Monet, Narcissus, and Self-Reflection: The Modernist Myth of the Self
University of Chicago Press, 1994
Paper: 978-0-226-47544-8 | Cloth: 978-0-226-47543-1
Library of Congress Classification ND553.M7L49 1994
Dewey Decimal Classification 759.4
Paper: 978-0-226-47544-8 | Cloth: 978-0-226-47543-1
Library of Congress Classification ND553.M7L49 1994
Dewey Decimal Classification 759.4
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Steven Z. Levine provides a new understanding of the life and work of Claude Monet and the myth of the modern artist. Levine analyzes the extensive critical reception of Monet and the artist's own prolific writings in the context of the story of Narcissus, popular in late nineteenth-century France. Through a careful blending of psychoanalytical theory and historical study, Levine identifies narcissism and obsession as driving forces in Monet's art and demonstrates how we derive meaning from the accumulated verbal responses to an artist's work.
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