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Fictions of Art History
Mark (Ed) Ledbury
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Description for Fictions of Art History
Paperback. Addresses art history's complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired by a 2010 conference, this volume examines art historians' viewing practices and modes of writing. Editor(s): Ledbury, Mark. Series: Clark Studies in the Visual Arts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
Fictions of Art History, the most recent addition to the Clark Studies in the Visual Arts series, addresses art history's complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired by a 2010 conference, the volume examines art historians' viewing practices and modes of writing. How, the contributors ask, are we to unravel the supposed facts of history from the fictions constructed in works of art? How do art historians employ or resist devices of fiction, and what are the effects of those choices on the reader? In styles by turns witty, elliptical, and plain-speaking, the essays in Fictions of Art ... Read more
Fictions of Art History, the most recent addition to the Clark Studies in the Visual Arts series, addresses art history's complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired by a 2010 conference, the volume examines art historians' viewing practices and modes of writing. How, the contributors ask, are we to unravel the supposed facts of history from the fictions constructed in works of art? How do art historians employ or resist devices of fiction, and what are the effects of those choices on the reader? In styles by turns witty, elliptical, and plain-speaking, the essays in Fictions of Art ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Clark Studies in the Visual Arts
Condition
New
Weight
595g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300191929
SKU
V9780300191929
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About Mark (Ed) Ledbury
Mark Ledbury is Power Professor of Art History and Visual Culture and Director of the Power Institute at the University of Sydney.
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