Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Laurus Nobilis: Chapters on Art and Life
Laurus Nobilis: Chapters on Art and Life
Laurus Nobilis: Chapters on Art and Life
Ebook260 pages3 hours

Laurus Nobilis: Chapters on Art and Life

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

This collection of essays offers a unique and inspiring perspective on everything from the use of beauty to the connection between art and the country. In this book, author Vernon Lee shares his musings on higher harmonies, the importance of beauty for sanity, and the role of art in society's usefulness. With 'Laurus Nobilis: Chapters on Art and Life', Lee offers a treasure trove of reflections on the pleasures of life, and the intersection between beauty and purpose.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGood Press
Release dateDec 4, 2019
ISBN4057664566263
Laurus Nobilis: Chapters on Art and Life
Author

Vernon Lee

Vernon Lee (1856-1935) was the pen name of Violet Paget, a British author of supernatural fiction. Born in France to British expatriate parents, Paget spent most of her life in continental Europe. A committed feminist and pacifist, she joined the Union of Democratic Control during the First World War to express her opposition to British militarism. A lesbian, Paget had relationships with Mary Robinson, Amy Levy, and Clementina Anstruther-Thomson throughout her life. Paget, a dedicated follower of Walter Pater’s Aesthetic movement, lived for many years in Florence, where she gained a reputation as a leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance. In addition to her work in art history, Paget was a leading writer of short fiction featuring supernatural figures and themes. Among her best known works are Hauntings (1890), a collection of four chilling tales, and “Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady,” a story which appeared in an 1895 issue of The Yellow Book, a controversial periodical that featured the works of Aubrey Beardsley, George Gissing, Henry James, and William Butler Yeats. Although Paget was largely forgotten by the mid-twentieth century, feminist scholars have rekindled attention in her pioneering work as a leading proponent of Aestheticism.

Read more from Vernon Lee

Related to Laurus Nobilis

Related ebooks

Classics For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Laurus Nobilis

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5

1 rating0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Laurus Nobilis - Vernon Lee

