Joseph Cornell's Theater of the Mind

Author: Joseph Cornell
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0500015449

Joseph Cornell's Theater of the Mind: Selected Diaries, Letters, and Files

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His boxes - stuffed with such objects as flowers, buttons and toys - are among the most unique achievements in the modernist canon. His life seems as mysterious as his boxes. For virtually all of his adult existence, he lived in New York with his mother and brother, amid the mass of materials he had accumulated. Though he showed his work regularly, his isolation and eccentric force made him appear an "idiot savant". This is a selection of his diaries and other writings. Cornell used his diaries as he used his boxes, to hold and preserve his feelings. We see here his deep immersion in French Symbolist poetry, and his intense interest in his Surrealist contemporaries. We also Check Joseph Cornell's Theater of the Mind our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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His boxes - stuffed with such objects as flowers, buttons and toys - are among the most unique achievements in the modernist canon. His life seems as mysterious as his boxes. For virtually all of his adult existence, he lived in New York with his mother and brother, amid the mass of materials he had accumulated. Though he showed his work regularly, his isolation and eccentric force made him appear an "idiot savant" We also

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