Steven Z. Levine
Lacan Reframed. 
I. B. Tauris, 2008. Contemporary Thinkers Reframed. First edition. 9781845115487 xvii/150 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5" x 7", is in fine condition.
"Single-handedly responsible for the influential and ominous notion of "the gaze", quoted by everybody yet fully understood by few. Lacan's work can be difficult to grasp. Going back to basics, this introduction guides the reader through Lacan's key concepts by looking at art from the "Mona Lisa" through Bridget Riley's paintins, and by looking afresh at key works discussed by Lacan himself from Holbein's famous "The Ambassadors" to Velazquez's "Las Meninas". Making sense of Lacan's sometimes convoluted style, this highly readable introduction to one of the most frequently quoted thinkers also explores the reasons why human beings make -- and look at -- art."