Elder examines how artists such as Brakhage, Artaud, Schneemann, Cohen and others have tried to recognize and to convey primordial forms of experiences. He argues that the attempt to convey these primordial modes of awareness demands a different conception of artistic meaning from any of those that currently dominate contemporary critical discussion. By reworking theories and speech in highly original ways, Elder formulates this new conception. His remarks on the gaps in contemporary critical practices will likely become the focus of much debate.
- ISBN10 6610925186
- ISBN13 9786610925186
- Publish Date 1 January 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 22 June 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Format eBook
- Language English