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A short history of the shadow / Victor I. Stoichita ; [translated by Anne-Marie Glasheen].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stoichiță, Victor Ieronim.
- Series:
- Essays in art and culture (London, England)
- Essays in art and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shades and shadows in art--History.
- Shades and shadows in art.
- Visual perception.
- Human figure in art.
- Art--Philosophy.
- Art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (266 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion Books, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Stoichita's compelling account untangles the history of one of the most enduring challenges to beset Western art - the depiction and meanings of shadows.""discriminating, inspired interrogation ... dazzling analysis""-Marina Warner, Tate Magazine""Ambitious and a pleasure to read ... a thoroughly worthwhile book.""-Times Higher Education Supplement
- Contents:
- A Short History of the Shadow Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Shadow Stage; 2. The Shadow of the Flesh; 3. A Shadow on the Painting; 4. Around 'The Uncanny'; 5. Man and his Doubles; 6. Of Shadow and its Reproducibility during the Photographic Era; 7. In the Shadow of the Eternal Shadow; References; List of Illustrations
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-264).
- ISBN:
- 9786613162380
- 9781283162388
- 1283162385
- 9781861898296
- 1861898290
- OCLC:
- 733040271
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