Jean-Loup Rivière's 'Le Monde en détails' Published by Seuil
Jean-Loup Rivière's book 'Le Monde en détails' has been published by Seuil. The work positions itself in the lineage of three thinkers—Lessing, Roland Barthes, and Daniel Arasse—who grasped and theorized the significance of the detail, which attests to a 'close-up' posture characteristic of the reader. The book explores how details function in literature and art, drawing on these theoretical frameworks.
Key facts
- Book title: 'Le Monde en détails'
- Author: Jean-Loup Rivière
- Publisher: Seuil
- Publication date: 2015
- Reviewed in artpress n°424, July-August 2015, p. 84
- Rivière follows Lessing, Roland Barthes, and Daniel Arasse
- Focuses on the concept of the detail in reading and interpretation
- The detail indicates a 'close-up' posture of the reader
Entities
Artists
- Jean-Loup Rivière
- Roland Barthes
- Daniel Arasse
Institutions
- Seuil
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —