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Suffering Art Gladly

The Paradox of Negative Emotion in Art
By:Jerrold Levinson
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230349834
eText ISBN:9781137313713
Edition:0
Copyright:2014
Format:Reflowable

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A collection of newly composed essays, some with a historical focus and some with a contemporary focus, which addresses the problem of explaining the appeal of artworks whose appreciation entails negative or difficult emotions on the appreciator's part - what has traditionally been known as "the paradox of tragedy".