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At the edge of the light, thoughts on photography & photographers, talent & genius, by David Travis

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At the edge of the light, thoughts on photography & photographers, talent & genius, by David Travis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172)

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illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

At the edge of the light

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52182500

Responsibility statement

by David Travis

Sub title

thoughts on photography & photographers, talent & genius

Summary

"In these seven essays, revised, rewritten, and expanded from his lectures, David Travis presents his thoughts on some of his favorite subjects: Weston, Stieglitz, Kertesz, Brassai, and Strand. His knowledge is such (often enriched by firsthand acquaintance) that he can, and does, discuss more than images or personalities; he understands what informs the work, from what milieu it derives, under what influences it matured, how it evolved, and how it succeeded. He is an art historian willing to venture far beyond the periphery of traditional academic fences; to discuss number theory (quite literally), the mathematics of G.H. Hardy, the poetry of Rimbaud Valery, Rilke, and Goethe, the philosophy of Nietzsche, the extravagance of Henry Miller." --, From dust jacket

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