Narcissus in Bloom: An Alternative History of the Selfie

by Matt Colquhoun

Narcissism is the defining pathology of the twenty-first century, but what if it is not self-obsession that defines us but a need for self-transformation?

Narcissus in Bloom is a short history of the self-portrait, beginning with Renaissance painters like Albrecht D?rer, Rembrandt and Caravaggio, through to photographers and celebrities like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, Lee Friedlander and Herv? Guibert.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1914420632
• ISBN13: 9781914420634
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Repeater
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.8"