CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. FIRST AND LASTING 35
6. 2. THE IMPRESSIONIST ADVERTISEMENT 72
7. 3. PHOTOGÉNIE FROM RENOIR TO GANCE TO RENOIR 99
8. 4. THE “IMAGE OF AFRICA” FROM CONRAD TO ACHEBE TO ADICHIE 133
9. 5. THE IMPRESSIONIST FRAUD 167
10. 6. CONTEMPORARY IMPRESSIONS, KITSCH AESTHETICS 201
11. 7. THE PSEUDO-IMPRESSIONIST NOVEL 228
12. 8. THINKING MEDIUM 254
13. CONCLUSION 282
14. NOTES 289
15. INDEX 323