The Expanding Eye

Photography and the Nineteenth-Century Mind

Alan Thomas (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

174 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-36937-5 (ISBN)

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First published in 1978. In this title, Alan Thomas examines the invention of photography in the early nineteenth century. How the members of this first "visual" generation used photography and how it changed their perceptions of the world are the subjects of this lavishly illustrated book. As the author convincingly shows, the camera’s presence was felt nearly everywhere during the course of the nineteenth century. Approaching the subject topically, Thomas surveys the work of the early photographers in terms of its motivation, insights, and impact on society. The book is rounded out with sections on other genres of photography – theatrical, landscape, and social realism – that amply document the far-reaching impact of this phenomenon on nineteenth-century sensibilities.

1. The Expanding Gaze 2. The Journeying Eye 3. The Family Chronicle 4. Fashionable Display 5. Players and Beauties 6. Views of the Known 7. The Language of the Ordinary; Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	04.06.2020
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: Art and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	219 x 276 mm
Gewicht	322 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-138-36937-3 / 1138369373
ISBN-13	978-1-138-36937-5 / 9781138369375
Zustand	Neuware