Transfiguration of the commonplace : a philosophy of art / Arthur C. Danto.
By: Danto, Arthur C
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Material type: 
BookPublisher: Cambridge, MA. : Harvard University Press, 1981Description: 212 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0674903463.Subject(s): Art -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 700.1
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 700.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00059973 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Arthur C. Danto argues that recent developments in the art world, 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.
Includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Works of Art and Mere Real Things
- 2 Content and Causation
- 3 Philosophy and Art
- 4 Aesthetics and the Work of Art
- 5 Interpretation and Identification
- 6 Works of Art and Mere Representations
- 7 Metaphor, Expression, and Style
- Index