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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791150903321

Autore

Freeman Damien

Titolo

Art''s Emotions [[electronic resource] ] : Ethics, Expression and Aesthetic Experience

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2014

Durham : , : Acumen, , 2012

ISBN

1-315-72998-9

1-317-54756-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Disciplina

700.1/9

Soggetti

Arts - Psychological aspects

Emotions in art

Art and morals

Aesthetics - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication ; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The emotional economy; 2. Perception of emotion in the world; 3. The varieties of emotional experience; 4. Art and the plenary experience of emotion; 5. The value of art and the practice of life; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the very obvious differences between looking at Manet's Woman with a Parrot and listening to Elgar's Cello Concerto, both experiences provoke similar questions in the thoughtful aesthete: why does the painting seem to express reverie and the music, nostalgia? How do we experience the reverie and nostalgia in such works of art? Why do we find these experiences rewarding in similar ways? As our awareness of emotion in art, and our engagement with art's emotions, can make such a special contribution to our life, it is timely for a philosopher to seek to account for the nature and signific