Tradition and Desire

Klappentext In this highly original book Norman Bryson applied 'structuralist' and 'post-structuralist' approaches to French Romantic Painting. Zusammenfassung In this highly original book Norman Bryson applied 'structuralist' and 'post-structuralist' approaches to French Romantic Painting. He considers the work of David! Ingres and Delacroix as artists who found themselves within an artistic tradition that had nothing creative to offer them. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Tradition and its discontents; 2. David and the problem of inheritance; 3. Mortal sight: The Oath of the Horatii; 4. Visionary delays: Ingres in the atelier of David; 5. Tradition and desire; 6. Desire in the Bourbon library; Epilogue; Notes; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Bryson
• Assisted by: Michael Sheringham (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521335621
• ISBN: 978-0-521-33562-1
• Series: Cambridge Studies in French; Cambridge Studies in French
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques