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The Triangle of Representation
The Triangle of Representation
Author: Christopher Prendergast
Moving deftly among literary and visual arts, as well as the modern critical canon, Christopher Prendergast´s book explores the meaning and value of representation as both a philosophical challenge (What does it mean to create an image that "stands for" something absent?) and a political issue (Who has the right to represent whom?). The Tria...  more » raises a range of theoretical, historical, and aesthetic questions, and offers subtle readings of such cultural critics as Raymond Williams, Paul de Man, Edward Said, Walter Benjamin, and Hélène Cixous, in addition to penetrating investigations of visual artists like Gros, Ingres, and Matisse and significant insights into Proust and the onus of translating him. Above all, Prendergast´s work is a striking display of how a firm grounding in theory is essential for the exploration of art and literature.
ISBN-13: 9780231120913
ISBN-10: 0231120915
Publication Date: 9/15/2000
Pages: 123
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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