On pictures and the words that fail them
Auteur :
Elkins, James
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521624992
Date de publication :
17 févr. 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
510 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this innovative, interdisciplinary 1998 study, James Elkins argues against the assumption that images can be adequately described in words. In his view, words must always fail because pictures possess a residue of 'meaningless' marks that cannot be apprehended as signs.