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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David Jones , Derek Shiel , Jonathan MilesPublisher: Poetry Wales Press Imprint: Seren Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 29.00cm Weight: 2.114kg ISBN: 9781854111340ISBN 10: 1854111345 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 10 November 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA large and illuminating conspectus of Jones' career. The large format suggests an art book, the abundant text a scholarly monograph . . . mixing analysis with biography and source material. The Independent on Sunday A large and illuminating conspectus of Jones' career. The large format suggests an art book, the abundant text a scholarly monograph . . . mixing analysis with biography and source material. -- The Independent on Sunday A large and illuminating conspectus of JOnes' career. The large format suggests an art book, the abundant text a scholarly monograph. . . mixing analysis with biographpy and source material. This comprehensive study will surprise even those familiar with Jones' writing and art. Publishers Weekly Will do much to re-establish the reputation of the English painter-poet. Through the exploration of his visual work in relation to his life it exposes the lineaments and patterns of an intensely original mind. It teases out the strands . . . as differing influences weave and interweave. The Times This comprehensive study will surprise even those familiar with Jones' writing and art. -- Publishers Weekly Will do much to re-establish the reputation of the English painter-poet. Through the exploration of his visual work in relation to his life it exposes the lineaments and patterns of an intensely original mind. It teases out the strands . . . as differing influences weave and interweave. -- The Times Much previously unknown material by British poet-artist DAVID JONES is revealed in this large and attractive volume. Aart scholars Miles and Shiel call him the odd man out - a man of many styles in an era of abstraction, a religious artist in a century of increasing secularism, But they make a case for his importance, illustrated by works on a range of themes, including dreamy landscapes painted in a time of coming war; sexuality depicted in dense oil painting as well as in the lighter but more complex illustrations of the tale of Lancelot and Guinevere. (Kirkus Reviews) A large and illuminating conspectus of JOnes' career. The large format suggests an art book, the abundant text a scholarly monograph. . . mixing analysis with biographpy and source material. Author InformationJonathan Miles is the author of Backgrounds to David Jones and Eric Gill and David Jones at Capel-y-Ffin. Derek Shiel is a painter, sculptor, musician, and art lecturer. He is the author of the biography Arthur Giardelli. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |