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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 ReviewProduct Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691018041
eBay Product ID (ePID)92088620
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Use and Abuse of Art
AuthorJacques Barzun
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1975
Number of Pages160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height229mm
Item Width152mm
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Title_AuthorJacques Barzun
Series TitleBollingen Series
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States