Blindness Book by Moshe Barasch (Farsi)

Description

"Blindness" by Moshe Barasch, a remarkable study of how Western culture has portrayed and represented blindness in art, has been thoughtfully translated into the Farsi language. This translation provides Farsi-speaking readers with an opportunity to explore the intricate connections between visual arts, cultural representations, and the theme of blindness. In this insightful work, Moshe Barasch delves into the span of art history, from antiquity to the eighteenth century, to examine how blindness has been depicted and symbolized. The book explores classical and biblical traditions that have influenced artistic representation, touching on various aspects such as Blind Homer, the healing of the blind, blind musicians, and the multifaceted meanings attached to blindness. Spanning from antiquity to the Renaissance, with a concluding focus on Diderot, "Blindness" sheds light on the varied ways that blindness has been woven into art and culture.