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Infinite Jest : Caricature and Satire from Leonardo to Levine by Nadine M. Orenstein and Constance C. McPhee (2011, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300175817
ISBN-139780300175813
eBay Product ID (ePID)109193348
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Book TitleInfinite Jest : Caricature and Satire from Leonardo to Levine
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTechniques / Pen & Ink Drawing, Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Techniques / Pencil Drawing
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Travel, Humor
AuthorNadine M. Orenstein, Constance C. Mcphee
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight42.5 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-024379
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal741.5/690741
Table Of ContentPreface.Part I: Introduction:.1. Growth and Development: An Overview. Part II: Agrarianism and Dualism:.2. From Closed and Open Agrarianism to Modern Dualism.3. Development of the Closed Dualistic Economy: A Bird's Eye View.Part III: The Analytics of Growth and Development:.4. The Neoclassical Production Function, Growth and Development.5. A General Analysis of Growth Systems.6. Applications to Modern Economic Growth.Part IV: Applications to Growth and Development under Dualism:. 7. Transition Growth in the Closed Dualistic Economy.8. Transition Growth under Open Dualism.9. Growth, Equity, and Human Development.Part V: Conclusions for Policy:.10. Policy and Political Economy in the Transition to Modern Economic Growth. Bibliography.Index.
SynopsisFrom Leonardo's drawings of grotesque heads to contemporary prints lampooning American politicians, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a vastbut largely unknown collection of caricatures and other satirical works. This handsomebook offers 165 examples, dating from about 1500 to the present, that reflect the age-old tradition of using exaggeration and humor to convey personal, social, or political meaning.The selection of images is notably broad, ranging from the elevated to the rudely humorous: renowned writers and decidedly unhygienic cooks; elegantly dressed noblemen and victims of outrageous fashion fads; Napoleon as a tidy Lilliputian and Boss Tweed as a bloated Roman emperor.Stressing the continuity of certain artistic approaches, "Infinite Jest" examines the development of the genre acrosscenturies and cultures. Theessential visual components of caricature are discussed and illustrated, as arerecurring motifs, including exaggerated faces and bodies, people depicted as animals or objects, and processions of bizarre figures. One section is devoted to social satire (eating and drinking, gambling, fashion, several of the Seven Deadly Sins), another to various aspects ofpolitical life(British, French, Mexican, and American). Artists asdiverse as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, William Hogarth, Francisco de Goya, Thomas Rowlandson, Eugene Delacroix, Honore Daumier, and Al Hirschfeld contribute their distinctive talents to this fascinating, informative, and very amusing volume.", From Leonardo's drawings of grotesque heads to contemporary prints lampooning American politicians, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a vast but largely unknown collection of caricatures and other satirical works. This handsome book offers 165 examples, dating from about 1500 to the present, that reflect the age-old tradition of using exaggeration and humor to convey personal, social, or political meaning. The selection of images is notably broad, ranging from the elevated to the rudely humorous: renowned writers and decidedly unhygienic cooks; elegantly dressed noblemen and victims of outrageous fashion fads; Napoleon as a tidy Lilliputian and Boss Tweed as a bloated Roman emperor. Stressing the continuity of certain artistic approaches, Infinite Jest examines the development of the genre across centuries and cultures. The essential visual components of caricature are discussed and illustrated, as are recurring motifs, including exaggerated faces and bodies, people depicted as animals or objects, and processions of bizarre figures. One section is devoted to social satire (eating and drinking, gambling, fashion, several of the Seven Deadly Sins), another to various aspects of political life (British, French, Mexican, and American). Artists as diverse as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, William Hogarth, Francisco de Goya, Thomas Rowlandson, Eugne Delacroix, Honor Daumier, and Al Hirschfeld contribute their distinctive talents to this fascinating, informative, and very amusing volume., An entertaining and informative book-the first to feature significant caricatures and satirical works dating from 1500 to the present, selected from the vast collection in the Metropolitan Museum
LC Classification NumberNC1315.N49M486 2011
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