Victorian Photography, Painting and Poetry: The Enigma of Visibility in Ruskin, Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites

by Lindsay Smith

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This book explores the intersections between Victorian literature, painting and photography. Taking as a starting point mid-nineteenth-century developments in the understanding of visual perception, Lindsay Smith examines the representation of a pervasive desire for a literal understanding of the process of seeing and perceiving. This is played out in the aesthetic theory of John Ruskin, the early poetry of William Morris, paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521054680

ISBN13:9780521054683

Release Date:January 2008

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.96 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Aesthetics Art Art History Arts, Music & Photography Criticism & Theory English Literature Europe History History & Criticism Humanities

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