This book is a study of metaphor, imaginativeness, and criticism of the arts. Since the eighteenth century, many philosophers have argued that appreciating art is rewarding because it involves responding imaginatively to a work. Literary works can be interpreted in many ways; ar…
This book is a study of metaphor, imaginativeness, and criticism of the arts. Since the eighteenth century, many philosophers have argued that appreciating art is rewarding because it involves responding imaginatively to a work. Literary works can be interpreted in many ways; ar…
The Critical Imagination is a study of metaphor, imaginitiveness, and criticism of the arts ... The first half explains the role imaginitiveness plays in criticism. To do this, Grant answers three questions that are of interest in their own right. First, what are the aims of cri…
'The Critical Imagination' explores metaphor, imaginativeness and criticism of the arts. James Grant critically examines the idea that art is rewarding because it involves responding imaginatively to a work. He explains the role imaginativeness plays in criticism, and goes on to…
Provides a historical and dialectical journey through some of the most salient and abiding works of art, literature, TV series and film, including the analysis of more classical forms such as the paintings of Van Gogh or work by Balzac and Brontë, alongside modern elements which…
How to Write About Contemporary Art is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time. Invaluable for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers, the book first navigates readers through the key elements of style and content, from the aims and …
How to Write About Contemporary Art is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time. Invaluable for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers, the book first navigates readers through the key elements of style and content, from the aims and …
How to Write About Contemporary Art is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time. Invaluable for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers, the book first navigates readers through the key elements of style and content, from the aims and …
"Social media have dramatically popularized practices of evaluation, especially of cultural products and artistic expressions. The practices of "liking" and rating any shared contents such as music to blogs, film, videos, photographs to artwork and performances are ubiquitous in…
Der Soziologe und Kunsttheoretiker Theodor W. Adorno hat mit seinen Aufsätzen und Büchern den Diskurs über die künstlerische Produktion in der Moderne maßgeblich mitgeprägt. Walther Müller-Jentsch führt mit seinen Analysen ins Zentrum des ausgreifenden kunstsoziologischen Denken…
Der Soziologe und Kunsttheoretiker Theodor W. Adorno hat mit seinen Aufsätzen und Büchern den Diskurs über die künstlerische Produktion in der Moderne maßgeblich mitgeprägt. Walther Müller-Jentsch führt mit seinen Analysen ins Zentrum des ausgreifenden kunstsoziologischen Denken…
Der Soziologe und Kunsttheoretiker Theodor W. Adorno hat mit seinen Aufsätzen und Büchern den Diskurs über die künstlerische Produktion in der Moderne maßgeblich mitgeprägt. Walther Müller-Jentsch führt mit seinen Analysen ins Zentrum des ausgreifenden kunstsoziologischen Denken…
