Die Anthologie 'Venus und Tannhäuser' vereint die prägnanten Werke von Franz Blei und Aubrey Beardsley unter einem thematischen Dach, das Erotik und ästhetische Reflexionen über mythologische und historische Narrationen erforscht. Diese Sammlung zeichnet sich durch eine beeindruckende Bandbreite an stilistischen Ansätzen aus, die von Bleis tiefgründigen literarischen Kompositionen bis zu …
Beardsley's illustrations for the Dent edition of the great Thomas Malory classic made him famous virtually overnight. This volume contains a rich selection of those splendid drawings, including floral and foliated openings, fauns and satyrs, initials, ornaments, and much more. Characters from Arthurian legend are portrayed in 62 splendid full-page black-and-white illustrations.
In the brief span of his life and career, Aubrey Beardsley (187298) galvanized public attention in 1890s London with his exotic renderings of subjects, which often projected the sensual and the grotesque. This splendid volume brings together the best of Beardsley's work a rich selection ranging from illustrations for Laclos's Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Balzac's La Comdie Humaine to magazine …
Only rarely in publishing history has the ideal edition of a literary work been created, where text, typography, and illustrations complement one another perfectly. Among the few examples are the Kelmscott Chaucer, Baskerville's Milton, and Beardsley's Salome. Another such book is the 1896 edition of Pope's The Rape of the Lock, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. Beardsley's elaborate drawings fo…