The Truth in Painting

401 Pages·1987·7.26 MB·English

by  Jacques Derrida

JACQUES
DERRIDA
THETRUTH
INP AINTING
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TheU niverosfCi htiyc Pargseos
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TheU niversoiftC yh icagPor esLst,d .L,o ndon
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Allr ighrtess ervPeudb.l ish1e9d8 7
Printiendt heU niteSdt atoefsA merica
030 20 10 09998979 6959 4 6 7 81 90
Firsptu blishaesLd A VERITE EN PEINTURE inP ari©s ,1 978,
FlammarioPna,r is.
LIBRAORFYC ONGRECSAST ALOGING-IN-PUDBALTIAC ATION
DerridJaa,c ques.
Thet rutihn p ainting.
Translatoifo Ln av erietnep einture.
Includiensd ex.
I. AestheticIs.T. i tle.
BH39·D45 1987 701'.1'7
ISBN 0-226-14234-(4 pbk.)
Contents
LiosfIt l lustvriait ions
TranslPearftaoxcriesi 'i
Passe-Partout
1
Parergon
1. 15
I. Lemmata
17
II. TheP arerg3on
7
III.T he oft hPeu rCeu t8 3
Sans
IV. TheC olossal
119
R( IntthBoea rgain)
2. + 149
Cartouches
3. 183
Restitutions
4. 255
Index
383

LisotfI llustrations
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kop)f 58
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(hpoot,F lammiao)rn 65
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do)n 86
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gratpehpi e nci1l37
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Cartouches
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ILLUSTTIROANS ix
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tioWnas,h ingDt.o.C(n h,po tXo.,) 316
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ILLUSTTIROANS xi
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188,1N atioVnianlc VeannGt o gMhu seum, Ams(tmue-rdam
seupmh o)t o330
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privcaotlel e(chptoitoXon)., 333
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lery3) 35
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Lond(omuns eupmh o)t o305
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TruFsutn Nde,w Y or(kp hoMtAoC,U LA)3 57