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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, 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: 9780271016306
ISBN-10: 0271016302
Publication Date: 1/1998
Pages: 300
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Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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