Description

Book Synopsis
In this work on what constitutes primitive art, Frances Connelly argues that primitive art was not a style at all, but a cultural construction by modern Europeans, a cluster of concepts principally forged during the Enlightenment concerning the nature of the origins of artistic expression.

Trade Review

“The Sleep of Reason is an earnest, thoughtful, and original approach to the currently much-discussed issue of ‘primitivism’ as cultural and aesthetic concept.”

—Nina Athanassoglou-Kallmyer,University of Delaware

The Sleep of Reason

    Product form

    £999.99

    Includes FREE delivery

    A Paperback / softback by Frances S. Connelly

    Out of stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of The Sleep of Reason by Frances S. Connelly

      Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
      Publication Date: 15/09/1998
      ISBN13: 9780271018270, 978-0271018270
      ISBN10: 0271018275
      Also in:
      Theory of art

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this work on what constitutes primitive art, Frances Connelly argues that primitive art was not a style at all, but a cultural construction by modern Europeans, a cluster of concepts principally forged during the Enlightenment concerning the nature of the origins of artistic expression.

      Trade Review

      “The Sleep of Reason is an earnest, thoughtful, and original approach to the currently much-discussed issue of ‘primitivism’ as cultural and aesthetic concept.”

      —Nina Athanassoglou-Kallmyer,University of Delaware

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account