Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Gothic Imagination - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854375822 ISBN 13: 9781854375827

Publisher: Tate Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

The 1770s were marked by the emergence of themes of violence, horror, and the supernatural in art: the birth of the Gothic. In 1782 the unveiling of Henry Fuseli's painting The Nightmare was met with a mixture of shock and fascination, and was followed by the cosmic visions of William Blake and the searing grotesque caricatures of James Gilray. While there have been several re-assessments of Gothic literature in recent years, Gothic Nightmares is the first serious consideration of these themes in visual art, from the 1770s up through the present.

Among the themes explored are: The Gothic Nightmare, examining Fuseli's famous painting in context; the sublime vision of the Gothic hero; the influence of literature and fantasy on art; visions of the apocalypse; and the obsession with scientific revelation that culminated in the vision of ultimate horror in Mary Shelley's man-made monster, Frankenstein.

About this title

About the Author:

Martin Myrone is a Tate curator and author of Henry Fuseli in Tate Publishing's British Artists Series.

Review:

"distinguished essays and commentary" - Day by Day magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Tate Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1854375822
• ISBN 13: 9781854375827
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Myrone Martin