Summers of Discontent
The Purpose of the Arts Today
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, philosophers have pondered the nature and purpose of the arts, but artists have gone on making them and audiences enjoying them regardless of these musings. None of their theories have met with universal or even popular acceptance. But here is theory that places the arts—all the arts—firmly and squarely within everyone's everyday experiences.Summers of Discontent goes to the heart of the arts. It's an examination of why artists create them in the first place and why we all feel the need for them. Raymond Tallis thinks the arts spring from our inability as humans fully to experience our experiences; from o…
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Weitere Autoren: Spalding, Julian
- ISBN: 978-1-912242-84-9
- EAN: 9781912242849
- Produktnummer: 33274441
- Verlag: Bitter Lemon Press Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 469 KB
Über den Autor
Raymond Tallis: Raymond Tallis is a leading academic doctor, philosopher, cultural critic and polymath. Author of more than 20 books, and a regular contributor to Prospect, TLS, BBC Radio 4 etc, he was, until his retirement, professor of geriatric medicine at the University of Manchester.Julian Spalding: Julian Spalding was director, successively of Sheffield and Manchester Art Galleries, and latterly of the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. He has written over a dozen books on art historical topics, and curated many exhibitions.
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