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Art and Knowledge argues that the experience of art is rewarding because it can be an important source of knowledge about ourselves, our relation to each other and to the world. Young reflects on the essence of art and argues that it ought to provide insight as well as pleasure. He argues that all ...

Art and Knowledge argues that the experience of art is rewarding because it can be an important source of knowledge about ourselves, our relation to each other and to the world. Young reflects on the essence of art and argues that it ought to provide insight as well as pleasure. He argues that all the arts, including music, are importantly representational. This kind of representation is fundamentally different from that found in the sciences, but it can provide insights as important and profound as available from the sciences. Art and Knowledge is an exceptionally clear and interesting, as well as controversial, exploration of what art is and why it is valuable.

Fascist Politics and Literary Culture is a study of the avant-grade movements which flourished in Italy at the beginning of the twentieth century and played an important role in the formation of a recognisably Fascist ideology. Many modernist writers and artists became committed supporters of ...

Fascist Politics and Literary Culture is a study of the avant-grade movements which flourished in Italy at the beginning of the twentieth century and played an important role in the formation of a recognisably Fascist ideology. Many modernist writers and artists became committed supporters of Mussolini. The book examines the works of one writer, Vincenzo Cardarelli (1884-1959), who was first a member of the Florentine avant-garde and subsequently an important proponent of Fascist culture. The initial section of the book examines the anti-positivism, nationalism, and hostility towards parliamentary democracy which formed the basis of modernist culture in Florence in the years before the First World War. It also examines the creative writing of those authors who were most committed to radical and violent change. The book then charts the rise of Fascism in the immediate aftermath of the First World War and examines how Cardarelli and others in the literary world called for a 'return to order'. The book then examines the work which Cardarelli and a number of his contemporaries produced during the twenty years of Mussolini's rule. It shows how these works fostered the nationalistic myths of fascism, how they created a vision of the past and of the Italian people.

This book addresses the growing interest in Stein's theater by offering the first detailed analyses of her major plays, and by considering them within a larger history of avant-garde performance. In addition to comparing Stein's plays and theories to those generated by Dadaists, Surrealists, and ...

This book addresses the growing interest in Stein's theater by offering the first detailed analyses of her major plays, and by considering them within a larger history of avant-garde performance. In addition to comparing Stein's plays and theories to those generated by Dadaists, Surrealists, and Futurists, this study further explores the uniqueness of Stein via these theatrical movements, including discussing of her interest in American life and drama, which argues that a significant and heretofore unrecognized relationship exists among the histories of avant-garde drama, cinema, and homosexuality.