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OverviewThe story of Frank Lloyd Wright's life is no less astounding than his greatest architectural works. He enmeshed himself eagerly in myth and hearsay, and revelled in the extravagance of his creative persona. Throughout his long career, Wright strongly resisted the suggestion that his accomplishments owed anything to earthly influences. As much as he wanted his achievements to be recognised, he wanted them to be unaccountable but they are not. This book reveals for the first time how his unbreakable self-belief and startling creative defiance both originated in the liberal religious and philosophical attitudes woven into his personality during his childhood deliberately so by his mother and by his many aunts and uncles, to honour the fierce Welsh radicalism of their ancestors. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan AdamsPublisher: University of Wales Press Imprint: University of Wales Press ISBN: 9781786839138ISBN 10: 178683913 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 15 September 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Family Tree: Significant Ancestors of Frank Lloyd Wright Timeline Introduction Part 1 The Church in the Wilderness Chapter 1 A Rural Enlightenment Chapter 2 Bards of Liberty Chapter 3 Remittance Part 2 Lloyd Jones Chapter 4 Lessons in the Land of the Free Chapter 5 The Valley Chapter 6 Anna had Chosen an Englishman Chapter 7 A Child’s Garden Chapter 8 The Book of Creation Part 3 Lloyd Wright Chapter 9 The Grammar of Ornament Chapter 10 Simplicity and Repose Chapter 11 Spoiled First by Birth Chapter 12 Art and Craft of the Machine Chapter 13 The Protestant Chapter 14 The Shape-Shifter Chapter 15 The Genius Chapter 16 The Unitarian Chapter 17 The Welshman Bibliography Image AccreditationReviewsThis ground-breaking study brilliantly illuminates the important Welsh dimensions of Wright's life and work. The dramatic disclosures about his mother radically reorientate our understanding of his gifts and accomplishments. --Professor M. Wynn Thomas, FBA, FLSW, Professor of English and Emyr Humphreys Professor of Welsh Writing in English, Swansea University ""This ground-breaking study brilliantly illuminates the important Welsh dimensions of Wright's life and work. The dramatic disclosures about his mother radically reorientate our understanding of his gifts and accomplishments."" --Professor M. Wynn Thomas, FBA, FLSW, Professor of English and Emyr Humphreys Professor of Welsh Writing in English, Swansea University Author InformationThis book is aimed at informed lay people, including anyone with a general interest in architecture and a particular interest in the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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