"Originally published in French in 2002, examines the life and work of art historian Aby Warburg. Demonstrates the complexity and importance of Warburg's ideas, addressing broader questions regarding art historians' conceptions of time, memory, symbols, and the relationship between art and the rational and irrational forces of the psyche"--Provided by publisher
Bibliographic Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
The image as phantom : survival of forms and impurities of time -- The image as pathos : lines of fracture and formulas of intensity -- The image as symptom : fossils in motion and montages of memory