This study explores how Denis Diderot watches himself dramatize eighteenth-century French art on the stage of his imagination. It illustrates how Diderot's fanciful self-projection into paintings inspires him emotionally, energizes his prose, and transforms static paintings into mental theater. It examines the beholder's role in bringing portraits to life. The study also shows how the interplay between the rational and creative functions of Diderot's genius structures his experience and narration of art.
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This study explores how Denis Diderot watches himself dramatize eighteenth-century French art on the stage of his imagination. It illustrates how Diderot's fanciful self-projection into paintings inspires him emotionally, energizes his prose, and transforms static paintings into mental theater. It examines the beholder's role in bringing portraits to life. The study also shows how the interplay between the rational and creative functions of Diderot's genius structures his experience and narration of art.
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Publisher:
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Published:
1995
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16621289449
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. No Jacket. 161 pp. Hardbound. SIGNED. Near Fine. Author's inscription to front flyleaf. Clean, bright copy. Light bumping to tips and spine ends. Light shelfwear to back cover.
Publisher:
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Published:
1995
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15335463737
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Seller's Description:
Good. No Jacket. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) Prop. Josephs, Thank you for inspiring and mentoring me. Julie.2/26/96. The Age of Revolution and Romanticism: Interdisciplinary Studies # 13.
