Belcaro - Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions

"e;Belcaro - Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions"e; is an 1881 collection of essays on the subject of aestheticism written by Vernon Lee. Contents include: "e;The Book and its Title"e;, "e;The Child in the Vatican"e;, "e;Orpheus and Eurydice - The Lesson of a Bas-Relief"e;, "e;Faustus and Helena - Notes on the Supernatural in Art"e;, "e;Chapelmaster Kreisler - A Study of Musical Romanticists"e;, "e;Cherubino - A Psychological Art Fancy"e;, "e;In Umbria - A Study of Artistic Personality"e;, "e;Ruskinism - The Would-Be Study of a Conscience"e;, "e;A Dialogue on Poetic Morality"e;, and "e;Postscript or Apology"e;. Violet Paget (1856-1935), also known under the pseudonym Vernon Lee, was a French-born British writer famous for her supernatural fiction and contributions to the field of aesthetics. She also wrote more than a dozen books on a variety of subjects ranging from music to travel, and today she is best remembered for her original ideas and amusing use of irony. Other notable works by this author include: "e;The Prince of the Hundred Soups: A Puppet Show in Narrative"e; (1883), "e;The Countess of Albany"e; (1884), and "e;Miss Brown"e; (1884). Read & Co. Great Essays is proudly republishing this classic collection of essays now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.