The Resource The aesthetics of murder : a study in romantic literature and contemporary culture, Joel Black
The aesthetics of murder : a study in romantic literature and contemporary culture, Joel Black
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- "What connects the Romantic essays of Thomas De Quincey and the violent cinema of Brian De Palma? Or the "beautiful" suicides of Hedda Gabler and Yukio Mishima? Or the shootings of John Lennon and Ronald Reagan? In The Aesthetics of Murder, Joel Black explores the sometimes gruesome interplay between life and art, between actual violence and images of violence in a variety of literary texts, paintings, and films. Rather than exclude murder from critical consideration by dismissing it as a crime, Black urges us to ponder the killer's artistic role -- and our own experience as audience, witness, or voyeur. Black examines murder as a recurring, obsessive theme in the Romantic tradition, approaching the subject from an aesthetic rather than a moral, psychological, or philosophical perspective. And he brings into his discussion contemporary instances of sensational murders and assassinations, treating these as mimetic or cathartic activities in their own right. Combining historical documentation with theoretical insights, Black shows that the possibilities of representing violence -- and of experiencing it -- as art were recognized early in the nineteenth century as logical extensions of Romantic theories of the sublime. Since then, both traditional art forms and the modern mass media have contributed to the growing aestheticization of daily experience -- including murder, suicide, and terrorism."--Book cover
- "What connects the Romantic essays of Thomas De Quincey and the violent cinema of Brian De Palma? Or the "beautiful" suicides of Hedda Gabler and Yukio Mishima? Or the shootings of John Lennon and Ronald Reagan? In The Aesthetics of Murder, Joel Black explores the sometimes gruesome interplay between life and art, between actual violence and images of violence in a variety of literary texts, paintings, and films. Rather than exclude murder from critical consideration by dismissing it as a crime, Black urges us to ponder the killer's artistic role -- and our own experience as audience, witness, or voyeur. Black examines murder as a recurring, obsessive theme in the Romantic tradition, approaching the subject from an aesthetic rather than a moral, psychological, or philosophical perspective. And he brings into his discussion contemporary instances of sensational murders and assassinations, treating these as mimetic or cathartic activities in their own right. Combining historical documentation with theoretical insights, Black shows that the possibilities of representing violence -- and of experiencing it -- as art were recognized early in the nineteenth century as logical extensions of Romantic theories of the sublime. Since then, both traditional art forms and the modern mass media have contributed to the growing aestheticization of daily experience -- including murder, suicide, and terrorism." -- Book cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 276 pages
- Note
- "A Johns Hopkins paperback" -- Back cover
- Contents
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- Introduction --- Part I. ONE: Murder as (Fine) Art
- TWO: Murder as (Pure) Action
- THREE: Murder as (Carnal) Knowledge --- Part II. FOUR: Mimesis and Murder
- FIVE: Catharsis and Murder
- AFTERWORD: Writing after Murder
- Isbn
- 9780801841804
- Label
- The aesthetics of murder : a study in romantic literature and contemporary culture
- Title
- The aesthetics of murder
- Title remainder
- a study in romantic literature and contemporary culture
- Statement of responsibility
- Joel Black
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "What connects the Romantic essays of Thomas De Quincey and the violent cinema of Brian De Palma? Or the "beautiful" suicides of Hedda Gabler and Yukio Mishima? Or the shootings of John Lennon and Ronald Reagan? In The Aesthetics of Murder, Joel Black explores the sometimes gruesome interplay between life and art, between actual violence and images of violence in a variety of literary texts, paintings, and films. Rather than exclude murder from critical consideration by dismissing it as a crime, Black urges us to ponder the killer's artistic role -- and our own experience as audience, witness, or voyeur. Black examines murder as a recurring, obsessive theme in the Romantic tradition, approaching the subject from an aesthetic rather than a moral, psychological, or philosophical perspective. And he brings into his discussion contemporary instances of sensational murders and assassinations, treating these as mimetic or cathartic activities in their own right. Combining historical documentation with theoretical insights, Black shows that the possibilities of representing violence -- and of experiencing it -- as art were recognized early in the nineteenth century as logical extensions of Romantic theories of the sublime. Since then, both traditional art forms and the modern mass media have contributed to the growing aestheticization of daily experience -- including murder, suicide, and terrorism."--Book cover
- "What connects the Romantic essays of Thomas De Quincey and the violent cinema of Brian De Palma? Or the "beautiful" suicides of Hedda Gabler and Yukio Mishima? Or the shootings of John Lennon and Ronald Reagan? In The Aesthetics of Murder, Joel Black explores the sometimes gruesome interplay between life and art, between actual violence and images of violence in a variety of literary texts, paintings, and films. Rather than exclude murder from critical consideration by dismissing it as a crime, Black urges us to ponder the killer's artistic role -- and our own experience as audience, witness, or voyeur. Black examines murder as a recurring, obsessive theme in the Romantic tradition, approaching the subject from an aesthetic rather than a moral, psychological, or philosophical perspective. And he brings into his discussion contemporary instances of sensational murders and assassinations, treating these as mimetic or cathartic activities in their own right. Combining historical documentation with theoretical insights, Black shows that the possibilities of representing violence -- and of experiencing it -- as art were recognized early in the nineteenth century as logical extensions of Romantic theories of the sublime. Since then, both traditional art forms and the modern mass media have contributed to the growing aestheticization of daily experience -- including murder, suicide, and terrorism." -- Book cover
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1950-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Black, Joel
- Dewey number
- 809/.93355
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN56.M85
- LC item number
- B57 1991
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Parallax : re-visions of culture and society
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Murder in literature
- Romanticism
- Fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- Murder literature
- Murder in mass media
- Literature and society
- Moorden
- Misdaadverhalen
- Label
- The aesthetics of murder : a study in romantic literature and contemporary culture, Joel Black
- Note
- "A Johns Hopkins paperback" -- Back cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-266) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction --- Part I. ONE: Murder as (Fine) Art -- TWO: Murder as (Pure) Action -- THREE: Murder as (Carnal) Knowledge --- Part II. FOUR: Mimesis and Murder -- FIVE: Catharsis and Murder -- AFTERWORD: Writing after Murder
- Control code
- 23252442
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- x, 276 pages
- Isbn
- 9780801841804
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 91008595
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1399477
- Label
- The aesthetics of murder : a study in romantic literature and contemporary culture, Joel Black
- Note
- "A Johns Hopkins paperback" -- Back cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-266) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction --- Part I. ONE: Murder as (Fine) Art -- TWO: Murder as (Pure) Action -- THREE: Murder as (Carnal) Knowledge --- Part II. FOUR: Mimesis and Murder -- FIVE: Catharsis and Murder -- AFTERWORD: Writing after Murder
- Control code
- 23252442
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- x, 276 pages
- Isbn
- 9780801841804
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 91008595
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1399477
Subject
- Detective and mystery stories -- History and criticism
- Fiction -- History and criticism
- History
- Literature and society -- History -- 20th century
- Misdaadverhalen
- Moorden
- Murder in literature
- Murder in mass media
- Murder literature -- History and criticism
- Romanticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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