The Art Criticism of Francis Ponge
Shirley A. Jordan
Click cover to enlarge Buy paperback at: | MHRA Texts and Dissertations 36 W. S. Maney & Son Ltd for the Modern Humanities Research Association 1 January 1994 • 168pp ISBN: 978-0-901286-39-0 (paperback) • RRP £25, $40 This study of Francis Ponge's essays on contemporary artists (L'Atelier contemporain) attempts to broaden the popular view of the author as a 'poet of objects'. It explores Ponge's perception of art criticism as an inherently problematic genre and exposes the inhibitions surrounding the production of the essays. The study demonstrates how Ponge's essays on artists parallel developments in his other works. They are seen as instrumental in his movement towards open texts and a stress on the creative process itself, as well as opportunities to reaffirm his philosophical and aesthetic stance. Bibliography entry: Jordan, Shirley A., The Art Criticism of Francis Ponge, MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 36 (Cambridge: MHRA, 1994) First footnote reference: 35 Shirley A. Jordan, The Art Criticism of Francis Ponge, MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 36 (Cambridge: MHRA, 1994), p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Jordan, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Bibliography entry: Jordan, Shirley A.. 1994. The Art Criticism of Francis Ponge, MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 36 (Cambridge: MHRA) Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Jordan 1994: 21). Example footnote reference: 35 Jordan 1994: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This title was first published by W. S. Maney & Son Ltd for the Modern Humanities Research Association but rights to it are now held by Modern Humanities Research Association. This title is now out of print. Permanent link to this title: www.mhra.org.uk/publications/Art-Criticism-Francis-Ponge www.mhra.org.uk/publications/td-36 |
