| Curiouser and Curiouser: Essays Contributor(s): Delbanco, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814254160 ISBN-13: 9780814254165 Publisher: Ohio State University Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 814.54 |
| LCCN: 2017008605 |
| Series: 21st Century Essays |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A miscellany of sorts, preeminent author and critic Nicholas Delbanco's Curiouser and Curiouser attests to a lifelong interest in music and the visual arts as well as both "mere" and "sheer" literature. With essays ranging from the restoration of his father-in-law's famed Stradivarius cello-known throughout the world as "The Countess of Stanlein"-to a reimagining of H. A. and Margaret Rey's lives and the creation of their most beloved character, Curious George, Delbanco examines what it means to live and love with the arts. Whether exploring the history of personal viewing in the business of museum-going, musing on the process of rewriting one's earliest published work, or looking back on the twists and turns of a life that spans the greater part of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, Delbanco's Curiouser and Curiouser invites adventurous readers to follow him down the rabbit hole as he reflects on life as a student, an observer, a writer, a lover, a father, a teacher, and most importantly, a participant in the everyday experiences of human life. |