Objects on a Table: Harmonious Disarray in Art and Literature

Guy Davenport

ISBN 10: 1582430357 / ISBN 13: 9781582430355

Published by Counterpoint LLC July 1999, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Objects on a Table: Harmonious Disarray in Art and Literature
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC July 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1582430357
• ISBN 13: 9781582430355
• Binding: Paper Back
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art/Essays and Criticism

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Synopsis

This collection of four essays on the art of the still life begins with a look back to pictures of meals painted on the walls of Egyptian tombs--as the author points out, the soul could eat. Davenport’s meditations on the still life dip into the full history of this art form, touching on neolithic cave paintings, the Dutch masters, Cezanne, Van Gogh, even photography and the collage.

About the Author

Guy Davenport was a writer, illustrator, teacher, and scholar. He is best known for his modernist-style short stories, but his range of works is wide, spanning poetry, translation, and criticism. He was a professor of English for three decades, having taught at Haverford College and the University of Kentucky.