"In Anamorphic Distortion in Literature, Visual Art and Film, TONY FABIJANI discusses the hidden view of anamorphosis forms of distortion or a reforming in a range of literature, art and film, ranging between theory and practice and bringing a comparative perspective that should help the reader see anew and find different angles of insight and interpretation."
--Jonathan Locke Hart, Harvard University/University of Toronto, Canada
Anamorphic Distortion in Literature, Visual Art and Film is a welcome alternative engagement for thinking about theories of reading, interpretation, and meaning making. The books conceptual foundation animates reading as perceptual encounter and discovery beyond conventional conditioning. Tony Fabijani defines and then applies anamorphic modes of perception (writ large) across a range of aesthetic objects in order to unsettle and reposition established valuations. When familiar works are studied from this new perspective, they render up secrets which the viewer then unlocks through the exploratory practice of close attention and receptivity to new interpretations.
-- Anett K. Jessop, The University of Texas at Tyler, USA