Curiouser and Curiouser: Essays (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780814254165)

A miscellany of sorts, preeminent author and critic Nicholas Delbanco's Curiouser and Curiouser attests to a lifelong interest in music and the visual arts as well as both "mere" and "sheer" literature. With essays ranging from the restoration of his father-in-law's famed Stradivarius cello-known throughout the world as "The Countess of Stanlein"-to a reimagining of H. A. and Margaret Rey's lives and the creation of their most beloved character, Curious George, Delbanco examines what it means to live and love with the arts.

Whether exploring the history of personal viewing in the business of museum-going, musing on the process of rewriting one's earliest published work, or looking back on the twists and turns of a life that spans the greater part of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, Delbanco's Curiouser and Curiouser invites adventurous readers to follow him down the rabbit hole as he reflects on life as a student, an observer, a writer, a lover, a father, a teacher, and most importantly, a participant in the everyday experiences of human life.


Author: Nicholas Delbanco
ISBN-10: 0814254160
ISBN-13: 9780814254165
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2017
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.40d