Enchantment: On Charisma and the Sublime in the Arts of the West

by C. Stephen Jaeger

Book Overview

What is the force in art, C. Stephen Jaeger asks, that can enter our consciousness, inspire admiration or imitation, and carry a reader or viewer from the world as it is to a world more sublime? We have long recognized the power of individuals to lead or enchant by the force of personal charisma--and indeed, in his award-winning Envy of Angels, Jaeger himself brilliantly parsed the ability of charismatic teachers to shape the world of medieval...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812223357
• ISBN13: 9780812223354
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"