Ebook {Epub PDF} The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone

 · The Agony and the Ecstasy is a book that flows easily and coherently. A book which you can read and never think that it’s not real. Similar to Memoirs of Hadrian, Irving Stone managed to embody Michelangelo and give us a perspective so true and vibrant we . The Agony and the Ecstasy is a novel-like biography of Michelangelo intertwined with historical accounts and facts about his life. It is written in such a way you won't want to put the book down. I felt like I lived inside Michelangelo's head; like I really got to know his /5(). Irving Stone - The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Biographical Novel of Michelangelo Garden City: Doubleday, First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Beige cloth binding. pp. Good condition. Former owners name label sticker affixed to front pastedown. No markings to pages. Dust jacket.

The Agony and the Ecstasy is a biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti written by American author Irving Stone. Stone lived in Italy for years visiting many of the locations in Rome and Florence, worked in marble quarries, and apprenticed himself to a marble sculptor. The Agony and the Ecstasy: Directed by Carol Reed. With Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews. The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II. The Agony and The Ecstasy Irving Stone Snippet view - Irving Stone was born in San Francisco in and received his B. A. from the University of California, Berkeley in and his Master's degree from the University of Southern California in He wrote plays and supported himself by writing detective stories until the.

The first edition of the novel was published in , and was written by Irving Stone. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Mass Market Paperback format. The Agony and the Ecstasy is a biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti written by American author Irving Stone. Stone lived in Italy for years visiting many of the locations in Rome and Florence, worked in marble quarries, and apprenticed himself to a marble sculptor. The Agony and the Ecstasy is a book that flows easily and coherently. A book which you can read and never think that it’s not real. Similar to Memoirs of Hadrian, Irving Stone managed to embody Michelangelo and give us a perspective so true and vibrant we could easily forget about the author.