Goncourt Brothers and the Language of Etching

The Goncourt Brothers and the Language of Etching reassesses Edmond and Jules de Goncourts'' work as both authors and etchers, arguing that their firsthand experience with printmaking fundamentally shaped their prose. Known as novelists, diarists, art historians, and collectors, the Goncourt brothers were also printmakers, producing nearly 100 etchings from 1859 until Jules'' untimely death in 187...