New Format and Redesign of the World's Best Selling Art Book
"Gombrich (1909-2001) had a gift for clear, conversational language, a narrative approach, and an interest in pop culture--he even included mass media and cartoons in The Story of Art. The book, which receives high praise in the CAA report [a recent assessment of art history textbooks by the College A...
New Format and Redesign of the World's Best Selling Art Book
"Gombrich (1909-2001) had a gift for clear, conversational language, a narrative approach, and an interest in pop culture--he even included mass media and cartoons in The Story of Art. The book, which receives high praise in the CAA report [a recent assessment of art history textbooks by the College Art Association], is today the world's best selling art history textbook, with total sales of 8 million copies." -Art News, February 2006
E.H. Gombrich's warm, lively, opinionated--yet never patronizing--authorial voice brings history to life in a way that attracts both adults and young readers alike. Last year the first English translation of A Little History of the World, originally written in 1935 in German, was a surprise publishing success. Yet, this isn't even Gombrich's most popular work. The Story of Art has sold over 8 million copies, has been translated into more than 30 languages and served as the standard introduction to art history for students around the world for the past century. Now, the book will be available in a new affordable format, in wide release for the general public, just in time for the holidays.
Phaidon Press is pleased to announce the publication of THE STORY OF ART: POCKET EDITION by E.H. Gombrich, a re-designed, re-formatted compact edition of one of the best-known and best-loved books on art ever written. This new edition combines smoothly flowing text with a clear, simple design in a convenient and accessible format. The new edition allows this classic work to continue its triumphant progress for another generation, and to remain the first choice for all newcomers to art.
Phaidon Press commissioned Gombrich during World War II to write a history of art for young people. In 1950, The Story of Art was published and so a classic was born. Gombrich dictated the whole text from memory, using illustrations from books in his library as prompts. The outcome was a seminal work of criticism and one of the most accessible introductions to the visual arts. Starting with the cave paintings at Lascaux and stretching as far as Postmodernism, the whole of art history is presented as a chronological narrative. Using vivid imagery, storytelling and sly humor, Gombrich's voice draws in all--the student, connoisseur, or amateur.
The Story of Art has always been admired for two key qualities: it is a pleasure to read and a pleasure to handle. The pocket edition is no exception. With this new edition this classic work is now as accessible as the story inside. Gombrich's extraordinary knowledge and wisdom will continue to teach and inspire generation after generation.
From Library Journal
Phaidon Press has produced a much-improved edition of Sir Ernst Gombrich's classic narrative study of art history, which was first published in 1950. Among the many competing introductory texts?the central monuments of which are H.W. Janson's History of Art (Prentice, 1986. 4th. ed.) and Helen Gardner's Art Through the Ages (4th ed. o.p.)?Gombrich's venerable work has inhabited a unique niche, having been created specifically for newcomers to art. As his title indicates, he presents the whole of art history as a chronological narrative. Gombrich's voice is lively, opinionated, and almost conversational, yet his erudition shines through to make a book that is both accessible and informative. His premise, that the love of art, not the love of history, is the appropriate basis for its study is communicated directly with his irrepressible enthusiasm for certain masters and his passionate exasperation with 20th century nonobjective artists. While much of the text is unchanged, the format has been completely redesigned with vastly expanded illustrations, improved captions, better charts and an excellent index. This book belongs on every art-lover's bedside table, and even those libraries owning an earlier edition would not regret adding this refinement of an already first-rate work.
Douglas F. Smith, Oakland P.L., Cal.
From Booklist
Gombrich's The Story of Art has been a treasured standard in the field, selling more than 4 million copies since its first edition in 1950. Now in its 16th edition and available for the first time in paperback, this comprehensive look at Western art from prehistoric times on up to the present has been completely redesigned and extensively revised and updated. In addition, the illustrations have all been enhanced, and a total of 443 are now in color. Gombrich is more than an authority, he's an advocate, and his love and deep respect for art infuse his invigorating text. In his discussion of twentieth-century art, for instance, Gombrich explains how even the most experimental contemporary art is connected in some way to what has gone before. Gombrich tells the story of art "as the story of a continuous weaving and changing of traditions in which each work refers to the past and points to the future." Gombrich's invaluable history is a veritable celebration of this "living chain."
Donna Seaman
Midwest Book Review
Enjoy the most famous book on art ever published: an overview which covers the entire subject, from early cave paintings to modern experimental art. This has been revamped for the first time since 1972, offering larger illustrations, more color, and improved text and coverage. Highly recommended.
