内容简介
"StoriesofArtandArtists"gatherstwocenturiesofclassicstoriesfromaroundtheworld.FromNathanielHawthorne's"TheArtistoftheBeautiful"andAlbertCamus's"TheArtistatWork"toBernardMalamud's"Rembrandt'sHat"andAimeeBender's"TheColorMaster,"thetalescollectedhererangefromhauntingfablesaboutthepowerofarttovividportraitsofthosewhocreate.Writershavelongbeenfascinatedbytheideaofartisticgenius,therelationshipbetweenportraitsandtheirsubjects,theinspirationalroleofmuses,andtheeffectsonartistsofambition,failure,andsuccess.Artformsfeaturedinthesepagesincludesculpture,pottery,architecture,miniatures,landscapes,portraits,andabstractpainting,illuminedinbrilliantstoriesbysuchgreatwritersasHonoredeBalzac,HermannHesse,FranzKafka,MargueriteYourcenar,JohnBerger,WilliamBoyd,DorisLessing,ValerieMartin,JulianBarnes,OrhanPamuk,andA.S.Byatt.Theirdazzlingliteraryevocationsofthevisualarts--usingoneartformtoreflectonanother--make"StoriesofArtandArtists"anirresistiblegiftforloversofartofallkinds.(BookJacketStatus:Jacketed)
作者简介
DianaSeckerTesdellistheeditoroftheEveryman'sPocketClassicanthologiesChristmasStories,LoveStories,DogStories,CatStories,HorseStories,NewYorkStories,BedtimeStories,StoriesofArtandArtists,StoriesofFatherhood,StoriesofMotherhood,andStoriesoftheSea,andoftheEveryman'sLibraryPocketPoetanthologyLullabiesandPoemsforChildren.,,