Discourse, figure
By: Jean-François Lyotard ; translated by Antony Hudek and Mary Lydon ; introduction by John Mowitt
Series: Cultural critique books
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Minneapolis [Minn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780816645657; 9780816645664
Subjects: Philosophy; Art; Form (Aesthetics); General semantics
Work titles: Discours, figure
Description: "Provoked in part by Lacan's influential seminars in Paris, Discourse, Figure distinguishes between the meaningfulness of linguistic signs and the meaningfulness of plastic arts such as painting and sculpture. Lyotard argues that because rational thought is discursive and works of art are inherently opaque signs, certain aspects of artistic meaning such as symbols and the pictorial richness of painting will always be beyond reason's grasp."--Page [2] of jacket.
Notes: Originally published: Discours, figure. Paris : Klincksieck, 1971.

Includes bibliographical references and index.