{"product_id":"the-symbolism-of-paul-gauguin-henri-dorra-9780520241305","title":"The Symbolism of Paul Gauguin: Erotica, Exotica, and the Great Dilemmas of Humanity","description":"In this magisterial book, Henri Dorra synthesizes more than fifty years of study to present a comprehensive examination of Paul Gauguin's symbolism. Drawing on his profound grasp of the artistic and social contexts in which Gauguin worked, Dorra provides new, complex insights into and interpretations of Gauguin's multilayered symbolism. \u003ci\u003eThe Symbolism of Paul Gauguin \u003c\/i\u003eis lavishly illustrated with a major visual compendium of the artist's prodigious output. The highly readable narrative, based on a sophisticated understanding of Gauguin's oeuvre, offers a masterly interpretation of recurrent images and their interrelationships in the contemporaneous artistic and social context. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorra discusses Gauguin's iconography and the artist's treatments of similar themes in various media, from prepatory drawings for paintings to related ceramics and wood carvings. He traces Gauguin's meanings in literary sources from classical mythology and the Bible to late ninetheenth-century literature. He also links the form and content of the artist's work to his unusual ancestry and upbringing. As the final scholarly work by an internationally recognized expert on nineteenth-century French symbolism, this book provides a profound new perspective on Gauguin and his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henri Dorra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520241304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520241305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 8.28w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 78","brand":"Henri Dorra","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181078442239,"sku":"9780520241305","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76494be6-a569-433d-afa3-4323950d5bc2.jpg?v=1690258436","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-symbolism-of-paul-gauguin-henri-dorra-9780520241305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}