Laurus Nobilis - Chapters on Art and Life

In this work of nonfiction, Vernon Lee defends the principles of Aestheticism, a movement in art and art criticism which sought to emphasize the beautiful rather than moral applications of human creativity. Lyrical and personal, these essays are essential to her body of work. Laurus Nobilis: Chapters on Art and Life is a collection of essays by Vernon Lee.

About the author

Violet Paget (14 October 1856-13 February 1935) wrote under the pseudonym Vernon Lee. Today, she is well known for her supernatural literature and aesthetic work. She was an early admirer of Walter Pater and authored over a dozen volumes of articles on art, music, and travel. Violet Paget was born in France on October 14, 1856, at Château St Leonard in Boulogne, to British expatriate parents Henry Ferguson Paget and Matilda Lee Hamilton (née Adams). Violet Paget was Eugene Jacob Lee-Hamilton's (1845-1907) half-sister from her mother's first marriage, and she adopted her own pseudonym after his surname.

Product details

• Authors: Vernon Lee
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2021
• EAN: 9781513295688
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-9568-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Mint Editions; Mint Editions—Reading With Pride; Mint Editions (Reading With Pride)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Theory of art, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, ART / Criticism & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, Philosophy: aesthetics, Literary essays