1986, ISBN: 0394742060

Paperback

[EAN: 9780394742069], Near Fine, [PU: Pantheon Books], ART HISTORY, CRITICISM, First American Edition, 1st printing (per Random House policy of starting the number line at 2 before 2005).… More...

[EAN: 9780394742069], Near Fine, [PU: Pantheon Books], ART HISTORY, CRITICISM, First American Edition, 1st printing (per Random House policy of starting the number line at 2 before 2005). Originally published in Great Britain as The White Bird. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in Near Fine condition. 300pp. "What was Van Gogh's compulsion, Monet's sadness? When is a painting truly finished? What, if anything, does beauty promise us? Where do we place what we see in relation to history, or even to the meaning of our own lives? Whether in his classic essay 'Moment of Cubism' or his recent work on Hiroshima art, his evocation of Manhattan Island or his stunning summary essay on Van Gogh, John Berger asks the largest questions of the visible world in the most specific ways. Now, for the first time, in this his most comprehensive collection, we can truly see how John Berger himself has seen over the last three decades. Carefully arranged according to six key areas of Berger's thought, this collection of essays, most previously unpublished in America, shows us his life-long concerns and offers us cumulatively his most far-reaching statements on his relations to art, to painters, and to the world of sight. With him we examine works of art and the actual work of art from the early Renaissance to Monet and beyond; see how Rubens, Hals, Goya, Bonnard, Modigliani, and other painters reflected the twin themes of love and desire in their lives and work; [] listen to methods of storytelling whether in a peasant village or in the writing of Garcia Marquez; travel from the Bosphorus to New York, or simply between two Durer portraits whose differences tell us the world about leaving home; face death as Berger faces it in drawing his father's death mask." [publisher copy] "John Berger is one of the world's most influential art critics. He is also a poet, novelist and essayist--and one of the most original of contemporary thinkers. His ability to see something clearly, with fresh surprise yet profound understanding, makes his writing singularly moving and informative."--The Washington Times. Near Fine unread paperback w/crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine & some slight shelfwear but no fading. Quite presentable., Books<

ISBN: 9780394742069

Pantheon. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library c… More...

Pantheon. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Pantheon, 2.5<

1986, ISBN: 9780394742069

Pantheon. Good with no dust jacket. 1986. Paperback. 0394742060 . Some price sticker residue remains on front cover; 8.2 X 5.5 X 0.6 inches; 299 pages ., Pantheon, 1986, 2.5

2000, ISBN: 9780394742069

Pantheon, 1986-01-12. Taschenbuch. Good. 0.6000 8.2000 5.5000., Pantheon, 1986-01-12, 2.5