On Late Style examines the work produced by great artists -Beethoven, Thomas Mann, Jean Genet among them - at the end of their lives. Said makes it clear that, rather than the resolution of a lifetime's artistic endeavour, most of the late works discussed are rife with contradiction and almost impenetrable complexity. He helps us see how, though these works often stood in direct contrast to the tastes of society, they were, just as often, announcements of what was to come in the artist's discipline - works of true artistic genius.
| ISBN: | 9780747585602 |
| Publication date: | 21st May 2007 |
| Author: | Edward W Said |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |
On Late Style examines the work produced by great artists -Beethoven, Thomas Mann, Jean Genet among them - at the end of their lives. Said makes it clear that, rather than the resolution of a lifetime's artistic endeavour, most of the late works discussed are rife with contradiction and almost impenetrable complexity.
On Late Style features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism
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On Late Style was written by Edward W Said and published by Bloomsbury an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
On Late Style has 208 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.