{"product_id":"2026200015256-secondhand-feeling-and-form-a-theory-of-art","title":"Feeling And Form: A Theory Of Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it truly mean to feel the power of a symphony, to be arrested by a painting, or to be swept away by a poem? In Feeling and Form: A Theory of Art, the American philosopher Susanne K. Langer constructs a sweeping and rigorous philosophical framework that argues all art is a symbolic form of human feeling — not a trigger of emotion, but a presentational symbol that articulates the very structures of inner life that language alone cannot capture. Building upon the foundations she laid in her earlier work Philosophy in a New Key, Langer presents a comprehensive aesthetic theory that unifies all the arts — music, visual art, literature, dance, and film — under a single, coherent philosophical vision.\n\nLanger's prose is disciplined yet luminous, steering a masterful course between abstract philosophical reasoning and richly observed artistic examples. She draws on a vast intellectual tradition — from Kant and Cassirer to Whitehead — while forging a distinctly original argument that reshapes our understanding of artistic creation and aesthetic experience. A landmark text in 20th-century aesthetics, Feeling and Form remains an indispensable work for anyone who has ever wondered why art moves us so profoundly — and what that movement reveals about what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203204751579,"sku":"2026200015256-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3a587811-5024-4658-b871-6a8fff472e83.png?v=1788145663","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015256-secondhand-feeling-and-form-a-theory-of-art","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}