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Author:

Leonard, George, 1946-

Title:

Into the light of things : the art of the commonplace from Wordsworth to John Cage / George J. Leonard.

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

1994

Description:

xviii, 249 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Arts, Modern--19th century.
Arts, Modern--20th century

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-240) and index.

Contents:

The end of art? -- The status of art object relative to mere real things before 1800 -- Confronting the art object : the simple produce of the common day : William Wordsworth : the simple produce of the common day ; Thomas Carlyle : natural supernaturalism ; John Ruskin -- Leaving the raft behind : John Cage : Recontextualizing Cage : industrial supernaturalism, Suzukian Zen, and the Buddha's raft ; The simple produce changes : the Industrial Revolution and the crisis of natural supernaturalism ; On the Buddha's raft ; The ultimate object ; Ecology : 24'00'' -- Epilogue.

ISBN:

9780226472522 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226472523 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)28504065

LCCN:

93024555

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)