Overview
Charlotte de Mille shows that the reception of the philosophy of Henri Bergson by British artists and critics was far more wide spread and of far greater importance in the UK than has been previously thought. Based on archival material in Paris and the US, not all previously accessed, along with primary UK sources, she opens new avenues of research and interpretation on the work of artists Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, John Duncan Fergusson and artist-writers Roger Fry and Wyndham Lewis. De Mille demonstrates the profound impact of Bergson's work in UK culture immediately prior to World War One. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates philosophy, art criticism and art history. An Epilogue considers the proximity of Bergson's thought on temporality, perception, intuition and subjectivity to art history, from Alois Riegl and Aby Warburg, to practitioners today.
Full Product Details
Author: Charlotte de Mille
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 9781474492386
ISBN 10: 147449238
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 30 November 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""Bergson in Britain ambitiously interpolates the first synthetic study of the French philosopher's multifaceted impact on the visual arts in Britain with an experimental form of art writing, deriving from the author's innovative interpretation of Bergson's philosophy of immanence."" Based on extensive archival research, this timely book is sure to stimulate cross-disciplinary debate."""" -Mark Antliff, Duke University
"""Bergson in Britain ambitiously interpolates the first synthetic study of the French philosopher's multifaceted impact on the visual arts in Britain with an experimental form of art writing, deriving from the author's innovative interpretation of Bergson's philosophy of immanence."" Based on extensive archival research, this timely book is sure to stimulate cross-disciplinary debate."""" -Mark Antliff, Duke University"
Author Information
Charlotte de Mille is Associate Lecturer at The Courtauld Institute and curates The Courtauld Gallery's music programme. She is co-editor with John O' Maoilearca of Bergson and the Art of Immanence ?(EUP, 2013) and editor of Music and Modernism, c. 1849 1950?(CSP, 2011). The Bloomsbury Handbook to Music and Art, co-edited with Sarah Mahler Kraaz will be published with Bloomsbury Academic in 2023.
