This is a collection of twenty-two essays by an eminent philosopher, critic, and theorist that appeared between 1971 and 1992.

The work of the eminent French cultural critic Louis Marin (1931-92) is becoming increasingly important to English-speaking scholars concerned with issues of representation.

In this provocative volume, Louis Marin treats a subject to which some of the most exciting literary criticism has been devoted: the body as represented in text and image.

L'oeuvre de Louis Marin se compose de deux ensembles très différents dans leur style comme dans leur circulation.

The ten major essays in this volume constitute his definitive statement on the painter who inspired his most eloquent and probing commentary. 17 illustrations. [Marin s] mandarin prose, as foreign to our age of mass culture as Poussin s ...

Pittsburgh Theological Monograph Series General Editor - Dikran Y. Hadidian