Pour les regardeurs

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By (author) Anne-Cécile Guilbard Series edited by Olivier Leplatre Series edited by Philippe Maupeu

Book cover: Pour les regardeurs

Extent: 321 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Literary Studies

Series: Figurales

Series volume number: 4

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(July 2026)

ISBN: 9782406206156

5.94 x 8.66 inches

Price: $45.00

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Hardback (Published)

(July 2026)

ISBN: 9782406206163

5.94 x 8.66 inches

Price: $118.00

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After resurfacing in the nineteenth century, the word regardeur (beholder) has remained rare in French, except within the field of contemporary art. A study of its usage shows that the term tends to designate a silent and solitary act of contemplation—an expert practice removed from the dominance of verbal language, scholarly discourse, and from the constraints of the social order.


After resurfacing in the nineteenth century, the word regardeur (beholder) has remained rare in French, except within the field of contemporary art. A study of its usage shows that the term tends to designate a silent and solitary act of contemplation—an expert practice removed from the dominance of verbal language, scholarly discourse, and from the constraints of the social order.

  • By (author) Anne-CĂ©cile Guilbard
  • Series edited by Olivier Leplatre
  • Series edited by Philippe Maupeu