Our Beautiful, Dry and Distant Texts

Art History as Writing

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

Av James Elkins, USA) Elkins, James (School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Our Beautiful, Dry, and Distant Texts examines art historical writing as an expressive medium, capable of emotion and reflection - and therefore deserving of serious consideration for its own sake, as the testament of art history and of individual historians. Elkins asks such questions as: How do various art historical approaches represent works of art? What can they see, and what must they miss? And what insight does such writing offer us about ourselves? Drawing on analyses of texts by Derrida, Deleuze and other leading critics, as well as illustrations of artworks from various cultures, Elkins constructs an eloquent plea for circumspection in the entire endeavour of trying to force images into words and in the curious vocation of writing the history of art.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2000-02-10
  • Mått152 x 229 x 18 mm
  • Vikt600 g
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor324
  • FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
  • EAN9780415926638