Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination by Martin Myrone

Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination by Martin Myrone

The 1770s was marked by the emergence of themes of violence, horror and the supernatural in art: the birth of the Gothic. In 1782, the unveiling of Henry Fuseli's painting The Nightmare was met with a mixture of shock and fascination. The cosmic visions of William Blake, the vast, neo-classical history paintings of James Barry and the searing, grotesque caricatures of James Gilray all emerged during a time of political and social upheaval, matched by similarly extreme developments in the literature of the period. While there have been several critical reassessments of Gothic literature in recent years, Gothic Nightmares, which accompanies a groundbreaking exhibition at Tate Britain, will be the first serious consideration of these themes in visual art.Six sections explore individual themes: the Gothic nightmare, examining Fuseli's famous painting in context; the Sublime vision of the Gothic hero, tortured and imprisoned;

"distinguished essays and commentary" - Day by Day magazine

Martin Myrone is a curator at Tate, and author of Henry Fuseli in the British Artists series. Christopher Frayling is Rector of the Royal College of Art and Chairman of the Arts Council. His many publications include Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula and Nightmare: Birth of Horror. Marina Warner is a critic, historian and novelist. Her recent publications include From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers, No Go the Bogeyman, and Signs and Wonders.

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ISBN 13	9781854375827
ISBN 10	1854375822
Title	Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination
Author	Martin Myrone
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Tate Publishing
Year published	2006-06-06
Number of pages	224
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