The face of the Buddha / William Empson ; edited by Rupert Arrowsmith ; [preface by Partha Mitter]s.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Empson, William, 1906-1984, author.

Contributor:

Arrowsmith, Rupert Richard, 1968- editor.

Mitter, Partha, writer of preface.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gautama Buddha--Art.

Gautama Buddha.

Buddhist sculpture--History.

Buddhist sculpture.

History.

Genre:

History.

Art.

Physical Description:

lxii, 152 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

The book provides an engaging record of the author's reactions to the cultures and artworks he encountered during his travels, and presents experimental theories about Buddhist art that many authorities of today have found to be remarkably prescient. It also casts important new light on the author's other works, highlighting in particular the affinities of his thinking with that of the religious and philosophical traditions of Asia.

Contents:

The type in general

Iconography

Survey

Expression

Asymmetry

Theology.

Notes:

Map, "William Empson's Asia, early 1930s," on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) and index.

ISBN:

9780199659678

0199659672

OCLC:

952674789