Suffering art gladly : the paradox of negative emotion in art / edited by Jerrold Levinson, Department of Philosophy, University of Maryland, USA.
| Other author | Levinson, Jerrold, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. |
| Description | xvi, 271 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Historical perspectives. Tragic pleasures in Plato and Aristotle / Pierre Destrée -- The paradox of negative emotion in art in enlightenment aesthetics / Carole Talon-Hugon -- A lust of the mind: curiosity and aversion in 18th century British aesthetics / Carolyn Korsmeyer -- Mere suffering: Hume and the problem of tragedy / Christopher Williams -- The problem and promise of the sublime: lessons from Kant and Schopenhauer / Sandra Shapshay -- Contemporary perspectives. A simple solution to the paradox of negative emotion / Raf DeClercq -- Painful art and the limits of well-being / Aaron Smuts -- That obscure object of desire: pleasure in painful art / Jonathan Gilmore -- Playing with fire: art and the seductive power of pain / Iskra Fileva -- Poetic pains: how poetry hurts and heals / Anna Ribeiro -- Negative emotions and creativity / Derek Matravers -- Attention, negative valence, and tragic emotions / Cain Todd -- Watching the unwatchable: 'irreversible', 'empire', and the other paradox of negative emotions / David Davies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014000637 |
| ISBN | 9780230349834 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0230349838 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NX165 .S84 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |