Mad Richard
(Book)
Author
Published
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2017].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781770413566, 1770413561
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2017].
Language
English
ISBN
9781770413566, 1770413561
Notes
Description
"Richard Dadd rubbed shoulders with the great luminaries of the Victorian Age. He grew up along the Medway with Charles Dickens and studied at the Royal Academy Schools under the brilliant and eccentric J.M.W. Turner. Based on Dadd's tragic true story, Mad Richard follows the young artist as he develops his craft, contemplates the nature of art and fame--as he watches Dickens navigate those tricky waters - and ultimately finds himself imprisoned in Bedlam for murder, committed as criminally insane. In 1853, Charlotte Brontë--about to publish her third novel, suffering from unrequited love, and herself wrestling with questions about art and artists, class, obsession and romance--visits Richard at Bedlam and finds an unexpected kinship in his feverish mind and his haunting work. Masterfully slipping through time and memory, Mad Richard maps the artistic temperaments of Charlotte and Richard, weaving their divergent lives together with their shared fears and follies, dreams, and crushing illusions." --,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Krueger, L. (2017). Mad Richard . ECW Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Krueger, Lesley. 2017. Mad Richard. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: ECW Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Krueger, Lesley. Mad Richard Toronto, Ontario, Canada: ECW Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Krueger, Lesley. Mad Richard ECW Press, 2017.
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