Bedouins With Various Portraits of Mary Garden in Operatic Costume - James Huneker - Bog

""Bedouins With Various Portraits of Mary Garden in Operatic Costume"" is a book written by James Huneker, an American music critic and writer. The book is a collection of essays and critiques about the world of opera, with a particular focus on the famous soprano Mary Garden. The title ""Bedouins"" is a reference to the nomadic Arab tribes, and Huneker uses this metaphor to describe the wandering nature of opera singers and their performances. Throughout the book, he discusses the art of opera, its history, and the various performers who have contributed to its development. The book also includes a series of portraits of Mary Garden, one of the most celebrated sopranos of her time. Garden was known for her powerful voice and dramatic performances, and Huneker provides insightful analysis of her work. Overall, ""Bedouins With Various Portraits of Mary Garden in Operatic Costume"" is a fascinating exploration of the world of opera and the people who have made it great. Huneker's writing is insightful and engaging, making this book a must-read for anyone interested in the history of classical music and opera.1920. Preeminent as an in-depth music critic, Huneker's impressionistic, but incisive criticism in all fields of art made him one of the most influential of his day. He stood at the head of an American Aesthetic movement of bohemian authors, artists, actors and musicians obsessed with decorative and frequently morbid beauty of the arts. The Bedouins' first section includes aesthete essays on all the arts, including pieces on Edgar Allan Poe, Anatole France, and sadomasochist Octave Mirabeau. The second, smaller section of the book includes decadent weird tales, most especially the powerful Vision Malefic and The Supreme Sin. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.