A short guide to writing about art /
Sylvan Barnet.
- 5th edition
- New York : Longman, c1997.
- xiv, 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- The short guide series .
Contents;
1. Writing about art What is art? Why write about art? The writer's audience etc.
2. Analysis Analytic thinking: Seeing and saying Subject matter and content Getting ideas: Asking questions to get answers etc.
3. Writing a comparison Comparing as a way of discovering Two ways of organizing a comparison Sample essays: Two comparisons etc.
4. Some critical approaches Social history: The new art history and Marxism Gender studies: Feminist criticism and gay and lesbian studies
5. In brief: How to write an effective essay Getting to a first draft Getting to a readable draft Preparing the final version etc.
6. Style in writing Principles of style Get the right word Write effective sentences etc.
7. Manuscript form Basic manuscript form Corrections in the final copy Quotations and quotation marks etc.
8. The research paper A note on art-historical research and art criticism What research is Primary and secondary materials etc.
9. Essay examinations What examination are Writing essay answers Last words