The Use and Abuse of Art

By:

Jacques Barzun

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Bollingen Series

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"When an extremely intellectual, extremely experienced, extremely wise man shares his thoughts with others, the result seizes the imagination at once. Such is the effect of these essays, a series given as lectures at the National Gallery in 1973. Mr. Barzun examines art as religion, as destroyer, as redeemer, and in relation to what he calls "its temper, science", but never forgets the basic essential. As he says, "the last word on art should indeed be: mystery. But that need not stop any of us from dealing with it as if we understood more than we can". And how good it is to have one's mind stretched to that understanding of "more.""--Virginia Quarterly Review

Author Biography:

Jacques Barzun (1907–2012) was professor of history at Columbia University and the author of many books, including the bestselling From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present; Simple and Direct; The Energies of Art; and The House of Intellect.

Release date Australia

June 21st, 1975

Author

Jacques Barzun

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

160

Series

Bollingen Series

Dimensions

152x229x9

ISBN-13

9780691018041

Product ID

2838441

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