Do the arts make us better people? Why should "high" art be thought higher than "low"? In the first part of this spirited polemic, Carey returns startling answers to these and related questions. In the second part he makes a provocative case for the superiority of literature to all other arts.
Do the arts make us better people? Why should "high" art be thought higher than "low"? In the first part of this spirited polemic, Carey returns startling answers to these and related questions. In the second part he makes a provocative case for the superiority of literature to all other arts.
John Carey is the Chief Book Reviewer for The Sunday Times (London).
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgements Introduction Part One 1. What is a work of art? 2. Is "high" art superior? 3. Can science help? 4. Do the arts make us better? 5. Can art be a religion? Part Two 6. Literature and Critical Intelligence 7. Creative reading: Literature and indistinctness Afterword Bibliography/Notes/Index
Acknowledgements Introduction Part One 1. What is a work of art? 2. Is "high" art superior? 3. Can science help? 4. Do the arts make us better? 5. Can art be a religion? Part Two 6. Literature and Critical Intelligence 7. Creative reading: Literature and indistinctness Afterword Bibliography/Notes/Index
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