Seurat re-viewed / edited by Paul Smith.

Other author Smith, Paul, 1956-
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxiii, 258 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891--Criticism and interpretation.

SeriesRefiguring modernism ; 14
Refiguring modernism 14. ^A595297
Contents List of illustrations -- Introduction / Paul Smith -- Technique and theory. Hors-d'oeuvre : edges, boundaries, and marginality, with particular reference to Seurat's drawings / Anthea Callen -- Seurat and color theory / Georges Roque -- Society and the subject. The family and the father : the Grande Jatte and its absences / S. Hollis Clayson -- Illuminations of disenchantment : Seurat's Parade de Cirque / Jonathan Crary -- Irony. Interpreting Seurat's figure paintings / John House -- The ironic eye/I in Jules Laforgue and Georges Seurat / Joan U. Halperin -- Sensation. Seurat and the act of sensing : perception as artifact / Brendan Prendeville -- Grave Seurat / Richard Shiff -- Stillness and symbolism. "Souls of glass" : Seurat and the ethics of "timeless" experience / Paul Smith -- Seurat and Mallarmean thought / Richard Hobbs -- Selected bibliography -- List of contributors -- Index.
Abstract "An anthology of essays exploring the work of Georges Seurat (1859-1891). Sections are devoted to technique and theory, Seurat's engagement with social issues, irony regarding the paintings' content, aesthetic effects, and the relation of his work to literary symbolism"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-243) and index.
LCCN 2009022869
ISBN9780271035451 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0271035455 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks N6853.S48 S48 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold