The Triangle Of Representation

Prendergast, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0231120915 / ISBN 13: 9780231120913

Published by Columbia University Press, 2000

About this Item

One of our best-known cultural critics examines the concept of representation and its many and varied forms in literature and art. Num Pages: 123 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364. . 2000. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Triangle Of Representation
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231120915
• ISBN 13: 9780231120913
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 Helene 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.

About the Author

Christopher Prendergast is professor of French literature at Cambridge University and a fellow of the British Academy. His six previous books include The Order of Mimesis and Writing the City: Paris and the Nineteenth Century.