Savoring disgust [electronic resource] : the foul and the fair in aesthetics / Carolyn Korsmeyer.

By:

Korsmeyer, Carolyn

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:

9780199895212 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

111.85 22

LOC classification:

BH301.E45

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: Disgust is a strong aversion, yet paradoxically it can constitute an appreciative aesthetic response to works of art. Artistic disgust can be funny, profound, sorrowful, or gross. This book examines numerous examples of disgust as it is aroused by art and offers a set of explanations for its aesthetic appeal.

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Disgust is a strong aversion, yet paradoxically it can constitute an appreciative aesthetic response to works of art. Artistic disgust can be funny, profound, sorrowful, or gross. This book examines numerous examples of disgust as it is aroused by art and offers a set of explanations for its aesthetic appeal.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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