About the name, “The Romantic Agony” : Mario Praz (1896-1982) was an Italian-born critic of art and literature. His best-known book, The Romantic Agony (1933), was a comprehensive survey of the erotic and dark themes that characterized European authors of the late 18th and 19th centuries. The book was written and published first in Italian as La carne, la morte e il diavolo nella letteratura romantica in 1930, translated in French La Chair, la Mort et le Diable : le romantisme noir, Gallimard/Tel, 1998. The concepts that were presented in his The Romantic Agony have been shaped into his design and art criticism. Mario Praz has made a severe impact not only to the writings of interior design and decoration but also to the history, and the upkeep of this field of design. “Praz’s rediscovery of this minor but fascinating art . . . was a revelation, and the historic no less than aesthetic importance of the subject is now recognised by a group of informed collectors”
Transmission 16-2015
“The Romantic Agony”
Mario Praz' residence in Palazzo Primoli in Rome has been turned into the Museo Mario Praz.
Contents of Transmission 16-2015 : n°128
Seven silver and paper prints Preparing the 19-20 June auction A Remarkable Exhibition at MOMA A Remarkable Exhibition at NYPL Two covers you have missed
Uploaded at 3.15 pm Monday 20th April 2015 by Serge Plantureux at Montreuil