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by Paul Gordon (Author)
Paul Gordon proposes a new theory of art as synaesthetic and applies this idea to various media, including works--such as movies, illustrated books, and song lyrics--that explicitly cross over into media involving the different senses. The idea of art as synaesthetic is not, however, limited to those "cross-over" works, because even an individual poem or novel or painting calls upon different senses in creating its syn-aesthetic "meaning."
Although previous studies have often devolved into those who see an obvious connection between art and synaesthesia and those who adamantly reject such a notion, Synaesthetics furthers our understanding of synaesthesia as an important, if not essential, component of artistic expression.Author Biography
Paul Gordon is Professor of Comparative Literature/Humanities at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. He is the author of four books, including Art as the Absolute (Bloomsbury, 2015).
Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: June 17, 2021
