Les Pierres de France
- 168 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Henri Focillon Book order
September 7, 1881 – March 3, 1943
Robert Aickman is renowned for his distinctive style of "strange stories," which explore the delicate boundary between reality and dream. His prose is characterized by an unsettling atmosphere and psychological depth, frequently delving into themes of loneliness, alienation, and inexplicable phenomena. Aickman masterfully builds suspense and a sense of unease without resorting to explicit explanations, leaving ample room for the reader's imagination. His works offer a captivating journey into the darker recesses of the human psyche and the unknown.
- 2022
- 2021
The Art of the West in the Middle Ages; 2
- 398 pages
- 14 hours of reading
- 1992
The Life of Forms in Art
- 190 pages
- 7 hours of reading
In this beautiful meditation on the art-historical problem of style, Henri Focillon (1881–1943) describes how art forms change over time. Although he argues that the development of art is irreducible to external political, social, or economic determinants, one of his great achievements was to lodge a concept of autonomous formal mutation within the shifting domain of materials and techniques. Focillon emphasizes the presence of nonsynchronous tendencies within styles that give artworks a manifold and stratified character.The Life of Forms in Art remains one of the most brilliant and important reflections on the morphology of art. It has been superbly translated by Yale art historian George Kubler, whose book The Shape of Time was influenced by Focillon. The book also contains a critical introduction by Jean Molino.