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The Triangle of Representation

By Christopher Prendergast

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0231120915, 9780231120913, 0231120907, 9780231120906
LCC
B105.R4 P74 2000
Google Books ID
bH9AuORPLnEC
Open Library ID
OL10196152M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1145166 bytes)
Pages
215\215
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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 Triangle of Representation 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 H?l?ne 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.

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