Is art good for us? : beliefs about high culture in American life / Joli Jensen.

Author/creator Jensen, Joli
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2002.
Descriptionviii, 231 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Exemplary voices: Tocqueville, Whitman, and Mumford -- Arts for renewal, revolution, conservation, and subversion -- Art as antidote: the mass culture debates -- Art as elixir: contemporary arts discourse -- Art as experience: John Dewey's aesthetics -- Conclusion: the value of expressive logic.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index.
LCCN 2002001194
ISBN0742517403 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742517411 (paper : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks NX503 .J46 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold