Absolute Artist: The Historiography of a Concept

by Catherine M. Soussloff

Book Overview

Analyzes the myth of the artist in western culture.

The myth of the artist-genius has long had a unique hold on the imagination of Western culture. Iconoclastic, temperamental, and free from the constraints of society, these towering figures have been treated as fixed icons regardless of historical context or individual situation. In The Absolute Artist, Catherine M. Soussloff challenges this view in an engaging consideration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816628971
• ISBN13: 9780816628971
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"