Reading Cy Twombly: Poetry in Paint

by Mary Jacobus

The first book on the central importance of literary sources in the paintings of Cy Twombly

Many of Cy Twombly's paintings and drawings include handwritten words and phrases--naming or quoting poets ranging from Sappho, Homer, and Virgil to Mallarm?, Rilke, and Cavafy. Enigmatic and sometimes hard to decipher, these inscriptions are a distinctive feature of his work. Reading Cy Twombly poses both literary and art historical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069117072X
• ISBN13: 9780691170725
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.2" x 10.2"