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Grasping shadows : the dark side of literature, painting, photography, and film / William Chapman Sh...

Grasping shadows : the dark side of literature, paintin...

Grasping shadows : the dark side of literature, painting, photography, and film / William Chapman Sh...

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Grasping shadows : the dark side of literature, painting, photography, and film / William Chapman Sharpe.

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Full title

Grasping shadows : the dark side of literature, painting, photography, and film / William Chapman Sharpe.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Call Numbers

G 2020/0452

Record Identifier

74VKaZaQABQd

MMS ID

991024290910702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xvii, 420 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Content type

text

still image

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Introduction: the shadow landscape -- The shadow speaks -- The vital shadow -- The look-elsewhere shadow -- The completing shadow -- The independent shadow -- City of shadows -- Epilogue : living with shadows.

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

[2017]

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"Grasping Shadows is the most comprehensive book to date on the artistic use of cast shadows, the first to offer a general theory of how all shadows function in texts and visual images. Accessibly written, it gives new insight into classic works while also exploring contemporary street art, popular songs, and advertising"-- Provided by publisher....

Alternative Titles

Full title

Grasping shadows : the dark side of literature, painting, photography, and film / William Chapman Sharpe.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-410) and index.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2020/0452

Record Identifier

74VKaZaQABQd

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZaQABQd

Other Identifiers

ISBN

0190675276 (hardback)

9780190675271 (hardback)

DDC

701.82

MMS ID

991024290910702626

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