{"product_id":"into-the-light-of-things-george-j-leonard-9780226472539","title":"Into the Light of Things: The Art of the Commonplace from Wordsworth to John Cage","description":"In this sweeping revision of avant-garde history, John Cage takes his rightful place as Wordsworth's great and final heir. George Leonard traces a direct line back from Cage, Pop, and Conceptual Art through the Futurists to Whitman, Emerson, Ruskin, Carlyle, and Wordsworth, showing how the art of everyday objects, often thought an exclusively contemporary phenomenon, actually began as far back as 1800. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In recovering the links between such seemingly disparate figures, Leonard transforms our understanding of modern culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Selected by the American Library Association's journal, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, as \"one of the Outstanding Academic Books of the Year\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Leonard's book is a fine example of interdisciplinary studies. He shifts focus persuasively from art theory to literature to religious thought and biography, making his method seem the natural mode of inquiry into culture.\"-Kenneth Baker, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Provocative and illuminating.\"-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Highly stimulating, impassioned.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A rich and rewarding study written in a clear and accessible style with excellent references and a very useful index. Highly recommended.\"-\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George J. Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226472531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226472539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.18w x 0.60d","brand":"George J. Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056655495423,"sku":"9780226472539","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67f53b68-2844-46ac-a0b5-7c469f740635.jpg?v=1685042529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/into-the-light-of-things-george-j-leonard-9780226472539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}