The exploration of language in verse reveals the nuanced shifts in meaning, mood, and tone that words can embody. Dr. Scott delves into the intimate relationship between words and their emotional resonance, highlighting how poetry captures the complexities of expression. This examination offers insights into the dynamic nature of language and its impact on the reader's experience.
Street photography is perhaps the best-loved and most widely known of all photographic genres, with names like Cartier-Bresson, Brassai and Doisneau familiar even to those with a fleeting knowledge of the medium. Yet, what exactly is street photography? From what viewpoint does it present its subjects, and how does this viewpoint differ from that of documentary photography? Looking closely at the work of Atget, Kertesz, Bovis, Rene-Jacques, Brassai, Doisneau, Cartier- Bresson and more, this elegantly written book, extensively illustrated with both well-known and neglected works, unpicks Parisian street photography's affinity with Impressionist art, as well as its complex relationship with parallel literary trends and authors from Baudelaire to Philippe Soupault. Clive Scott traces street photography's origins, asking what really what happened to photography when it first abandoned the studio, and brings to the fore fascinating questions about the way the street photographer captures or frames those subjects - traders, lovers, entertainers - so beloved of the genre.In doing so, Scott reveals street photography to be a poetic, even 'picturesque' form, looking not to the individual but to the type; not to the 'reality' of the street but to its 'romance'.
The book explores the interplay between reading and translation, emphasizing how translation transforms the reading experience into a new text. Clive Scott highlights the dialogic relationship with the original work and how this process fosters innovative perspectives on ecological issues. Through this lens, the act of translation becomes a dynamic engagement that reshapes our understanding of both literature and environmental concerns.