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Summers of Discontent: The Purpose of the Arts Today
Tallis, Raymond, Spalding, Julian
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Description for Summers of Discontent: The Purpose of the Arts Today
Paperback. An original readable, understandable (and brief) discussion of the need for arts, one of the great philosophical mysteries, and one which offers a persuasive and satisfying answer. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Since the time of the Ancient Greeks, philosophers have pondered on the nature and purpose of the arts, but artists have gone on making them and audiences enjoying them regardless of these musings. None of their theories have met with universal or even popular acceptance. But here is theory that places the arts - all the arts - firmly and squarely within everyone's everyday experiences. Summers of Discontent goes to the heart of the arts. It's an examination of why artists create them in the first place and why we all feel the need for them. Tallis thinks the arts ... Read more
Since the time of the Ancient Greeks, philosophers have pondered on the nature and purpose of the arts, but artists have gone on making them and audiences enjoying them regardless of these musings. None of their theories have met with universal or even popular acceptance. But here is theory that places the arts - all the arts - firmly and squarely within everyone's everyday experiences. Summers of Discontent goes to the heart of the arts. It's an examination of why artists create them in the first place and why we all feel the need for them. Tallis thinks the arts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wilmington Square Books
Condition
New
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908524409
SKU
V9781908524409
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About Tallis, Raymond, Spalding, Julian
Raymond Tallis is a leading academic doctor, poet, philosopher and cultural critic. Author of more than 20 books, he was until his retirement professor of geriatric medicine at the University of Manchester. Julian Spalding was director, successively of Sheffield and Manchester Art Galleries, and latterly of the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. He has written over a dozen ... Read more
Reviews for Summers of Discontent: The Purpose of the Arts Today
'Tallis has a range of expertise that would leave Jonathan Miller gasping.' Sunday Times