The transfiguration of the commonplace : a philosophy of art / Arthur C. Danto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danto, Arthur C., 1924-2013, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetics.

Art--Philosophy.

Art.

Physical Description:

x, 212 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1981.

Summary:

"Mr. Danto argues that recent developments in the artworld, in particular the production of works of art that cannot be told from ordinary things, make urgent the need for a new theory of art and make plain the factors such a theory can and cannot involve. In the course of constructing such a theory, he seeks to demonstrate the relationship between philosophy and art, as well as the connections that hold between art and social institutions and art history. The book distinguishes what belongs to artistic theory from what has traditionally been confused with it, namely aesthetic theory and offers as well a systematic account of metaphor, expression, and style, together with an original account of artistic representation. A wealth of examples, drawn especially from recent and contemporary art, illuminate the argument"--Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, LLC.

Contents:

Works of art and mere real things

Content and causation

Philosophy of art

Aesthetics and the work of art

Interpretation and identification

Works of art and mere representations

Metaphor, expression, and style.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Online version: Danto, Arthur Coleman, 1924- Transfiguration of the commonplace.

ISBN:

9780674903463

0674903463

9780674903456

0674903455

OCLC:

6487499