231 pages Edited by Michele Cometa Text(s) by W. J. T. Mitchell Afterword by Michele Cometa Designed by: terzopunto.it 19 × 13 cm Language: Italian Paperback Publisher: :duepunti edizioni, Palermo 2008
An Italian anthology of W. J. T. Mitchell’s writings on visual culture, edited and with an afterword by Michele Cometa. The essays examine the “pictorial turn”: the renewed recognition of images as objects of inquiry alongside language. Topics include the image/text relationship, the uses and abuses of visual representation, and the connections between visual studies, art history, semiotics and aesthetics.
Published in Palermo by :duepunti edizioni in the Argo series, with copyright dated 2008. Original illustrated wrappers, with graphic design and layout by :terzopunto.it. The covers show light surface wear and minor wear at the edges. A useful volume for collections devoted to image theory and the reception of visual studies in Italy.
