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Making Mischief : A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061689165
ISBN-139780061689161
eBay Product ID (ePID)72083823
Product Key Features
Book TitleMaking Mischief : a Maurice Sendak Appreciation
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCriticism & Theory, General, American / General
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Art
AuthorGregory Maguire
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight1.1 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-017357
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsErudite and imaginative. . . . Maguire's appreciation is rooted in his subject's own appreciation of such artists as Randolph Caldecott, William Blake, Phillip Otto Runge, Winsor McCay, and a host of others. [A] beautifully conceived, gracefully written, and lovingly considered tribute., Refreshing. . . . Maguire arranges a bounty of favorite or rare illustrations into five playful and accessible essays. This fitting and witty homage gives ample evidence for Maguire's contention that 'the word genius isn't grade inflation.', 'At once a serious survey of Maurice Sendak's antecedents and a playful accounting of his preoccupations and themes, Making Mischief, in its subject and in its form, is a joyful, loving, intelligent celebration of that rare and wonderful thing: originality.' (Tony Kushner), At once a serious survey of Maurice Sendak's antecedents and a playful accounting of his preoccupations and themes, Making Mischief, in its subject and in its form, is a joyful, loving, intelligent celebration of that rare and wonderful thing: originality., "At once a serious survey of Maurice Sendak's antecedents and a playful accounting of his preoccupations and themes, Making Mischief, in its subject and in its form, is a joyful, loving, intelligent celebration of that rare and wonderful thing: originality." -- Tony Kushner "Erudite and imaginative. . . . Maguire's appreciation is rooted in his subject's own appreciation of such artists as Randolph Caldecott, William Blake, Phillip Otto Runge, Winsor McCay, and a host of others. [A] beautifully conceived, gracefully written, and lovingly considered tribute." -- Booklist (starred review) "Refreshing. . . . Maguire arranges a bounty of favorite or rare illustrations into five playful and accessible essays. This fitting and witty homage gives ample evidence for Maguire's contention that 'the word genius isn't grade inflation.'" -- Publishers Weekly, "One of Gregory Maguire's proven abilities is to enable us to regard with new eyes works of art so essential, so present, that familiarity and habit almost conceal them. In this sensitive, adventurous, and spectacularly beautiful book, Maguire treats us to a fresh vision of the accomplishments of America's greatest author/ illustrator of books for children, which is to say one of our country's most important artists. At once a serious survey of Maurice Sendak's antecedents and a playful accounting of his preoccupations and themes, Making Mischief, in its subject and in its form, is a joyful, loving, intelligent celebration of that rare and wonderful thing: originality." - Tony Kushner "At once a serious survey of Maurice Sendak's antecedents and a playful accounting of his preoccupations and themes, Making Mischief, in its subject and in its form, is a joyful, loving, intelligent celebration of that rare and wonderful thing: originality." - Tony Kushner "Maguire begins his affectionate appreciation of America's (the world's?) greatest picture-book artist by recalling the 'ferrous tang of terror' he tasted on first talking to the man he calls 'the original wild thing.' The experience seems to have concentrated his mind wonderfully, for his insights into Sendak's work are erudite and imaginative. Maguire's appreciation is rooted in his subject's own appreciation of such artists as Randolph Caldecott, William Blake, Phillip Otto Runge, Winsor McCay, and a host of others. Happily, Maguire, in the best picture-book tradition, doesn't only tell, he shows, offering a generous selection of Sendak's own work and often coupling it with the work of those others who have been his inspiration. But there is more: Maguire also offers sober and well-informed thoughts on theme and technique, a quirky list of his personal top-10 images from the oeuvre, and a tour de force retrospective of Sendakian leit motifs set to the 'music' of the text from his masterpiece Where the Wild Things Are. Early on, Maguire acknowledges that he regards his subject as a genius. Surely he will get no argument from readers of this beautifully conceived, gracefully written, and lovingly considered tribute." - Booklist (starred review) "Erudite and imaginative. . . . Maguire's appreciation is rooted in his subject's own appreciation of such artists as Randolph Caldecott, William Blake, Phillip Otto Runge, Winsor McCay, and a host of others. [A] beautifully conceived, gracefully written, and lovingly considered tribute." - Booklist (starred review) "Refreshing. . . . Maguire arranges a bounty of favorite or rare illustrations into five playful and accessible essays. This fitting and witty homage gives ample evidence for Maguire's contention that 'the word genius isn't grade inflation.'" - Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal741.6/42092
SynopsisWith the same adroit scrutiny that enabled him to recognize a heroine in the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked, reconsiders the oeuvre of the incomparable Maurice Sendak ( Where the Wild Things Are ). Making Mischief pays tribute to the visionary author and illustrator, his profound understanding of children, and his stunningly imaginative and groundbreaking work that carried the picture book so much higher and farther than it had ever flown. A beautifully designed, endlessly fascinating volume, Making Mischief is one master mythmaker s heartfelt appreciation of another. ", With the same adroit scrutiny that enabled him to recognize a heroine in the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked, reconsiders the oeuvre of the incomparable Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are ). Making Mischief pays tribute to the visionary author and illustrator, his profound understanding of children, and his stunningly imaginative and groundbreaking work that carried the picture book so much higher and farther than it had ever flown. A beautifully designed, endlessly fascinating volume, Making Mischief is one master mythmaker's heartfelt appreciation of another., The New York Times bestselling author of Wicked presents an inspired visual tribute to the work of legendary writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak Published in 1963 to great critical acclaim, Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Award-winning Where the Wild Things Are has sold millions of copies worldwide, garnered countless awards, and been translated into nineteen languages. In Making Mischief, Gregory Maguire reconsiders Sendak's oeuvre with the same adroit and idiosyncratic scrutiny that allowed him to see a heroine in the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked) and add a charming dimension to the story of the Little Match Girl (Matchless). An accomplished critic with signal reviews published in the New York Times Book Review and lectures on art delivered at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and at other locations, Maguire examines Sendak's aesthetic influences from William Blake to Walt Disney, revealing the "conversations"-often unconscious and unspoken-that artists have with one another. A master of literary invention himself, Maguire explores recurring motifs in Sendak's life work-from monsters to mayhem-as well as his profound understanding of children, their creativity, and the breadth of emotions with which they encounter the world. Making Mischief is a gift of the imagination to Maurice Sendak, one of the master mythmakers of our time., With the same adroit scrutiny that enabled him to recognize a heroine in the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked, reconsiders the oeuvre of the incomparable Maurice Sendak ( Where the Wild Things Are ). Making Mischief pays tribute to the visionary author and illustrator, his profound understanding of children, and his stunningly imaginative and groundbreaking work that carried the picture book so much higher and farther than it had ever flown. A beautifully designed, endlessly fascinating volume, Making Mischief is one master mythmaker's heartfelt appreciation of another.
LC Classification NumberNC975.5.S44M34 2009
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