Art Criticism

The Concept of Criticism

In The Concept of Criticism, Sparshott gives an elegant account of his view that the idea of performance is central to the place of criticism in the life of the arts.

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Principles of Literary Criticism

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Reissue of this classic work in the development of modern criticism which argues that literary criticism is essentially a branch of psychology, dealing with the states of mind induced by the experiences communicated by art.

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The Imperfect Art

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Taking a wide-ranging approach rare in jazz criticism, Ted Gioia's brilliant volume draws upon fields as disparate as literary criticism, art history, sociology, and aesthetic philosophy in order to place jazz within the turbulent cultural environment of the twentieth century.

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