Evelyn Waugh's first book: a portrait of one of the greatest artists of the nienteenth century
from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth'Biography as books about the dead are
capriciously catalogued is still very much in the mode'This is a sparkling account of Dante
Gabriel Rossetti's tragic and mysterious life telling the story behind some of the greatest
poetry and painting of the nineteenth century. Shot through with charm and dry wit and
illuminated by his sense of kinship with the Pre-Raphaelite artist Rossetti is at once a
brilliant reevaluation of Rosetti's work and legacy as well as a blast of defiance against the
art establishment of Waugh's day.'The youthful high spirits of the writing make this a true
cultural delight' New Statesman'To be celebrated with fireworks bunting and marching bands'
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