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Our Beautiful, Dry and Distant Texts : Art History as Writing
Our Beautiful Dry and Distant Texts Art History as Writing
Author: James Elkins
"Art historical writing," claims James Elkins, "is strange, and interesting partly because of that strangeness...infused with curious qualities, with stifled confessional eloquence, a sometimes fevered desire to capture art objects in words, and an unrequited love for science and its dryness." Our Beautiful, Dry, and Distant Texts examine...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415926638
ISBN-10: 0415926637
Publication Date: 2/10/2000
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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