Translation of L'Oeil du texte and Texte/Images: images à lire, textes à voir.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is an image? -- The infinite dialogue between text and image -- Modes of insertion of the pictorial I: narrative figures of the pictorial image -- Modes of insertion of the pictorial II: from text to iconotext: degrees of pictorial saturation -- Modes of insertion of the pictorial III: functions of the image: a pragmatics of the iconotext -- Variations on the pictorial -- Beyond the paragone: towards a poetics of pictorial rhythm