| Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics: Volume 26 Contributor(s): Pellizzi, Francesco (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521477220 ISBN-13: 9780521477222 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $24.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1996 Annotation: "Res" is a journal of anthropology and comparative aesthetics dedicated to the study of the object, in particular cult and belief objects and objects of art. The journal presents contributions by philosophers, art historians, archaeologists, critics, linguists, architects, artists, and others. Its field of inquiry is open to all cultures, regions, and historical periods. "Res" also publishes iconographic and textual documents important to the history and theory of the arts. "Res" appears twice yearly, in the spring and autumn. The journal is edited by Francesco Pellizzi. More information about Res is available at www.res-journal.org. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | European - Art | History - Renaissance - Art | Criticism & Theory |
| Dewey: 709 |
| Series: Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.4" W x 10.74" (0.90 lbs) 146 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, number 26, presents several studies from distant fields that relate to each other by addressing an underlying and eminently historical theme, that of performative reconstruction. This theme appears throughout the issue under various guises, by considering how disparate and evanescent ritual actions may have critically affected representational forms whose traces have lasted to our day. The issue also includes an illuminating lecture, originally given at the College de France, on the pervasive and elusive roles of nymphs as vehicles for primal forces in Greek mythology and philosophy, and their reappearance in later European literature (Robert Calasso), as well as two studies that address the complex question of the English and Continental representation of black Africans in the Enlightenment era (David Bindman and Helen Weston). |
