Our Beautiful, Dry and Distant Texts

Art History as Writing

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James Elkins

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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. 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.

Author Biography:

James Elkins is Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the author of many books, including How to Use YourEyes (1999), What Painting Is (1998), and Why are OurPictures Puzzles? (1999), all published by Routledge.

Release date NZ

February 10th, 2000

Author

James Elkins

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

39 Illustrations, color

Pages

324

Dimensions

152x229x20

ISBN-13

9780415926638

Product ID

2527878

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