A Theory of Minimalism Contributor(s): Botha, Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 135014164X ISBN-13: 9781350141643 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $46.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Philosophy | Movements - Realism - Art | Criticism & Theory |
Dewey: 701.170 |
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.93 lbs) 304 pages |
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Publisher Description: The explosion of minimalism into the worlds of visual arts, music and literature in the mid-to-late twentieth century presents one of the most radical and decisive revolutions in aesthetic history. Detested by some, embraced by others, minimalism's influence was immediate, pervasive and lasting, significantly changing the way we hear music, see art and read literature. In The Theory of Minimalism, Marc Botha offers the first general theory of minimalism, equally applicable to literature, the visual arts and music. He argues that minimalism establishes an aesthetic paradigm for rethinking realism in genuinely radical terms. In dialogue with thinkers from both the analytic and continental traditions - including Kant, Danto, Agamben, Badiou and Meillassoux - Botha develops a constellation of concepts which together encapsulate the transhistorcial and transdisciplinary reach of minimalism. Illustrated by a range of historical, canonical and contemporary minimalist works of different media, from the caves of early Christian ascetics to Samuel Beckett's late prose, Botha offers a bold and provocative argument which will equip readers with the tools to engage critically with past, present and future minimalism, and to recognize how, in a culture caught between the poles of excess and austerity, minimalism still matters. |
Contributor Bio(s): Botha, Marc: - Marc Botha is currently Leverhulme ResearchAssociate in the Department of English Studies at Durham University, UK as well asa Lecturer in English at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. |