Author : Leslie Anne Boldt-Irons
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9781433104220
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (42 download)
Book Synopsis Disguise, Deception, Trompe-l'oeil by : Leslie Anne Boldt-Irons
Download or read book Disguise, Deception, Trompe-l'oeil written by Leslie Anne Boldt-Irons and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2009 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in Disguise, Deception, Trompe-l'oeil: Interdisciplinary Perspectives investigate the subject of deception and falsehood from various perspectives. Classical, modernist and postmodern texts and art forms, both visual and performative, are examined in frames of reference that range from aesthetics and literary theory to cognitive science. In some cases, deception and falsehood are seen to have positive connotations, and, in other cases, their negative dimensions are highlighted. The complexity of these terms and their relationship with truth and truthfulness are put on display by the contributors to this volume.