Walter Hamilton
The Aesthetic Movement in England
- ISBN 13:
- 9780955979682
- author:
- Walter Hamilton
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Pumpernickel Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 198
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Walter Hamilton's 1882 defence of the Aesthetic Movement has been updated and expanded for this third edition. This reprint features newly typeset and formatted content, ensuring high-quality readability. The book provides valuable insights into the reactions of contemporaries to Aesthetic poetry and the Pre-Raphaelite School of painting. It covers notable figures such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris, John Ruskin, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Oscar Wilde, and explores the Grosvenor Gallery and Bedford Park Estate. A useful source for anyone interested in the history of art and design movements in late 19th-century England.