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
PublicationNew York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Descriptionxvi, 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014000637
ISBN9780230349834 (hardcover)
ISBN0230349838 (hardcover)

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Joyner General Stacks NX165 .S84 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold