02890nam 2200589 a 450 991097165930332120240513183642.0979-82-16-27525-11-282-97697-497866129769710-7391-4133-3(CKB)2670000000070513(EBL)654161(OCoLC)701062108(SSID)ssj0000466752(PQKBManifestationID)12211174(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466752(PQKBWorkID)10465901(PQKB)10316270(Au-PeEL)EBL654161(CaPaEBR)ebr10444478(CaONFJC)MIL297697(MiAaPQ)EBC654161(EXLCZ)99267000000007051320100914d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAesthetics and modernity essays /Agnes Heller ; edited by John RundellLanham Lexington Booksc20111 online resource (386 pages)0-7391-4132-5 0-7391-4131-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Agnes Heller: modernity, aesthetics and the human condition, an interpretative essay / John Rundell -- What went wrong with the concept of the beautiful? -- Autonomy of art or the dignity of the artwork -- The role of emotions in the reception of artworks -- Joke culture and transformations of the public sphere -- The contemporary historical novel -- The metaphysics of embodiment in the western tradition -- European master-narratives about freedom -- The three logics of modernity and the double bind of the modern imagination -- The absolute stranger: Shakespeare and the drama of failed assimilation -- The gods of Greece : Germans and Greeks -- Self representation and the representation of the other -- Where are we at home?.Aesthetics and Modernity brings together Agnes Heller's most recent essays on aesthetic genres such as painting, music, literature and comedy, aesthetic reception and embodiment in the context of the continuing pitfalls of modernity. The essays also throw light on Heller's theories of values, emotions and feelings, embodiment, and modernity. Those with an interest in philosophy, critical theory, aesthetics, and social theory will find this collection illuminating, and an essential addition to any philosophy bookshelf.AestheticsPostmodernismAesthetics.Postmodernism.111/.85Heller Ágnes119597Rundell John F919002MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971659303321Aesthetics and modernity4453745UNINA