The appeal of art in modernity /

"This book explores the place of art in the modern world, but instead of asking what art is, it begins with the question of art's appeal in modernity. Why is the appellation 'art' so desired for movies, food and fashion, for example? Why is there the assumption of esteem when som...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Symonds, Michael John (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, [2020]
Series:Classical and contemporary social theory.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Weber: the Value-Sphere of Art
  • Kant: the Inner Workings of the Sphere of Art
  • Hegel: Art and the End of History
  • Adorno 1: Truth, Beauty and Utopia
  • Adorno 11: Purpose, Disenchantment and Suffering
  • Bourdieu: Distinction and the Game of Art.