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complex relationship
critique of language
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famous art
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french
french literature
french philosopher
literal painting
literary criticism
literary theory
magritte
modern abstraction
mordant explorations
nuanced
philosophy
political statement
poststructuralist
power discourse
rhetoric and discourse
sex and sexuality
social exclusion
sociology
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Product details
- ISBN 9780520236943
- Weight: 136g
- Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jul 2008
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? Rene Magritte's famous canvas provides the starting point for a delightful homage by French philosopher and historian Michel Foucault. Much better known for his incisive and mordant explorations of power and social exclusion, Foucault here assumes a more playful stance. By exploring the nuances and ambiguities of Magritte's visual critique of language, he finds the painter less removed than previously thought from the pioneers of modern abstraction.
One of the most important theorists of the twentieth century, Michel Foucault's (1926-1984) many influential books include Discipline and Punish, The Archeology of Knowledge, The History of Sexuality, and The Discourse on Language.
