{"product_id":"9788415715603","title":"Poetry and Truth","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePoetry and Truth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together the perspectives of two key figures in English literature, Virginia Woolf and Roger Fry, regarding the photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. Through their essays, the reader will discover how a fifty-year-old woman found in the camera the definitive channel for her creativity, transforming her sensitivity into images that marked the beginnings of photography. A work that combines art, biography, and literary reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1864, when Julia Margaret Cameron turned fifty, her son gave her a camera. Far from being a mere pastime, this gift became the perfect vehicle to channel the creative energy she had until then poured into poems, stories, decorating houses, or preparing curries. Photography, a nascent art, offered her a new language: all her sensitivity found in it a means to express itself and, at the same time, to contain itself. This book collects the texts that Virginia Woolf and Roger Fry dedicated to the singular figure of Cameron, exploring how her art transformed a life and laid the foundations for a new way of looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe late discovery of an artistic vocation and its vital impact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe origins of photography as an art form and a medium of personal expression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationship between literary sensibility and visual creation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe figure of Julia Margaret Cameron as a pioneer in the history of photography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe critical perspective of Virginia Woolf and Roger Fry on art and biography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at lovers of photography and its history, readers interested in literary and biographical essays, and those who wish to learn about the work of Julia Margaret Cameron from a critical and literary perspective. It will also be of great interest to followers of Virginia Woolf and Roger Fry, as well as anyone curious about how a passion can transform a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn intimate and well-documented view of the figure of Julia Margaret Cameron, narrated by two of the most brilliant pens in English literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn approach to the beginnings of art photography through the experience of one of its most unique pioneers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to reflect on creative talent, age, and the search for one's own means of expression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA brief but profound text, ideal for thoughtful, high-quality reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cameron, Julia Margaret; Woolf, Virginia; Fry, Roger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Casimiro Libros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHERS, LITERARY ESSAYS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e ART\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 87 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoetry and Truth is a small but valuable essay that unites the literary sensibility of Virginia Woolf and Roger Fry with the fascinating history of Julia Margaret Cameron. Its main interest lies in offering a double perspective: that of two renowned writers analyzing the work of an exceptional photographer, and that of a woman who found her artistic voice in maturity. It is a recommended read for those seeking brief, sophisticated texts with an original take on art and life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CASIMIRO LIBROS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407392530779,"sku":"9788415715603","price":8.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841571560.jpg?v=1781854323","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788415715603","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}