Pictures of the Body: Pain & Metamorphosis by James Elkins

Pictures of the Body: Pain & Metamorphosis

James Elkins

345 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction art essays philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
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In a wide-ranging argument moving from ancient Middle Eastern representations to Balthus, from Syriac prayer books to John Carpenter's film The Thing, this book explores the ways the body has been represented through time. It attempts to form a si...

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