W.J.T. Mitchell's image theory : living pictures /
Contributor(s): Purgar, Krešimir [editor.].
Series: Routledge advances in art and visual studies: Publisher: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017Description: xiii, 295 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781138185562; 9781138185562:; 1138185566.Subject(s): Mitchell, W. J. T. (William John Thomas), 1942- -- Criticism and interpretation | Ut pictura poesis (Aesthetics) | Art and literatureDDC classification: 700.1 Summary: W.J.T. Mitchell - one of the founders of visual studies - has been at the forefront of many disciplines such as iconology, art history and media studies. His concept of the pictorial turn is known worldwide for having set new philosophical paradigms in dealing with our vernacular visual world. This book will help both students and seasoned scholars to understand key terms in visual studies - pictorial turn, metapictures, literary iconology, image/text, biopictures or living pictures, among many others - while systematically presenting the work of Mitchell as one of the discipline's founders and most prominent figures.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 700.1 PUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Lost Checked out | 21/12/2022 | 0083145 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-282) and index.
W.J.T. Mitchell - one of the founders of visual studies - has been at the forefront of many disciplines such as iconology, art history and media studies. His concept of the pictorial turn is known worldwide for having set new philosophical paradigms in dealing with our vernacular visual world. This book will help both students and seasoned scholars to understand key terms in visual studies - pictorial turn, metapictures, literary iconology, image/text, biopictures or living pictures, among many others - while systematically presenting the work of Mitchell as one of the discipline's founders and most prominent figures.