Book Dimension
length: (cm)18.5 width:(cm)10.7
作者简介
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恩斯特·贡布里希爵士(Sir. Ernst Gombrich)(1909——2001)生于维也纳,并在维也纳大学攻读美术史。1936年移居英国,进入伦敦大学瓦尔堡大学。曾任牛津大学斯莱德美术讲座教授,哈佛、康奈尔等多所大学的客座教授,并于1972年被英王授封勋爵。主要学术著作有《艺术的故事》《秩序感》《象征的图像》等。贡布里希善于以简明晓畅的语言来表达严肃的题目,以便初入门者能轻松学习。
恩斯特·贡布里希爵士(Sir. Ernst Gombrich)(1909——2001)生于维也纳,并在维也纳大学攻读美术史。1936年移居英国,进入伦敦大学瓦尔堡大学。曾任牛津大学斯莱德美术讲座教授,哈佛、康奈尔等多所大学的客座教授,并于1972年被英王授封勋爵。主要学术著作有《艺术的故事》《秩序感》《象征的图像》等。贡布里希善于以简明晓畅的语言来表达严肃的题目,以便初入门者能轻松学习。
Very brilliantly written and illustrated with a clear layout and 27 chapters each dealing with a specific time period of one or several cultural or geographic contexts. A seminal work of Art criticism...Very brilliantly written and illustrated with a clear layout and 27 chapters each dealing with a specific time period of one or several cultural or geographic contexts. A seminal work of Art criticism and one of the most accessible introductions for everyone who is in need of gaining insights in Art or simply passionate about aesthetics.(展开)
0 有用 上厕所 2012-06-12 11:27:51
这个版本非常好!
1 有用 yihan爱书橱 2012-12-10 14:51:26
无法用语言形容我对本书作者的感激!在欧洲时没有遇到这本书真是旅行和审美的巨大遗憾!但好在最终还是让我读到了此书。我在艺术方面欠缺太多,所以无力给本书写书评,但我以后还要多读几遍的!我还会走很多地方,见识很多艺术品。但我不会忘记Gombrich 对我的帮助!
0 有用 一曲微茫 2014-10-06 15:33:17
很好的入门读物,而且并不仅限于罗列年代和作品,需要从头再读一遍。
1 有用 Elf 2015-09-12 22:25:06
很好的一本介绍西方艺术史的书。。。读到关于现代艺术,有点晕。有空还要翻翻看
0 有用 Super Highway 2018-03-02 22:10:14
为了我女儿的胎教,重拾这本书。在due date前一晚读完,女儿你该乖乖准时出生了吧!
0 有用 王阿花 2024-01-10 13:28:17 加拿大
贡式希望构建一个连续的艺术叙事,纵使艺术的定义不断变化,但任何作品都可以作为承前启后的存在。 而艺术和现实的关系,则从被动的反映逐渐过渡到主动的重构和塑造。越是新的主义诞生、越是多人想要在新与旧的相对竞技之间获得话语权。贡式艺术史视现代性为一种运动和风格、或是集体的艺术行为,对变化的兴趣加剧变化的发生,而先锋观众不会对任何新的形式感到惊奇,新变成了一种传统。 最后增订版的结语,聚焦在变化的历史叙事... 贡式希望构建一个连续的艺术叙事,纵使艺术的定义不断变化,但任何作品都可以作为承前启后的存在。 而艺术和现实的关系,则从被动的反映逐渐过渡到主动的重构和塑造。越是新的主义诞生、越是多人想要在新与旧的相对竞技之间获得话语权。贡式艺术史视现代性为一种运动和风格、或是集体的艺术行为,对变化的兴趣加剧变化的发生,而先锋观众不会对任何新的形式感到惊奇,新变成了一种传统。 最后增订版的结语,聚焦在变化的历史叙事中,没有人可以重现完整的历史,所以我们阅读的历史必然带有某种立场和偏差。这种正确的话语没有带来启示,反而是小标题“现代性的胜利”,让人不禁思考其意指为何?是市场的胜利,还是艺术的式微?本书最大的遗憾,是贡式没有对作为应用艺术的日常物件发出讨论,也是传统艺术史的局限:艺术被框定于博物馆画廊和庙堂之上。 (展开)
0 有用 🧝🏻♀ 2023-06-07 11:55:54 上海
这个艺术启蒙来得真是太晚了。来来回回读了三遍,仍然好几处让我流下眼泪。Indeed a piece of art in itself.🥹
0 有用 一个杯子 2023-04-29 21:43:27 北京
Very brilliantly written and illustrated with a clear layout and 27 chapters each dealing with a specific time period of one or several cultural or geographic contexts. A seminal work of Art criticism... Very brilliantly written and illustrated with a clear layout and 27 chapters each dealing with a specific time period of one or several cultural or geographic contexts. A seminal work of Art criticism and one of the most accessible introductions for everyone who is in need of gaining insights in Art or simply passionate about aesthetics. (展开)
0 有用 大林煎饼 2023-04-21 12:24:10 美国
权当复习西美史,胜在能讲清画家创作思路在历史背景里的位置。
0 有用 盐水丧棒冰 2023-02-21 10:59:37 加拿大
几年前在indigo用四块钱捡便宜捡来之后,终于啃完了……感觉讲到modern art之前读的都挺顺的。当代艺术 作者也讲了 各种各样对Art的理论越来越多,解释起来也更麻烦,然后由于首版是上世纪中写完的,对后续艺术的补充都在一个后记里,写的有点杂,好几行没有一个标点符号的句子越来越多,我读的也越来越神情恍惚。。不过也还好,基本都理解了,介绍的也很全面很清楚!