Friday, September 9, 2011

The Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian Imagination, By Fiona MacCarthy







Not a lot to like, but plenty to admire

Reviewed by Suzi Feay

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-last-preraphaelite-edward-burnejones-and-the-victorian-imagination-by-fiona-maccarthy-2348787.html

Funnily enough just found my copy of Penelope Fitzgerald's 'Edward Burne-Jones' which at 300 pages is at least lighter to hold!


From the review:
MacCarthy is also probing of his relationships with his male friends, detecting more buried hostility than is usually seen in his affectionate cartoons of "Topsy" (Morris). The result is a rich and thought-provoking portrait. I liked Burne-Jones a bit less after reading it, but admired him a lot more.

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