A portrait opens a window into a person's life: who they were and wanted to be, who the artist saw - and how everyone else looked on.
From the divine paintings of Elizabeth I to the iconic photograph of 'bulldog' Churchill; from Victorian portraits of dead children to Hockney's of his elderly parents; from anonymous workers to the artists themselves, Simon Schama uses a stunning and surprising array of images to tell the story of the British from the Tudors to the present day. He will change the way we see Britain and each other.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Splendid, spirited, immensely enjoyable and wide-ranging * Financial Times on 'The Story of the Jews' * Shows Schama at his best . . . as full of memorable incident as a Bellow novel and wittier than a Woody Allen movie * The Times on 'The Story of the Jews' * Schama has a masterly ability to conjure up character and vivify conflict * Financial Times on 'A History of Britain' * Schama writes with grace and wit, and his enthusiasms are contagious -- Anita Brookner on 'The Embarrassment of Riches' Dazzling, beyond praise * Sunday Times on 'Citizens' *
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Höhe: 163 mm
Breite: 164 mm
Dicke: 38 mm
Spieldauer
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ISBN-13
978-0-241-97564-0 (9780241975640)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University and the prize-winning author of seventeen books, including The Embarrassment of Riches, Citizens, Landscape and Memory, Rembrandt's Eyes, the History of Britain trilogy and The Story of the Jews. He is a contributing editor of the Financial Times and his award-winning television work as writer and presenter for the BBC includes the fifteen-part A History of Britain and the eight-part, Emmy-winning Power of Art.
