| Description |
x, 141 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 31 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Memoirs of the blind : the self-portrait and other ruins / Jacques Derrida ; translated by Pascale-Anne Brault and Michael Naas. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Translators' Preface -- Memoirs of the Blind: The Self-Portrait and Other Ruins -- List of Illustrations -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Drawing Philosophy, Visual perception, Blind in art, Aesthetics |
| Summary |
An exploration of issues of vision, blindness, self-representation, and their relation to drawing, which offers detailed readings of a collection of images from the prints and drawings department of the Louvre. The works under consideration depict blindness--fictional, historical, and biblical |
| Analysis |
Drawings Special subjects Portraits |
| Notes |
French edition originally published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Louvre Museum, Paris, Oct. 26, 1990-Jan. 21, 1991 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Aesthetics.
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Blind in art.
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Drawing -- Philosophy.
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Visual perception.
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| Author |
Musée du Louvre.
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| LC no. |
92027027 |
| ISBN |
0226143074 |
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0226143082 |
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9780226143071 |
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9780226143088 |
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