The Oxford Companion to J. M. W. Turner Transcendentalism The corpses are those of

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The Oxford Companion to J. M. W. Turner Transcendentalism The corpses are those ofJ. M. W. Turner is generally acknowledged not only as Britain's greatest painter, but as one of the finest and most original of all landscape artists. The Oxford Companion, the first reference work devoted entirely to this artist, is an authoritative guide to every aspect of his life, art, past and present reception, and the cultural, social, and political context in which he worked. Written by a team of the foremost Turner scholars in the world, the