Isbn: 9781108052078 - dante gabriel rossetti 2 volume set: his family-letters, with a memoir by william michael rossetti (cambridge library collection - art and architecture) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. The remarkable life of the Victorian poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-82) is illuminated in this two-volume work, published in 1895 by his brother William Michael (1829-1919). Volume 1 is given over to a sympathetic memoir, while Volume 2 conta.

2 Paperback books. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 946 pages. 8.50x5.51x2.20 inches. In Stock.

Kombiprodukt. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Rossettis were one of the most remarkable and talented families in Victorian Britain. Of the two parents and three siblings, Dante Gabriel (1828-82) and Christina (1830-94) stood out, but throughout their lives they remained a tightly-knit unit. William Michael (1829-1919), who published this two-volume work in 1895, was the family record keeper and in the memoir of his brother we have an unmatched account of the family dynamic. He was not always candid about his brother's affairs but his biography is unparalleled for its fresh directness. Unlike all subsequent biographers, William wrote from the inside, and even if he was unable to tell the whole story, the intimate details of the day-to-day life of the great painter and poet have about them the ring of truth and authenticity. Volume 1 contains William's sympathetic memoir, while Volume 2 contains hundreds of Dante's letters to his family.…

Zustand: New. pp. 946 17 Illus.