{"title":"Anatoly Detwyler","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the fascinating world of Anatoly Detwyler, a visionary author celebrated for his insightful contributions to the Arts \u0026amp; Culture genre. Detwyler's works, such as the noteworthy \u003cem\u003eSeeing Through Abstraction\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to delve into the complexities and beauty of artistic expression. His books challenge conventional perceptions, encouraging a deeper understanding and appreciation of abstract art. Ideal for both art enthusiasts and curious minds, Anatoly Detwyler's pieces offer an engaging and enlightening journey through the nuances of cultural and artistic paradigms. Discover his captivating narratives and expand your horizons with each thoughtful page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"seeing-through-abstraction-by-anatoly-detwyler-9780231219884","title":"Seeing Through Abstraction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the first half of the twentieth century, China saw sweeping changes in the material conditions and practices of communication, transforming the volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value of information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEncountering the new abstract matter of information, a generation of Chinese writers faced a crisis of literary identity: What made literature distinct from other informational genres, such as newspaper columns, financial figures, and telegrams? How was the emergent information order reshaping individual and social knowledge? And where would literature stand within this new order?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book examines how writers of the Republican era (1912–1949) came to recognize and respond to \"information.\" Anatoly Detwyler investigates a wide range of literary and graphic experiments that engaged with different forms of information management, including data visualization, financial statistics, and propaganda science. These works, he argues, collectively attest to a new perceptibility of abstraction and its epistemological implications for apprehending reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTracing this mode of perception across fiction, poetry, and woodcut art, \u003ci\u003eSeeing Through Abstraction\u003c\/i\u003e offers a revisionist account of the development of modern Chinese literature and repositions it within the global history of the information age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46792971190508,"sku":"9780231219884","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8255543482270.jpg?v=1757011636"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/anatoly-detwyler.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}