W.J.T. Mitchell PIC TURE THEORY L__..... THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO @ PRESS @ Cnieage: & LondonThe University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 1994 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved. Published 1994 Paperback edition 1995 Printed in the United States of America 03 02 45 ISBN: 0-226-53232-1 (ppbk) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mitchell, W. J. Thomas, 1942— Picture theory: Essays on verbal and visual representation / W. J. T. Mitchell, . cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Ur pictura poesis (Aesthetics) 2. Arts, Modern. 3. Postmodernism. 1. Title. NX170.M58 1994 700'.1—dc20 93-34057 cI ©The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992.