| Auguste Rodin Contributor(s): Rilke, Rainer Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486447200 ISBN-13: 9780486447209 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: Rilke, Rodin's secretary, examines Rodin's life and work, and explains the often elusive connection between the creative forces that drive timeless literature and great art. Written in 1903 and 1907, these essays about the master's work and development as an artist were declared by Rodin himself as the supreme interpretation of his work. 33 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - Art | Sculpture & Installation |
| Dewey: 730.92 |
| Series: Dover Books on Art, Art History |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 6.48" W x 8.5" (0.35 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Rilke's observations are wonderfully astute. For readers interested in either sculpture or poetry], this volume is a treat." -- The Christian Science Monitor During the early 1900s, the great German poet lived and worked in Paris with Auguste Rodin. In a work as revealing of its author as it is of his famous subject, Rainer Maria Rilke examines Rodin's life and work, and explains the often elusive connection between the creative forces that drive timeless literature and great art. Rilke served for several years as Rodin's secretary -- living in the sculptor's workshops, watching the shaping of his creations, and discussing his views and ideas. Written in 1903 and 1907, these essays about the master's work and development as an artist mark Rilke's entry into the world of letters. Rodin himself paid the poet the ultimate tribute, declaring these meditations the supreme interpretation of his work. This excellent translation, complemented by 33 illustrations, will fascinate students of literature, philosophy, and art history. |