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Single Idea 20337
[filed under theme 21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 6. Art as Institution
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Full Idea
From Aristotle onwards it has been a tenet of the traditional rhetoric that the proper understanding of a literary work involves the location of it in the correct genre, that is, as drama, epic or lyric.
Gist of Idea
The traditional view is that knowledge of its genre to essential to appreciating literature
Source
Richard Wollheim (Art and Its Objects [1968], 32)
Book Ref
Wollheim,Richard: 'Art and Its Objects' [Penguin 1975], p.82
A Reaction
Walton argues this persuasively. I've seen the climax of a Jacobean tragedy ruined by laughter from the audience. Genre dictates appropriate responses, so it is a communal concept.
The
16 ideas
from Richard Wollheim
20331
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It is claimed that the expressive properties of artworks are non-physical
[Wollheim]
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20332
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A drawing only represents Napoleon if the artist intended it to
[Wollheim]
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20333
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If artworks are not physical objects, they are either ideal entities, or collections of phenomena
[Wollheim]
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20334
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The ideal theory says art is an intuition, shaped by a particular process, and presented in public
[Wollheim]
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20335
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The ideal theory of art neglects both the audience and the medium employed
[Wollheim]
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20336
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Style can't be seen directly within a work, but appreciation needs a grasp of style
[Wollheim]
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20337
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The traditional view is that knowledge of its genre to essential to appreciating literature
[Wollheim]
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20338
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We often treat a type as if it were a sort of token
[Wollheim]
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20341
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An interpretation adds further properties to the generic piece of music
[Wollheim]
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20340
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A musical performance has virtually the same features as the piece of music
[Wollheim]
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20342
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Interpretation is performance for some arts, and critical for all arts
[Wollheim]
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20343
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A love of nature must precede a love of art
[Wollheim]
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20345
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Some say art must have verbalisable expression, and others say the opposite!
[Wollheim]
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20347
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If beauty needs organisation, then totally simple things can't be beautiful
[Wollheim]
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20348
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A criterion of identity for works of art would be easier than a definition
[Wollheim]
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20339
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Classes rarely share properties with their members - unlike universals and types
[Wollheim]
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