{"product_id":"french-suite-a-book-of-essays-hardcover","title":"French Suite: A Book of Essays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Fried\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Bann\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Manet to Gericault, Daubigny to Corot, an insightful, breathtakingly original exploration of French art and literature. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrench Suite\u003c\/i\u003e examines a range of important French painters and two writers, Baudelaire and Flaubert, from the brothers Le Nain in the mid-seventeenth century to Manet, Degas, and the Impressionists in the later nineteenth century. A principal theme of Michael Fried's essays is a fundamental concern of his throughout his career: the relationship between painting and the beholder. Fried's typically vivid and strongly argued essays offer many new readings and unexpected insights, examining both familiar and lesser-known French artistic and literary works.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt critic, art historian, literary critic-historian, and poet \u003cb\u003eMichael Fried\u003c\/b\u003e is the J. R. Herbert Boone Emeritus Professor of Humanities and the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eArt and Objecthood: Essays and Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePainting with Demons: The Art of Girolamo Savoldo\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter also published by Reaktion Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 9.29 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461826560178,"sku":"9781789146042","price":87.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8fa84ef48ed6e32337d51165b61aad9d.webp?v=1778956299","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/french-suite-a-book-of-essays-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}