The Portrait.THE PORTRAIT. Iain Pears Iain Pears (born in 1955) is an English art historian and novelist. He lives in Oxford. He was educated at Wadham College Oxford and Wolfson College Oxford, and worked for many years as a reporter for Reuters before beginning to write novels. . 2005. Read by Simon Vance. 5 cds. 5.5 hrs. Books on Tape. 1-4159-1787-6. $36.00. Vinyl; plot notes. A A psychological study about murder, revenge, love, and art, The Portrait is narrated by an artist named Henry MacAlpine, living on a remote French island, who lures his enemy, the influential art critic Noun 1. art critic - a critic of paintings critic - a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art and former friend, William Nasmyth, to sit for a portrait. He intends the portrait to show Nasmyth as he really is, not as he presents himself to the world. Henry recalls Nasmyth's treatment of a fellow artist Henry loved, who hanged herself after a vicious review by the critic. Henry's monologue monologue, an extended speech by one person only. Strindberg's one-act play The Stronger, spoken entirely by one person, is an extreme example of monologue. is a slow unwinding to an inevitable conclusion. Over several days, Henry finishes the portrait, gets Nasmyth drunk, and then suggests a walk along the wild coastal cliffs during a fierce storm. Both the reader and Nasmyth know what will happen next. Vance captures perfectly Henry's monologue, with the occasional characterization A rather long and fancy word for analyzing a system or process and measuring its "characteristics." For example, a Web characterization would yield the number of current sites on the Web, types of sites, annual growth, etc. of other characters such as the snooty Nasmyth and the doomed Evelyn. Excellent author and narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. . Janet Julian, retired English Teacher, Grafton, MA A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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