Suffering Art Gladly: The Paradox of Negative Emotion in Art

by Jerrold Levinson

Book Overview

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 part - what has traditionally been known as "the paradox of tragedy".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349345989
• ISBN13: 9781349345984
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"