"[...]But its very carelessness has a charm. Dupre was not a scholar nor a literary man. He was not bound by the rigid forms of what is called in Italy "lo stile," which but too often is the enemy of natural utterance. Undoubtedly this book needs compression; but no exactness of style and form could compensate for the absence of that unstudied natural ease and familiarity which are among its greatest charms. The writer, fortunately for the reader, is as unconscious of elaborated style as Monsieur Jourdain was that he was ...
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"[...]But its very carelessness has a charm. Dupre was not a scholar nor a literary man. He was not bound by the rigid forms of what is called in Italy "lo stile," which but too often is the enemy of natural utterance. Undoubtedly this book needs compression; but no exactness of style and form could compensate for the absence of that unstudied natural ease and familiarity which are among its greatest charms. The writer, fortunately for the reader, is as unconscious of elaborated style as Monsieur Jourdain was that he was talking prose. The character of Dupre's writing has been admirably caught and reproduced by Madame Peruzzi, in the translation to which these few words may serve as preface. As an artist, Dupre was not endowed with a great creative or imaginative power. His spirit never broke out of the Roman Church in which he was brought[...].""
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Add this copy of Thoughts on Art and Autobiograhical Memoirs of Giovanni to cart. $31.47, good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1886 by Roberts Brothers.
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Damp stains on very first few pages and ex-lib. sticker and bookplate; else very good, clean, and tight; Grey library buckram with black lettering; 456 pp. with one bw illustration of the author; . Translated from the Italian by Peruzzi.
Add this copy of Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of to cart. $35.00, good condition, Sold by G. J. Askins - Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Lebanon, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1884 by William Blackwood and Sons.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 51/2x8. 456 page hardcover. Frontis portrait of Dupre. Text in English-translated from the Italian by E. M. Peruzzi. Ex-lib copy with minimal markings-no exterior markings and only a small library stamp on the title page and top of frontis portrait. Front free endpaper is present but detached, otherwise complete and clean. Full green cloth exterior with title in gold on front cover and spine. Some fraying to top spine. Interior is solid and clean.
Add this copy of Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of to cart. $39.57, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2024 by Alpha Edition.
