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The triangle of representation /

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?)...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prendergast, Christopher
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 Hélène Cixous, in addition to pe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 196 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index.
ISBN:0231506090
9780231506090
0231120915
9780231120913