{"product_id":"9781855147423-100-writers","title":"100 Writers","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe National Portrait Gallery, London, holds a large collection of portraits featuring sitters who have played an important role in British history and culture across the periods, many of which have also made significant contributions as writers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 Writers\u003c\/i\u003e will be the first Gallery publication to bring together portraits of writers from varied disciplines and periods into one publication. An illustrated introductory text will explore the range of writers’ portraits held in the Gallery and the important role they have played in British culture. It will also look at the relationship between the written word and visual arts, encompassing the variety of writers and themes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new title will include earlier sixteenth-century works through to contemporary portraits, with a focus on writers who have made an important contribution to a number of areas such as literature, history, philosophy and politics. Select works will also be accompanied by quotations taken from interviews, essays and acclaimed works by a number of the writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book will be of the same compact format as earlier \u003ci\u003e100s\u003c\/i\u003e titles such as \u003ci\u003e100 Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e100 Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e and will be a welcome addition to this series of books, presenting highlights from the collection through the lens of literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40935340965985,"sku":"9781855147423","price":11.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/e4ee15d97a8f8636cae5f94a8ed63a67_a5822bb1-64cf-4603-95f0-2400d14a7d14.png?v=1695314869","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781855147423-100-writers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}