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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dylan TriggPublisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Edition: illustrated edition Volume: 37 Weight: 0.570kg ISBN: 9780820486468ISBN 10: 0820486469 Pages: 265 Publication Date: 27 July 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews« 'The Aesthetics of Decay' challenges the common assumption that progress is rational. With analytical rigor and eloquence of argument, Dylan Trigg's book takes the reader on a journey through metaphysics, psychoanalysis, aesthetics, ethics, theology, and music to suggest the opposite: that the modern ruin redefines progress by embodying decline. A remarkable display of erudition and creativity, and written in an engaging and accessible style, this book is an exceptional foray into intriguing subject matter. -- Sally Macarthur 'Between sublimity and the dissolute, we discover the aesthetics of revulsion', writes the philosopher Dylan Trigg in his recent book The Aesthetics of Decay (2006). Trigg is the latest in a venerable line of thinkers to turn his attention to decay in general and garbage in particular. His book's contention - that the ruin or remnant embodies a mode of 'critical memory' at odds with the sanctification of official monuments and sites of collective recall - may be argued at the level of contemporary cultural theory, but its terms and tone are actually ancient. There seems to be something in the study of ruins, rubbish, junk and trash that means its enthusiasts can't help reverting to awed lists of defunct artefacts. They may begin with more rigorous and abstract ambitions, but time and again it is the details of decay that fascinate its theorists. (Brian Dillon, Frieze Magazine) 'The Aesthetics of Decay' challenges the common assumption that progress is rational. With analytical rigor and eloquence of argument, Dylan Trigg's book takes the reader on a journey through metaphysics, psychoanalysis, aesthetics, ethics, theology, and music to suggest the opposite: that the modern ruin redefines progress by embodying decline. A remarkable display of erudition and creativity, and written in an engaging and accessible style, this book is an exceptional foray into intriguing subject matter. (Sally Macarthur, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, University of Western Sydney; Author of 'Feminist Aesthetics in Music') Author InformationThe Author: Dylan Trigg is a research student at the University of Sussex, England, where he earned his M.A. in aesthetics. He completed his B.A. in philosophy at the University of London. He has published widely on aesthetics, continental philosophy, and space and place. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |