Sprezzatura : Concealing the Effort of Art from Aristotle to Duchamp.
The essence of art is to conceal art. A dancer or musician does not only need to perform with ability. There should also be a lack of visible effort that gives an impression of naturalness. To disguise technique and feign ease is to heighten beauty. To express this notion, Italian has a word with no...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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La Vergne :
Columbia University Press,
2018.
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Series: | Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Intro; Table of Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Note to the Second Italian Edition; 1. Concealment; 2. Part of Eloquence Is to Hide Eloquence; 3. The Concealed Ornament; 4. Art or Nature?; 5. In the Garden; 6. Iki; 7. Those Who Cannot Dissimulate Cannot Rule Either; 8. True Eloquence Mocks Eloquence; 9. Ready-Mades; Notes; Index.