In
all forms of images and words, whether they seem
innocent or not, there is some form of ideology
present: even the most transparent poetic,
photographic, and artistic expression cannot be
accepted at face value. Images and Words
explores the underside of nineteenth century American
culture.
All
of the essays have as their main goal the attempt to
reveal the linguistic, artistic or photographic
conventions that are used to convey certain
underlying ideas about the real world.
Using Dorothea Lange's photographs, Migrant
Mother and Drought Victims From Oklahoma;
Walt Whitman's, Leaves of Grass; George
Inness' paintings, Delaware Water Gap and The
Lackawanna Valley; Ralph Waldo Emerson's
philosophy; and Wallace Stevens' poetry; is
considered in relation to the objective world and to
social relevance. The author also looks at Gerald
Graff's analytic work on the political consequences
of literary criticism and at Howard Sankey's views on
scientific realism.
Table of Contents
Ioannis K. Stavrianos received his Doctate of
Philosophy in English Literature and Culture from the
University of Athens. He teaches in Canada and in
Greece.
225 pages, bibliography, index
Paperback ISBN: 1-55164-150-X $19.99
Hardcover ISBN: 1-55164-151-8 $48.99
Cultural Studies/Literary Criticism
September 1999
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