Art and Life in Aestheticism : De-Humanizing and Re-Humanizing Art, the Artist, and the Artistic Receptor /

Art for art's sake addresses the relationship between art and life. Although it has long been argued that aestheticism aims to de-humanize art, this volume seeks to consider the counterclaim that such de-humanization can also lead to re-humanization and to a deepened relationship between the ae...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Comfort, Kelly (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
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Summary:Art for art's sake addresses the relationship between art and life. Although it has long been argued that aestheticism aims to de-humanize art, this volume seeks to consider the counterclaim that such de-humanization can also lead to re-humanization and to a deepened relationship between the aesthetic sphere and the world at large.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 240 pages)
ISBN:9780230583498
DOI:10.1057/9780230583498