Likenesses : translation, illustration, interpretation /
Translation, illustration and interpretation have at least two things in common. They all begin when sense is made in the act of reading: that is where illustrative images and explanatory words begin to form. And they all ask to be understood in relation to the works from which they have arisen: rea...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[London] :
Legenda,
2013.
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| Series: | Studies in comparative literature (Oxford, England) ;
30. |
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| Summary: | Translation, illustration and interpretation have at least two things in common. They all begin when sense is made in the act of reading: that is where illustrative images and explanatory words begin to form. And they all ask to be understood in relation to the works from which they have arisen: reading them is a matter of reading readings. 'Likenesses' explores this palimpsestic realm, illustrating key concepts by examining examples from Dante to the contemporary sculptor Rachel Whiteread. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1907975829 9781907975820 |