A short history of the shadow /
Language: English Original language: Undetermined Series: Essays in art and culture (London, England)Publication details: London : Reaktion Books, ©1997.Description: 264 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:- 1861890001
- 9781861890009
- N8243.S36 S7613 1997
Contents:
Summary: An investigation into the meaning and symbolism of the shadow, drawing on painting, literature, photography and film, from Plato to Andy Warhol and advertising images.
1. The Shadow Stage -- 2. The Shadow of the Flesh -- 3. A Shadow on the Painting -- 4. Around 'The Uncanny' -- 5. Man and his Doubles -- 6. Of Shadow and its Reproducibility during the Photographic Era -- 7. In the Shadow of the Eternal Return.
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | N 8243 STO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0006390 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-264).
1. The Shadow Stage -- 2. The Shadow of the Flesh -- 3. A Shadow on the Painting -- 4. Around 'The Uncanny' -- 5. Man and his Doubles -- 6. Of Shadow and its Reproducibility during the Photographic Era -- 7. In the Shadow of the Eternal Return.
An investigation into the meaning and symbolism of the shadow, drawing on painting, literature, photography and film, from Plato to Andy Warhol and advertising images.