After Theory: Academia and the Death of Aesthetic Relish in Zadie Smith's On Beauty (2005)
2010; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 51; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00111610903380030
ISSN1939-9138
Autores Tópico(s)Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art
ResumoABSTRACT Can we find the answer to what beauty is and is not within the walls of art schools? Can academia account for a feeling that exceeds the limits imposed by reason through a discourse that has traditionally been based on reason itself? What is the role of theory in all this? What happens to beauty after theory? Through a reading of Zadie Smith's third novel On Beauty (2005) Dunmore, Helen. 2005. “On Beauty by Zadie Smith.”. The Times, 3 Sept. 26 Mar. 2008. [Google Scholar], this article addresses academia's inability to enjoy beauty as opposed to feelings of rapture in front of art displayed by those characters in the novel who describe themselves as lacking academic expertise.
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