ISBN: 9780520042322 - this is not a pipe (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:0520042328.…

Hardcover. Zustand: vg. Second printing. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/4"). X, [2], 66, [2]pp (Text), [22]pp (Plates). Original illustrated dust-jacket over salmon cloth, with black lettering to spine. "What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? René Magritte's famous canvas provides the starting point for a delightful homage by French philosopher and historian Michel Foucault. Much better known for his incisive and mordant explorations of power and social exclusion, Foucault here assumes a more playful stance. By exploring the nuances and ambiguities of Magritte's visual critique of language, he finds the painter less removed than previously thought from the pioneers of modern abstraction. Foucault's brief but extraordinarily rich essay offers a startling, highly provocative view of a painter whose influence and popularity continue to grow unchecked. This book also throws a new, piquantly dancing light on Foucault himself." (From the Publishers). Dust-jacket, binding and interior in overall very good condition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.