{"product_id":"2026100011029-secondhand-feeling-and-form-a-theory-of-art-developed-from-philosophy-in-a-new-key","title":"Feeling And Form: A Theory Of Art Developed From Philosophy In A New Key","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is art, and how does it give shape to the ineffable currents of human feeling? In Feeling and Form: A Theory of Art, philosopher Susanne K. Langer constructs a bold and systematic aesthetic theory, arguing that all art — from music and painting to poetry and dance — functions as a symbolic form that presents human feeling in a way that language alone cannot. Building directly upon the ideas she introduced in her landmark earlier work Philosophy in a New Key, Langer advances the proposition that artistic creation is not mere expression but a rigorous act of symbolic transformation, one that gives external, perceivable form to the inner life of consciousness.\n\nLanger writes with the precision of an analytic philosopher and the sweeping vision of a cultural theorist, weaving together insights from musicology, visual art, literature, and drama into a unified framework of aesthetic meaning. Her prose is dense yet luminous, demanding active engagement from the reader while rewarding them with a coherent and original vocabulary for understanding the arts. First published in 1953, this landmark text remains an indispensable cornerstone of twentieth-century aesthetics — and its central question, of how feeling becomes form, continues to challenge and captivate anyone who has ever stood before a work of art and wondered why it moves them so profoundly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572678987995,"sku":"2026100011029-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b795d7db-d01d-4943-908c-5e31de91445d.png?v=1791167282","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011029-secondhand-feeling-and-form-a-theory-of-art-developed-from-philosophy-in-a-new-key","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}