Forms of List-Making: Epistemic, Literary, and Visual Enumeration

Barton, Roman Alexander; Böckling, Julia; Link, Sarah; Rüggemeier, Anne

This open access book attempts to show that an examination of the list’s formal features has the potential to produce genuine insights into the production of knowledge, the poetics of literature and the composition of visual art. Following a conceptual introduction, the twelve single-authored chapters place the list in a variety of well-researched contexts, including ancient Roman historiography, medieval painting, Enlightenment periodicals, nineteenth-century botanical geography, American Beat poetry and contemporary photobooks. With its interdisciplinary approach, this book is a unique contribution to an emerging field dedicated to the study of lists.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2022-01-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030769697

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76970-3

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 307