What Good are the Arts?

(Author) Professor John Carey
Format: Paperback
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Language is the medium that we use to convey ideas, and the usual ingredients of other arts objects, noises, light effects - cannot replicate this function. Literature has the ability to inspire the mind and the heart towards practical ends far better than any work of conceptual art."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
296
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780571226030
Publish year:
2006
Publish date:
June 1, 2006

Professor John Carey

Professor John Carey is a renowned literary critic known for his groundbreaking work "The Intellectuals and the Masses." His provocative style challenges conventional wisdom and sheds light on the relationship between literature and society. His contributions have reshaped the way we view the intersection of art and culture.

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