Suffering Art Gladly: The Paradox of Negative Emotion in Art by Jerrold Levinson

Suffering Art Gladly: The Paradox of Negative Emotion in Art

Jerrold Levinson

271 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy

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A collection of newly composed essays, some with a historical focus and some with a contemporary focus, which addresses the problem of explaining the appeal of artworks whose appreciation entails negative or difficult emotions on the appreciator's...

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