The Agony and the Ecstasy is a novel-like biography of Michelangelo intertwined with historical accounts and facts about his life. It is written in such a way you won't want to put the book down. I felt like I lived inside Michelangelo's head; like I really got to know his /5(). Irving Stone - The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Biographical Novel of Michelangelo Garden City: Doubleday, First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Beige cloth binding. pp. Good condition. Former owners name label sticker affixed to front pastedown. No markings to pages. Dust jacket. · The Agony and the Ecstasy is a book that flows easily and coherently. A book which you can read and never think that it’s not real. Similar to Memoirs of Hadrian, Irving Stone managed to embody Michelangelo and give us a perspective so true and vibrant we .
The Agony And The Ecstasy Kindle Edition. by. Irving Stone (Author) › Visit Amazon's Irving Stone Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Irving Stone (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. out of 5 stars. ratings. Stone was careful not to take liberties too far, as well; for example, he wrote in the important decades-long relationship between Michelangelo and Tomasso, including the "scandal" that was invented by a jealous fan and known blackmailer of information (contemporary readers should think of a s-era Rita Skeeter) over their relationship. This is our MonkeyNotes downloadable and printable book summary/booknotes/synopsis for "The Agony and the Ecstasy" by Irving Stone in PDF format.
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone is, in my opinion, one of the greatest biographical novels of all time. It combines fact and fiction as seamlessly as can be, providing an insightful and extremely educative examination of Renaissance Italy and Michelangelo as a person and an artist. If you are even the least bit interested in the life of an artist immortalized like no other, then I strongly recommend you give this book a read. The Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone The Agony and the Ecstasy () is a biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti written by American author Irving Stone. After Ghirlandaio looks at Michelangelo’s sketches of Christ drawn with a stonemason as the model, he tells Michelangelo the story of Donatello showing his newly carved crucifix to Brunelleschi. Irving Stone - The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Biographical Novel of Michelangelo Garden City: Doubleday, First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Beige cloth binding. pp. Good condition. Former owners name label sticker affixed to front pastedown. No markings to pages. Dust jacket.
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