    €cbook_preview_excerpt.html[mF y T/Vc%ِ6gUnIeU.C"{9ɾI۳u?222>^z1|˟|c_z} \_ny4}܆6䯫on}MczvO_ôTs]MC9o/UYerKg|Ck[^}?߿O/ꑠn*ob?~O}yuV^xŧ>Uݿp^>wo^p^|}su/wO?r Ƿ_|Ϸyۏ?~x,KQs~gh:|9Y^^~FS7Uxɝ]|s{C[)E\uo|6t[ DrqL\ˆ?8Zn=W 1ːPX7zG/ZW>j_oAuwa!8VٻT*ć=JU>w%:G۪8GW8Tڀ}1Sڥj7pǡ24\AsM<:v]omc |ꗸD ;4Rc7w0x0ey]?RTQwx}r}p9 k9А|[m;&6QAOn>3w {X)JɫSWMHutڍ~ǍGsp!`+tN w$baa<`Ĕ N٧ wk9 0.!* >C-J+eS?2^?B3`U^zZQ3M#˃O}=X=3`2_%b}`\Ot ߽_uu7V!>uy&?w ׬\=ž!( |pM<-+CO 5kɍlD2h'*xB%Gdi&B ֓ߨ*`KS sND;|]2`#c0j: 80.E[qy#Xdl/pWG =}3qE$ַTq}{?;6* 0Snu3Q^p 9`wqsX|}+ i<b􈣣SR!g հjz14˄q< j4%4xOSDh 8s'4҈0"&m-瓼>{(Y~!&7"i14%OT$!٭pXlŃ))",(Z3`0Lʖy̶ޜ|JBSJqb]U)<ܞ_,u% 2Q;4>/I/4ZStJz̗g^tmzܒAdaO3@<Fh{{j8]1VW5>) n8*ǐt X'; Q shf=*giqﱣkЊb?TLaFE[~ 7e'GŞrqBduK.9#3$N-7f=A4¤-+]EWc]MtttZ^2+~j_?̷ 0`}[^WEE(H{I'H;TD N`1[x@JtFC Wsǀ)Z$l< {d:K^aB 4UGˎDm߂+n:UfMKmB<,G ۅ>t.UbLSTU{w:LIaGݟmg´oD6 uFPbRdhr[ƪr&DM-qhX `8:͜ќ$_"#4!b-ǪNlc 5C.O! dtΰtBnZf*]KN SHT.shG`qJsIٯrEs#7tiT#;1;uVl U<1*@I c!+1 zK(PB \G^UIp+,f˸vxr; æy33Bj=€ } ߵ'bd{d4iX_S&k? 44FaXc` z+mW'31 JҪ cv̜.fN 5Ip>x^ x7\EƑ^뙚&!߅=SHa?k䚵$ؓxQcNޱ] blyeψp kVxœ^:<'GIr:j [!>B}6GFD4)̏(Hʡ)Qż3D0 V~CυmmLk8B6"GYlE.gLgj=tI#Kv)5ѵk*wBNm-ﲴVI ?O]Y]nJ_JJ9Z&nJ!t'YbIO&MH$ E#Cm좁B`̸da#d4ao}ʡBMl&< TY(~(p8#1-ҪiH*h2Ak-)%lk׏!N"1@@mLgpD^[K~E-2⣪ @‰1LU ZwZM9Pi"=G е֑X%=#PR HC/ԡ0e;ڎ_: Go&[1,'iJ#Vk0^ahR+(fYH< Uڛi n0-^ߨă~[:y 煔"wd/6K*fU%\LUFSUvZ9ɘ֯\68#O5GEZ6(O %B00002ȶҹxf} KX0Xego4A@"OO{Hgrl:LVv%f阰V%/&LrÉ^qD *7!w>'?[Z7NurD$߼cc/0[h&ibid)[RwMF/²kM,ת`e8yowڱ@Xe,1MͿ\XG~YK jƩ(ĘzB -jƢ9 (7keKJaZ;c@l^N!hA= <שּ !hT+9 kj /%X$-~6~5ti`I.1y.B#DP.{Th kO/b }O}Zۋ cG Z, 4%Mnð#6`L$W YyX.I "sY"C #^'a}PFQEbCBrsмvv %ըkAv{+kRjD{SHեV3(#㮀JGབP aJ>Rڠ́PGe)*GZhck$Q/h(0ML`W;z; 俸Te1`<3U@G-Xgؐү.ZP R:<`@p%F0iV y Q d&E2|NXi".xl Dks-Er8nBb[%r!I=ؒ)㉩k䏌KfyZyA=3{%TLAh؜M֙+2r'|lL,x$*8蟼Kx 0w#r@!/{1BYrNT",NErkfJ8k )Yi ǩ9Na\58VU5#C3]4 U!wnoVf_ظ3^*s"Wꅭ`Y ѕgct [tb4^7!ڍ2_^${ѹM0Mƒ qN3n]BxF/ݡ͌gcCڳ>jmqetQ@qc330y$KbYF6pOͰe30Eģ2djRT^̿-GUՏύ-x(|[D9HWg,~͌ 1Lݯ( Kݹʰ5$/f3ǪPZdǵ͂8,2nE.3,2$,A:x=ȄJwW$|Q @ּk ďFYr8=J(`7@d \YgJ(z>Pwf͆S?IZ$q'ܨ&Vר9פ.PG?o,kB ܝe&[c|m2ѸL:@l[(̓G18fpR&i!>-$wޒ5<и3hG'ղ?dm-AVr0O+ /YFoN I4"PBQkRKK)\>%$G (?3t ʵUOPc/8<]PƂ!Ծe#e3j~[0T[Do6ZLhVNL^F 2t. zfc_W?-=;m-ǩ><Ȗ7Ĭ9;C:[uKB&ƓVQX20F ܒ)(ǡߗ 6f-<3_ms UXjc=qRRnSq5mCYX}9P?GP.gjm_Bqx{d MPhTq$2)2 O~e͓X"8gg:O kwOoY̒D+Vn|8;єaˌgKi\$;R!h/a:%]I{O}NY/_^U)0IwَJ1KEe Hq$lvJ߇)?0ۓ= UM!F]ֹۈFħdzK*GE4s4'Z~3,qvCvAcguXPTjf93*S>w$o*}4jd#;w߀nfDž|qef݆QRB-3&U?kŠ@
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1