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Article: Rembrandt's Eyes.(Review)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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Rembrandt's Eyes. Simon Schama. Allen Lane: The Penguin Press. [pounds]30.00. 750 pages. ISBN 0-713-99384-7. Professor Schama has made his reputation as an expert on the history of the Netherlands. This book is built on Simon Schama's reputation as a 'great writer' and one must admit there is a certain 'self indulgent' feel to it. One isn't quite sure what is the book's purpose and one sometimes feels lost in the midst of its vast length and discursive, not to say over-written, prose. The tiny ...
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