Archaeologies of Vision

Shapiro explores the whole range of Foucault's writings on visual art, including the theory of visual resistance, the concept of the phantasm or simulacrum, and his interrogation of the relation of painting, language, and power in artists from Bosch to Warhol. He also shows through an excavation of little-known writings that the visual is a major theme in Nietzsche's thought. In addition to explaining the significance of Nietzsche's analysis of Raphael, Durer, and Claude Lorrain, he examines the philosopher's understanding of the visual dimension of Greek theater and Wagnerian opera and offers a powerful new reading of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra. "Archaeologies of Vision will be a landmark work for all scholars of visual culture as well as for those engaged with continental philosophy. Zusammenfassung Shapiro explores the whole range of Foucault's writing on visual art, including the theory of visual resistance. He also examines the significance of Nietzsche's understanding of visual dimensions in the theatre and opera,

Product details

• Authors: Gary Shapiro
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.06.2003
• EAN: 9780226750460
• ISBN: 978-0-226-75046-0
• No. of pages: 458
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Theory of art, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, ART / Criticism & Theory, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy