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The art of youth

Crane, Carrington, Gershwin, and the nature of first acts

By Nicholas Delbanco

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Publish Date

2013

Publisher

New Harvest

Language

eng

Pages

205

Description:

An "inquiry into the nature of artistic prodigies who did their major work at an early age ... Nicholas Delbanco gives us a triptych of ... portraits: the American writer Stephen Crane (immortalized by The red badge of courage); British artist Dora Carrington (called 'the most neglected serious painter of her time'); and the legendary composer George Gershwin (Rhapsody in blue, Porgy and Bess)"--Page 4 of cover.