Synaesthetics: Art as Synaesthesia

Synaesthetics: Art as Synaesthesia - Paperback

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Synaesthetics: Art as Synaesthesia - Paperback

Synaesthetics: Art as Synaesthesia - Paperback

by Paul Gordon
$80.91
$80.91

Book Overview

Paul Gordon proposes a new theory of art as synaesthetic and applies this idea to various media, including works--such as movies, illustrated books, and song lyrics--that explicitly cross over into media involving the different senses. The idea of art as synaesthetic is not, however, limited to those "cross-over" works, because even an individual poem or novel or painting calls upon different senses in creating its syn-aesthetic "meaning."

Although previous studies have often devolved into those who see an obvious connection between art and synaesthesia and those who adamantly reject such a notion, Synaesthetics furthers our understanding of synaesthesia as an important, if not essential, component of artistic expression.
ISBN9781501383182
Author Paul Gordon
PublisherBloomsbury Academic
GenreArts, Literature, and Philosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages208
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Paul Gordon

Paul Gordon is Professor of Comparative Literature/Humanities at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. He is the author of four books, including Art as the Absolute (Bloomsbury, 2015).

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