Summary
Civilisation: A Journey Through Western Thought and Art
Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation offers a panoramic view of Western Europe’s evolution, tracing its path from the fall of the Roman Empire to the flourishing of ideas, literature, architecture, art, and the rise of influential figures that define our civilisation.
The narrative spans diverse locations, from ninth-century Iona to twelfth-century France, and onward to Florence, Urbino, Germany, Rome, England, Holland…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719568442 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0719568447 |
| Author: | Kenneth Clark |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2005 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 171mm x 23mm |
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Kenneth Clark has used his masterly knowledge and understanding of the arts of Western Civilisation to describe and appraise its creative achievements. - Times Literary Supplement
He convincingly makes the case for the development of European art and architecture since the end of the Roman Empire as the foundations on which modern Western society rests - Lloyd’s ListCombines great learning with a shrewd mind, a wonderful eye and an admirable generosity of taste … again and again he compels us to look at some more or less familiar work of art and see it afresh. - ObserverHe is without equal - The ListenerOne of the too few living authors who tempt me to use superlatives, and also the best for making his profound feeling for the arts contagious. The book glows with excitement for us general readers. - Sunday TimesThe most famous art historian of his generation - The Herald magazineCivilisation is an improving text, even after 35 years - Paul Lay, BBC HistoryAbout The Author
Kenneth Clark
Kenneth Clark was born in 1903 and was educated at the University of Oxford. Aged 30, he was appointed Director of the National Gallery - he remained there until 1945. He has been Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford, Chairman of the Arts Council and Chairman of the Independent Television Authority. He was knighted in 1938 and made a Life Peer in 1969. In 1976 he was awarded the Order of Merit. He is widely known for his television programmes on art, as well as for his writing.
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