{"product_id":"9781119004035","title":"Theorizing Imitation in the Visual Arts Global Contexts","description":"\u003ch3\u003eArt History Special Issues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTheorizing Imitation in the Visual Arts\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGlobal Contexts\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Duro\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ History \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe theory and practice of imitation has long been central to the construction of art and yet imitation is still frequently confused with copying. \u003ci\u003eTheorizing Imitation in the Visual Arts \u003c\/i\u003echallenges this prejudice by revealing the ubiquity of the practice across cultures and geographical borders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis fascinating collection of original essays has been compiled by a group of leading scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges the prejudice of imitation in art by bringing to bear a perspective that reveals the ubiquity of the practice of imitation across cultural and geographical borders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings light to a broad range of areas, some of which have been little researched in the past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Duro\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Art History and Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester, NY. He has published articles on the theory and practice of imitation, the sublime, art institutions, frame theory, the hierarchy of the genres, and Heidegger and travel writing. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of the Frame: Essays on the Boundaries of the Artwork\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eThe Academy and the Limits of Painting in Seventeenth-Century France\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 January 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119004035\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314756284556,"sku":"9781119004035","price":37.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119004035.jpg?v=1780175567","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119004035","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}