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Suffering Art Gladly

The Paradox of Negative Emotion in Art

Jerrold Levinson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:14th Nov '13

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A collection of newly composed essays, some with a historical focus and some with a contemporary focus, which addresses the problem of explaining the appeal of artworks whose appreciation entails negative or difficult emotions on the appreciator's part - what has traditionally been known as "the paradox of tragedy".

ISBN: 9780230349834

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 490g

271 pages