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224 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691032696
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The image of the great artist as a suffering visionary is a recent invention, observes sociologist Nathalie Heinich--an invention rooted in the "canonization" of Vincent van Gogh as a cultural hero for the twentieth century. Heinich explores how a...
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224 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691032696
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The image of the great artist as a suffering visionary is a recent invention, observes sociologist Nathalie Heinich--an invention rooted in the "canonization" of Vincent van Gogh as a cultural hero for the twentieth century. Heinich explores how a...