Mirrors and envelopes
John Berger and Eva Figes’ Light (1983)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21409767 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Darlington (0000-0002-4309-679X, corresponding author), Joseph Andrew Darlington (Futureworks Media School, UK) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-22 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2441 • E-ISSN: 1740-2379 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00472441221141960 |
| OpenAlex | W4319836160 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This article explores the influence of John Berger on Eva Figes’ novel Light (1981). The novel describes a day in the life of Claude Monet. Figes’ depiction of Monet’s artistic processes reflects her own explorations of literary-critical theory as well as showing the clear influence of Berger’s ideas. The article uses archive materials newly recently made available at the British Library to outline the personal relationship between the two writers. It uses this to build a picture of mutual influence, both interpersonal and interdisciplinary, between two of the leading critics, Marxist and Feminist, of the 1970s
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Depiction · Epistemology · Literature · Marxist philosophy · Sociology · French Historical and Cultural Studies · French Literature and Criticism · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |