Pictorialist Poetics: Poetry and Visual Arts in Nineteenth Century France

by David H.T. Scott

Scott, David H. T.

Genres: Poetry

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 29, 1988

About the author

David Scott holds a personal chair in French (Textual & Visual Studies) at Trinity College Dublin. He has written widely on literature, painting, semiotics and textual/ visual studies, and has organised many international exhibitions on arts and design. He was formerly curator of the Modern Art Collection, Trinity College Dublin (1977-92), a director of the Douglas Hyde Gallery (1979-91) and the organizer of Trinity College’s 1992 400th anniversary exhibition. His interests include gardens, travel and sport, especially athletics and boxing.

Reviews

[Jorge Luiz Antonio · Rating 5 out of 5]

David Scott made a panoramic and excellent study on the relationship of poetry and painting in France. This is a book to be read for it helps to understand the beginning of visual poetry in the world.