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The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology
Donald Preziosi
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Description for The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology
Paperback. New edition of this key guide to art history, which takes a critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts over the past two centuries, including the most important new writing on the most recent work in a variety of new media. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 600 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1398.
What is art history? Why, how, and where did it originate, and how have its methods changed over time? The history of art has been written and rewritten since classical antiquity. Since the foundation of the modern discipline of art history in Germany in the late eighteenth century, debates about art and its histories have intensified. Historians, philosophers, psychologists, and anthropologists among others have changed our notions of what art history has been, is, and might be. This anthology is a guide to understanding art history through critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts, focusing ... Read more
What is art history? Why, how, and where did it originate, and how have its methods changed over time? The history of art has been written and rewritten since classical antiquity. Since the foundation of the modern discipline of art history in Germany in the late eighteenth century, debates about art and its histories have intensified. Historians, philosophers, psychologists, and anthropologists among others have changed our notions of what art history has been, is, and might be. This anthology is a guide to understanding art history through critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts, focusing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
601
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford History of Art
Condition
New
Number of Pages
600
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199229840
SKU
V9780199229840
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About Donald Preziosi
Author of a dozen books on art, architecture, museology, and critical and cultural theory, Donald Preziosi received his doctorate in art history from Harvard and has been a professor of art history at Yale, MIT, UCLA, and Oxford, where he was the Slade Professor of Fine Art in 2000-2001. He is a member of the History Faculty at Oxford University ... Read more
Reviews for The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology
Review from previous edition vivid and inspiring... a flamboyant book
Johanne Lamoureux, University of Montreal
Definitely the best introduction to art history currently available
Norman Bryson, Havard University
Inspires productive debate and contemplation. What makes this anthology more than an arresting assemblage is the author's critical stance toward what he has wrought. Robert S. Nelson, ... Read more
Johanne Lamoureux, University of Montreal
Definitely the best introduction to art history currently available
Norman Bryson, Havard University
Inspires productive debate and contemplation. What makes this anthology more than an arresting assemblage is the author's critical stance toward what he has wrought. Robert S. Nelson, ... Read more