James Huneker
James Gibbons Huneker was an American art, book, music, and theater critic. A colorful individual and an ambitious writer, he was "an American with a great mission," in the words of his friend, the critic Benjamin De Casseres, and that mission was to educate Americans about the best cultural achievements, native and European, of his time. From 1892 to 1899, he was the husband of the sculptor Clio Hinton.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
"Chopin: The Man and His Music" by James Huneker is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and artistic j...
By James Huneker
Unicorns
"Unicorns" by James Huneker is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The text explores various themes related to art, literature, ...
By James Huneker
Mezzotints in modern music $b Brahms, Tschaïkowsky, Chopin, Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner
"Mezzotints in Modern Music" by James Huneker is a collection of essays on notable composers and their contributions to music, likely written in the l...
By James Huneker
Franz Liszt
"Franz Liszt" by James Huneker is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This detailed biography explores the life, work, and legacy ...
By James Huneker
Ivory, Apes and Peacocks
"Ivory, Apes and Peacocks" by James Huneker is a collection of literary and artistic essays written in the early 20th century. The work delves into th...
By James Huneker
Visionaries
"Visionaries" by James Huneker is a collection of essays or narratives likely written in the early 20th century. The work explores the lives and philo...
By James Huneker
Egoists, A Book of Supermen Stendhal, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Anatole France, Huysmans, Barrès, Nietzsche, Blake, Ibsen, Stirner, and Ernest Hello
"Egoists, A Book of Supermen" by James Huneker is a collection of literary essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores prominent figur...
By James Huneker
Melomaniacs
"Melomaniacs" by James Huneker is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The text appears to delve into themes surrounding music, creati...
By James Huneker
Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques
"Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques" by James Huneker is a collection of musical essays written in the early 20th century. The book present...
By James Huneker
Promenades of an Impressionist
"Promenades of an Impressionist" by James Huneker is a critical exploration of art and artists, reflecting the intellectual currents of the early 20th...
By James Huneker
Overtones, a book of temperaments : $b Richard Strauss, Parsifal, Verdi, Balzac, Flaubert, Nietzsche, and Turgénieff
"Several of the foregoing essays have appeared in Scribner's magazine, the Musical courier, Criterion, Harper's bazar, Metropolitan, New York Sun, and elsewhere. They have been greatly altered and amplified for republication."
By James Huneker
Bedouins $b Mary Garden, Debussy, Chopin or the circus, Botticelli, Poe, Brahmsody, Anatole France, Mirbeau, Caruso on wheels, Calico cats, The artistic temperament; Idols and ambergris, with The supreme sin, Grindstones, A masque of music, and The vision malefic; with various portraits of Mary Garden in operatic costume
"Bedouins" by James Huneker is a reflective work combining elements of biography and literary criticism, likely written in the early 20th century. The...
By James Huneker
Iconoclasts: A Book of Dramatists Ibsen, Strindberg, Becque, Hauptmann, Sudermann, Hervieu, Gorky, Duse and D'Annunzio, Maeterlinck and Bernard Shaw
"Iconoclasts: A Book of Dramatists" by James Huneker is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book analyzes the works of notab...
By James Huneker
Painted Veils
"Painted Veils" by James Huneker is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces Esther Brandès, a young woman who arrives in New Y...
By James Huneker