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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah Cohen (University at Albany, USA) , Michael Yonan (University of California at Davis USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781350203624ISBN 10: 1350203629 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 20 April 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Social Animal 2. The Sensitive Animal 3. Monkey Artists 4. The Language of Brutes 5. Animating Porcelain 6. The Soul of Matter Conclusion Bibliography IndexReviewsIn this landmark study of rare distinction, Sarah Cohen effortlessly combines superlative scholarship with engaging prose. She enlightens her readers with stunningly new insights about things we thought we understood, but did not. We will be engaged with this brilliant book for a very long time. * Christopher M. S. Johns, Former Norman & Roselea Goldberg Professor of History of Art, Vanderbilt University, USA * In this intellectually path-breaking book, Cohen shows how animal imagery prompted new ideas about knowledge, sensation, and the permeable boundary between human and nonhuman life. Her passion for the material comes through on every page. * Meredith Martin, Associate Professor of Art History, New York University, USA * Shedding welcome light on a hitherto under-examined aspect of eighteenth-century French art, Sarah Cohen convincingly aligns representations of animals with a new valorisation of sensory experience that challenged traditionally anthropocentric values. * Emma Barker, Senior Lecturer in Art History, The Open University, UK * In this landmark study of rare distinction, Sarah Cohen effortlessly combines superlative scholarship with engaging prose. She enlightens her readers with stunningly new insights about things we thought we understood, but did not. We will be engaged with this brilliant book for a very long time. * Christopher M. S. Johns, Norman & Roselea Goldberg Professor of History of Art, Vanderbilt University, USA * In this intellectually path-breaking book, Cohen shows how animal imagery prompted new ideas about knowledge, sensation, and the permeable boundary between human and nonhuman life. Her passion for the material comes through on every page. * Meredith Martin, Associate Professor of Art History, New York University, USA * Shedding welcome light on a hitherto under-examined aspect of eighteenth-century French art, Sarah Cohen convincingly aligns representations of animals with a new valorisation of sensory experience that challenged traditionally anthropocentric values. * Emma Barker, Senior Lecturer in Art History, The Open University, UK * Author InformationSarah Cohen is Professor of Art History and Women’s Studies at the University at Albany, USA. She has published extensively on representations of the body, both human and animal. Her first book Art, Dance and the Body in French Culture the Ancien Régime was published in 2000. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |