Invention of the Self

Preface
Acknowledgements

1. The Concept Of The Self
2. The Emergence Of The Self: The Structure Of The Medieval Church And Popular, Heretical And Visionary Dissensions From It
3. The Resurrection Of Theoretical Self: Imaginative Empathy With The Suffering And Death Of Christ
4. The Localisation Of The Self: The Origins Of Perspective And The Accommodation Of The Self In Pictorial Space
5. The Necessitation Of The Self: The Ennoblement Of The Artist And The Invention Of An Archetype
6. The Abstraction Of The Self: The Secularisation Of Subject-Matter And The Commodification Of Art
7. The Imaginary Environments Of The Self: Its Physical And Intellectual Frames Of Mind
8. The Privatisation Of The Self: Fireplaces, Beds And Mirrors
9. The Automation Of The Self: The Material Culture Of Time-Keeping
10. The Sensibilities Of The Self: Courtesy, Conversation, Letter-Writing And Novel-Reading
11. The Behaviour Of The Self: The Codification Of Sensibility In Domestic Life
12. The Portrayal Of The Self: Facial Expression And The Language Of Personal Emotion
13. The Enjoyment Of The Self: Sexuality And The Valorisation Of Meaningless Pleasure
14. The Embodiment Of The Self: The Awakening To Sensation
15. The Autonomy Of The Self: The Invention Of Taste And Aesthetics
16. The Naturalness Of The Self: The Picturesque Transformation Of Nature Into A Mirror Of Personal Sublimity
17. The Consummation Of The Self: The Sanctification Of Art
18. The Seamless Garment Of The Self


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