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Objects on a Table: Harmonious Disarray in Art and Literature

Objects on a Table: Harmonious Disarray in Art and Literature

Objects on a Table: Harmonious Disarray in Art and Literature Paperback - 1998

by Davenport, Guy

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From the publisher

This collection of four essays on the art of the still life begins with a look back to pictures of meals painted on the walls of Egyptian tombs--as the author points out, the soul could eat. Davenport's meditations on the still life dip into the full history of this art form, touching on neolithic cave paintings, the Dutch masters, Cezanne, Van Gogh, even photography and the collage.

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Between the gathering of foods and its consumption there is an interval when it is on display.

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  • New York Times, 11/21/1999, Page 78

About the author

Guy Davenport was a writer, illustrator, teacher, and scholar. He is best known for his modernist-style short stories, but his range of works is wide, spanning poetry, translation, and criticism. He was a professor of English for three decades, having taught at Haverford College and the University of Kentucky.

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