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Baudelaire and photography: finding the painter of modern life - 45

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Baudelaire's 'Le Peintre de la vie moderne' is often cited as the first expression of our theory of modernism, yet choosing Constantin Guys as the painter of modern life has caused consternation since the essay's publication.

In his 'Salon de 1859', Baudelaire chose to condemn photography in terms that echo to this day.

This book shows how these judgements are related, and how they underlie current discussions of both photography and modernism.

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Routledge
1351574388 / 9781351574389
eBook (EPUB)
05/07/2017
England
English
1 pages
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