{"product_id":"the-triangle-of-representation-paperback","title":"The Triangle of Representation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Prendergast\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving 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?). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Triangle of Representation\u003c\/i\u003e 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 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.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving 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?).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Prendergast is professor of French literature at Cambridge University and a fellow of the British Academy. His six previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Mimesis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWriting the City: Paris and the Nineteenth Century.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 123\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9.01 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454434885810,"sku":"9780231120913","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3beab0019b119ea2c1d5cb4ed5f2abb2.webp?v=1778850815","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-triangle-of-representation-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}