...Dana Polan Copyright © 1991 by The Johns Hopkins University Press 1990 Idtes et Recherches- Hammarion History in Perspective, Perspective in History A Commentary on L‘Origine de la perspective by Hubert Damisch Dana Polan Part of what is so intriguing about Hubert...

... but can perceive, as we perceive the sound of leaves rustling in the wind. Who is this other watching us from a position of uncanny proximity and irreducible alterity? In his seminal work on perspec- tive, Hubert Damisch claims that “the vanishing point . . . func- tioned, within the limits...

.... Petro, Patrice and Lea Jacobs Editorial for special issue on “Feminism and Film History.” No. 22; pp. 4-6. Polan, Dana History in Perspective, Perspective in History: A Commentary on L‘Origine de la perspective by Hubert Damisch. No. 24; pp. 89...