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OverviewAntithetical Arts constitutes a defence of musical formalism against those who would put literary interpretations on the absolute music canon. In Part I, the historical origins of both the literary interpretation of absolute music and musical formalism are laid out. In Part II, specific attempts to put literary interpretations on various works of the absolute music canon are examined and criticized. Finally, in Part III, the question is raised as to what the human significance of absolute music is, if it does not lie in its representational or narrative content. The answer is that, as yet, philosophy has no answer, and that the question should be considered an important one for philosophers of art to consider, and to try to answer without appeal to representational or narrative content. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Kivy (Rutgers University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780199562800ISBN 10: 0199562806 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 26 March 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface PART I: THE FOUNDING OF FORMALISM 1: First the Music, and then the Words 2: Designs à la Grecque 3: Body and Soul PART II: THE FORTUNES OF FORMALISM 4: Mood and Music 5: Persona Non Grata 6: Action and Agency 7: Shostakovich's Secret? PART III: THE FATE OF FORMALISM 8: The Failure of Formalism and the Failure of its Foes 9: Attention, Ritual, and the Additive Strategy 10: Musical Morality 11: Empty Pleasure to the Ear BIBLIOGRAPHYReviewsclear, resourceful, spirited, and entertaining Paul Griffiths, Times Literary Supplement Kivy's book is written in an extraordinarily clear and lucid style. There is a little surprise, an unexpected or witty observation, a new turn of the argument waiting at every other turn of the page. Furthermore, one might even say that Kivy's prose has a distinctive musical flavor to it... It also has many instructuve historical details on the long debate about how to understand music... Although it is difficult to imagine a narrativist being much impressed by Kivy's arguments, all of them should read this wonderful book. Like music, it can be a source of great pleasure and insight to the reader. Peter Rinderle, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Author InformationPeter Kivy is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, New Jersey. His field of specialization is aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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