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Mario Praz

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in Rome, Italy

September 06, 1896

died

March 23, 1982

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Mario Praz was an Italian-born critic of art and literature, and a scholar of English literature. His best-known book, "La carne, la morte e il diavolo nella letteratura romantica" ("The Romantic Agony" 1933) - written in 1930 - was a comprehensive survey of the erotic and morbid themes that characterized European authors of the late 18th and 19th centuries. He was Professor of Italian Studies at the Victoria University of Manchester, 1932-1934. He taught English literature at the University of Rome from 1934 to his retirement in 1966. In 1962, Queen Elizabeth II made him a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE).
His works of art criticism include an Illustrated History of Interior Decoration, a study on Italian sculptor Antonio Canova...more

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	The Romantic Agony by Mario Praz, Frank Kermode (Foreword) 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1930 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storia della letteratura inglese 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mnemosyne: The Parallel Between Literature and the Visual Arts 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House Of Life by Mario Praz, Angus Davidson 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Illustrated History of Interior Decoration: From Pompeii to Art Nouveau 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bellezza e bizzarria. Saggi scelti 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La letteratura inglese dai Romantici al Novecento 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flaming Heart by Mario Praz, Richard Crashaw (translator) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1958	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voce dietro la scena: un'antologia personale 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1980	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gusto neoclassico 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1939 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The exotic and the erotic ideals go hand in hand, and this fact also contributes another proof of a more or less obvious truth - that is, that a love of the exotic is usually an imaginative projection of a sexual desire.”
― Mario Praz, The Romantic Agony

tags: decadence, desire, erotic, exotic, exoticism

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