A Noble Madness

The dark side of collecting from antiquity to now

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Beschreibung

'A magisterial rethinking of why we collect. I loved this book' Edmund de Waal<br>'Magnificent . . . so compulsive and entertaining' Stephen Fry<br>'Give it to the collector in your life, and watch sparks fly!' Cathy Gere<br>'A delight to read and ponder' Jackson Lears'A tour de force of scholarship and storytelling' Daniel Weiss<br><br>A captivating history of obsessive collectors: from ancient looters and idolaters to fin de siècle decadents, Freudian psychos, and hoarders.<br><br>Collectors are often praised for their taste in art or contributions to science, but there can be a darker side: their passion is sometimes driven by dangerous obsession. Roman emperors who lusted after statues; Chinese scholars obsessed with rocks and flowers; fin de siècle dandies surrounded by bibelots. History is full of stories about those who love things more than people, presenting a danger either to themselves or others. <br><br>In this sweeping history from antiquity to today, James Delbourgo tells the extraordinary story of the mad collector as a cultural figure from the tyrant and idolater to the sexually repressed "psycho" of the Freudian imagination and the modern-day hoarder. His conclusion is surprising: Because they are driven by passion rather than profit, obsessive collectors also have been cultural heroes, seen as authentic and true to themselves. Some may be mad, but theirs is a noble madness.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529424034

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

193 x 131 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Quercus Publishing Plc