Written in Water: The Ephemeral Life of the Classic in Art - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300215489ISBN-10:300215487UPC:9780300215489Book Category:History, Philosophy, ArtBook Subcategory:Modern, Aesthetics, Criticism & TheoryBook Topic:18th CenturySize:9.37 x 6.30 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.8012Product ID:SC98N3VAJS
Written in Water: The Ephemeral Life of the Classic in Art
A deeply personal yet broadly relevant exploration of the ephemeral life of the classic in art, from the eighteenth century to our own day Is there such a thing as a timeless classic? More than a decade ago, Rochelle Gurstein set out to explore and establish a solid foundation for the classic in the history of taste. To her surprise, that history instead revealed repeated episodes of soaring and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300215489ISBN-10:300215487UPC:9780300215489Book Category:History, Philosophy, ArtBook Subcategory:Modern, Aesthetics, Criticism & TheoryBook Topic:18th CenturySize:9.37 x 6.30 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.8012Product ID:SC98N3VAJS
Rochelle Gurstein is an intellectual historian and critic. She is the author of The Repeal of Reticence: America's Cultural and Legal Struggles over Free Speech, Obscenity, Sexual Liberation, and Modern Art. Gurstein lives in New York City.
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