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Tangled paths : a life of Aby Warburg / Hans C. Hönes.

An intimate biography of an eminent historian of art and culture, exploring his life both within and away from the academy. Tangled Paths tells the life story of Aby Warburg (1866-1929), one of the most influential historians of art and culture of the twentieth century. It also tells the story of a...

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Main Author: Hönes, Hans Christian (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Reaktion Books, 2024.
Subjects:
Warburg, Aby, > 1866-1929.
Art critics > Germany > Biography.
Art historians > Germany > Biography.
Critiques d'art > Allemagne > Biographies.
Historiens d'art > Allemagne > Biographies.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A Life in Retrospect
  • 2. Becoming an Art Historian
  • 3. Travels in the World of Symbols
  • 4. Voices from the Past
  • 5. Itineraries: Warburg's Destiny
  • 6. Hamburg: The Making of a Public-Private Scholar
  • 7. Fighting Border-Guard Mentality
  • 8. In Turmoil: Reassembling Life
  • 9. The Tower
  • 10. 'Mnemosyne': Warburg's Curtain Call
  • 11. Alpha and Omega
  • References
  • Select Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photo Acknowledgements
  • Index

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