Voyages of the Self: Pairs, Parallels, and Patterns in American Art and Literature

by Barbara Novak

Book Overview

Barbara Novak is one of America's premier art historians, the author of the seminal books American Painting of the Nineteenth Century and Nature and Culture, the latter of which was named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by The New York Times and was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award.
Now, with Voyages of the Self, this esteemed critic completes the trilogy begun with the two earlier works, offering once again an exhilarating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195305906
• ISBN13: 9780195305906
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

fascinating juxtoposition of art and literature

Barbara Novak is a fantastic force in the American art criticism and history community. This book finally completes her triology and it is well worth the wait. Novak pairs writers and painters and explores parallels between them. It really is a great way to understand early American culture. Highly recommended!