Monet, Narcissus, and Self-Reflection: The Modernist Myth of the Self

By Steven Z. Levine

Book Overview

Steven Z. Levine provides a new understanding of the life and work of Claude Monet and the myth of the modern artist. Levine analyzes the extensive critical reception of Monet and the artist's own prolific writings in the context of the story of Narcissus, popular in late nineteenth-century France. Through a careful blending of psychoanalytical theory and historical study, Levine identifies narcissism and obsession as driving forces in Monet's art and demonstrates how we derive meaning from the accumulated verbal responses to an artist's work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226475441
• ISBN13: 9780226475448
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"