Still Life with a Bridle
Author | : Zbigniew Herbert |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 0880013206 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780880013208 |
Rating | : 4/5 (208 Downloads) |
Download or read book Still Life with a Bridle written by Zbigniew Herbert and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Still Life with a Bridle, " poet and essayist Zbigniew Herbert takes an intriguing look at the cultural, artisitic, and aesthetic legacy of 17th-century Holland. These sixteen essays reveal Hervert's discriminating artistic eye and poetic sensibility, one that revels in irony, humor, and a satirist's appreciation of the absurd. An inveterate museum-goer, he focuses on the art of the Dutch masters, using it as a stepping-off point for a thoroughly individual and entertaining examination of the foibles, genius, and character of the Dutch people as a whole. The result is an unorthodox and revealing glimpse into the past that gives us a keener understanding not only of a distant people, but of ourselves as well.