Transformative Aesthetics

by Benjamin Wihstutz and Erika Fischer-Lichte

Book Overview

Aesthetic theory in the West has, until now, been dominated by ideas of effect, autonomy, and reception. Transformative Aesthetics uncovers these theories' mutual concern with the transformation of those involved.

From artists to spectators, readers, listeners, or audiences, the idea of transformation is one familiar to cultures across the globe. Transformation of the individual is only one part of this aesthetic phenomenon, as contemporary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138057177
• ISBN13: 9781138057173
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"