What art is—its very nature—is the subject of this book by one of the most distinguished continental theorists writing today. Informed by the aesthetics of Nelson Goodman and referring to a wide range of cultures, contexts, and media, The Work of Art...
One of Gérard Genette’s most important works, this examines the manifold relationships a text may have with prior texts. Genette describes the multiple ways a... Læs mere
Genette shows how paratexts - titles, forewords, publishers' blurbs - shape both individual readings and literature as cultural institution.
Genette shows how paratexts - titles, forewords, publishers' blurbs - shape both individual readings and literature as cultural institution.
One of the best-known continental theorists writing today, Gérard Genette here explores our aesthetic relation to works of art. Through an analysis of the views of thinkers ranging from David Hume and Immanuel Kant to Monroe C. Beardsley, Arthur...
What art is—its very nature—is the subject of this book by one of the most distinguished continental theorists writing today. Informed by the aesthetics of Nelson Goodman and referring to a wide range of cultures, contexts, and media, The Work of Art...