Forms of enchantment : writings on art & artists / Marina Warner.
"In this anthology of her most compelling essays, Marina Warner explores the layers of allusion, symbols and stories underlying art from the 16th to the 21st centuries. She makes the case for a uniquely writerly way of thinking with and about art and artists, setting out to share the dynamism,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Thames & Hudson,
[2018]
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| Summary: | "In this anthology of her most compelling essays, Marina Warner explores the layers of allusion, symbols and stories underlying art from the 16th to the 21st centuries. She makes the case for a uniquely writerly way of thinking with and about art and artists, setting out to share the dynamism, fluidity and passions of the objects of her enquiry. Approaching art and artists primarily through the fields of anthropology, mythology and fairy tale, Warner argues for art’s place in society as a site of enchantment; a realm in which imagination holds the key to knowledge and understanding."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 288 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780500021460 0500021465 |