Informed by both structuralism and post-structuralism, these essays by Yve-Alain Bois seek to redefine the status of theory in modernist critical discourse. Warning against the uncritical adoption of theoretical fashions and equally against the a priori rejection of all theory, Bois argues that theory is best employed in response to the specific demands of a critical problem. The essays demonstrate the uses of various theoretical approaches in conjunction with close reading of both paintings and texts.
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- ISBN
9780262521802
- Published
- June 7th 1993 by MIT Press Ltd
- Category
- Theory of Art
- Number of pages
- 358
- County of origin
- UNITED STATES
- Dimensions
- 229 x 181
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