A short guide to writing about art

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A short guide to writing about art

Sylvan Barnet

(The short guide series)

Longman, c2000

6th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

A Short Guide to Writing About Art, 6/E, the best-selling text of its kind, encourages students to form their own opinions about art, and then equips them with the tools they need to write effective essays. This handy guide addresses a wealth of fundamental matters, including description versus analysis; the value of peer review; documenting sources; and editing the final essay.

目次

Preface. 1. Writing about Art. Why Write about Art? The Writer's Audience as a Collaborator. The Functions of Critical Writing. A Sample Essay. What Is an Interpretation-and Are All Interpretations Equally Valid? Expressing Opinions: The Writer's "I". 2. Analysis. Analytic Thinking: Seeing and Saying. Subject Matter and Content. Form and Content. Getting Ideas: Asking Questions to Get Answers. Formal Analysis. Style as the Shaper of Form. Sample Essay: A Formal Analysis. Postscript: Thoughts about the Words "Realistic" and "Idealized". 3. Writing a Comparison. Comparing as a Way of Discovering. Two Ways of Organizing a Comparison. Sample Essay: A Student's Comparison. Checklist for Writing a Comparison. 4. How to Write an Effective Essay. Looking Closely: Approaching a First Draft. Revising: Achieving a Readable Draft. Peer Review. Checklist for Peer Review. Preparing the Final Version. 5. Style in Writing. Principles of Style. Get the Right Word. Write Effective Sentences. Write Unified and Coherent Paragraphs. Checklist for Revising Paragraphs. A Note on Tenses. 6. Some Critical Approaches. Social History: The New Art History and Marxism. Gender Studies: Feminist Criticism and Gay and Lesbian Studies. Biographical Studies. Psychoanalytic Studies. Iconography and Iconology. 7. Art-Historical Research. Some Critical Values. Historical Scholarship and Values. 8. Writing A Research Paper. Primary and Secondary Materials. From Subject to Thesis. Finding the Material. Art Research on the Internet and the World Wide Web. Checklist for Successful Electronic Searching. Checklist for Evaluating Web Sites. Checklist for Electronic Documentation. Reading and Taking Notes. Drafting and Revising the Paper. Checklist for Reviewing a Draft. 9. Manuscript Form. Basic Manuscript Form. Some Conventions of Language Usage. Quotations and Quotation Marks. Acknowledging Sources. Documentation. Footnotes and Endnotes. Chicago Manual Style. Art Bulletin Style. Corrections in the Final Copy. 10. Essay Examinations. What Examinations Are. Writing Essay Answers. Last Words. Credits. Index.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA53187388
  • ISBN
    • 0321046056
  • LCCN
    99028221
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    xix, 280 p.
  • 大きさ
    21 cm
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