Picture This: A NovelPicture this: Rembrandt is creating his famous painting of Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer. As soon as he paints an ear on Aristotle, Aristotle can hear. When he paints an eye, Aristotle can see. And what Aristotle sees and hears and remembers from the ancient past to this very moment provides the foundation for this lighthearted, freewheeling jaunt through 2,500 years of Western Civilization. Picture This is an incisive fantasy that digs deeply into our illusions and customs. Nobody but Joseph Heller could have thought of a novel like this one. Nobody but Heller could have executed it so brilliantly. |
Contents
Section 1 | 5 |
Section 2 | 11 |
Section 3 | 12 |
Section 4 | 23 |
Section 5 | 27 |
Section 6 | 60 |
Section 7 | 68 |
Section 8 | 73 |
Section 17 | 170 |
Section 18 | 171 |
Section 19 | 183 |
Section 20 | 199 |
Section 21 | 218 |
Section 22 | 228 |
Section 23 | 231 |
Section 24 | 255 |
Section 9 | 81 |
Section 10 | 97 |
Section 11 | 107 |
Section 12 | 129 |
Section 13 | 141 |
Section 14 | 145 |
Section 15 | 155 |
Section 16 | 165 |
Section 25 | 265 |
Section 26 | 267 |
Section 27 | 279 |
Section 28 | 295 |
Section 29 | 332 |
Section 30 | 340 |
Section 31 | 348 |
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References to this book
Pliny's Statue: The Letters, Self-portraiture & Classical Art John Henderson No preview available - 2002 |