Nine revisionist theses on the picturesque

Author

Michasiw, Kim Ian

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Representations. 1992, Num. 38, 76-100

ISSN

0734-6018

Abstract (en)

Critical reexamination of recent arguments about the picturesque, deriving from two projects: the cultural materialist project addressing the politics of aesthetics, and the project placing the picturesque within colonialist discourse. Focuses on the writings of William Gilpin and their reception.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- United Kingdom
• Picturesque
• Great Britain
• 1700-1900
• Gilpin, William, 1724-1804
• Writings
• Criticism
• Ideology
• Colonialism
• Aesthetics
• Reception

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Royaume-Uni
• Pittoresque
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1900
• Gilpin, William, 1724-1804
• Ecrits
• Critique
• Idéologie
• Colonialisme
• Esthétique
• Réception

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940101-00336723

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