " poet and essayist Zbigniew Herbert takes an intriguing look at the cultural, artisitic, and aesthetic legacy of 17th-century Holland. These sixteen essays reveal Hervert's discriminating artistic eye and poetic sensibility, one that revels in irony, humor, and a satirist's appreciation of the absurd. An inveterate museum-goer, he focuses on the art of the Dutch masters, using it as a stepping-off point for a thoroughly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880013060
• ISBN13: 9780880013062
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.4"