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Meaning in the Arts, Volume XXVII Volume XXVII Edition
Contributor(s): French, Peter A. (Editor), Wettstein, Howard K. (Editor)
ISBN: 1405108916     ISBN-13: 9781405108911
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $53.41  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: August 2003
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Annotation: This collection of articles from prominent philosophers and practitioners of the arts illuminates the notion of meaning in the arts - in literature, painting, music, and dance. Specific topics include the application of theory in literary criticism, music, and dance; explorations of the relationship between authorial intentions and the viewer's interpretation of meaning; the possibility (or impossibility) of objective meaning; and the role of the consumer as a participant in the work of art.


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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
Dewey: 111.85
LCCN: 2003057738
Series: Midwest Studies in Philosophy
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6" W x 8.88" (0.63 lbs) 180 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This Volume illuminates the notion of meaning in the arts-in literature, painting, music, and dance. Specific topics include theory in the arts; interpretations of meaning; objectivity in meaning; and the consumer as a participant in art.
  • Brings together articles from prominent philosophers and practitioners of the arts, which illuminate the notion of meaning in the arts.
  • Addresses meaning in literature, painting, music, and dance.
  • Explores the relationship between authorial intentions and the viewer's interpretation of meaning; the possibility (or impossibility) of objective meaning; and the role of the consumer as a participant in the work of art.