Sir John Vanbrugh The Playwright As Architect

"In explaining why Vanbrugh's buildings look the way they do, Hart allows his novel architectural forms to be understood for the first time as expressions of the visual and psychological theories of his friend and fellow Whig Joseph Addison."--BOOK JACKET.

Leven en werk van de Engelse architect en letterkundige John Vanbrugh (1664-1726).

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Sir John Vanbrugh - English Architect and Dramatist is the biography of Sir John Vanbrugh, who was best known as an English architect and dramatist, and for his work as the designer of Blenheim Palace. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, The Relapse (1696) and The Provoked Wife (1697), which have become enduring stage favorites but originally occasioned much controversy. Vanbrugh was in many senses a radical throughout his life. As a young man and a committed Whig, he was part of the scheme to overthrow James II, put William III on the throne and protect English parliamentary democracy, dangerous undertakings which landed him in the dreaded Bastille of Paris as a political prisoner. In his career as a playwright, he offended many sections of Restoration and 18th-century society, not only by the sexual explicitness of his plays, but also by their messages in defence of women's rights in marriage. He was attacked on both counts, and was one of the prime targets of Jeremy Collier's Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage. In his architectural career, he created what came to be known as English Baroque. His architectural work was as bold and daring as his early political activism and marriage-themed plays, and jarred conservative opinions on the subject. Sir John Vanbrugh - English Architect and Dramatist is highly recommended for those interested in learning more about the controversial Sir John Vanbrugh.

Leven en werk van de Engelse architect John Vanbrugh (1664-1726).

Profile of the 18th century British architect, Sir John Vanbrugh.