The look of reading
Subtitle: book, painting, text
By: Garrett Stewart.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; University Of Chicago Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
Subjects: Reading in art; Words in art; Painting, Modern
Description: "In The Look of Reading, Garrett Stewart explores the centuries-long tradition of reading pictured in figure painting, arguing that it constitutes a neglected genre in the history of art. Lavishly illustrated with the paintings he studies and compares, Stewart's book charts the birth and death of an entire genre. Essential reading for art historians and literary theorists alike, it offers a definitive new view of an overlooked conjunction between images and words."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.