In the history of Western culture we find lists of saints, rosters of soldiers, catalogues of grotesque creatures or medicinal plants, and hordes of treasure. The poetics of lists can be found from Homer to Joyce, from the treasures of Gothic cathedrals to the fantastic landscapes of Bosch and cabinets of curiosities, until we get to Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst in the 20th century. This illustrated essay is accompanied by a literary anthology and a wide selection of works of art illustrating the texts presented.
- ISBN10 1906694893
- ISBN13 9781906694890
- Publish Date 27 September 2012 (first published 5 November 2009)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Quercus Publishing
- Imprint MacLehose Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 408
- Language English