Elective Affinities: Musical Essays on the History of Aesthetic Theory (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts)

In This New Book, Lydia Goehr Focuses On The History Of Elective Affinities Between Philosophy And Music From German Classicism, Romanticism, And Idealism To The Modernist Aesthetic Theory Of Theodor W. Adorno And Arthur C. Danto. Aesthetic Theory, She Argues, Depends On A Dynamic Philosophy Of History Centered On Tendencies, Yearnings, Needs, And Potentialities. With This In Mind, She Recasts The Theses Of Adorno And Danto Regarding The Death Or End Of Philosophy, Art, Music, And Human Experience As Arguments For Continuation And Survival. Elective Affinities Tracks The Migration Of Aesthetic And Critical Theory From Germany To The United States Following The Catastrophic Period Of The Twentieth Century Marked By The Second World War.--jacket. Doppelbewegung : The Musical Movement Of Philosophy And The Philosophical Movement Of Music -- The Ode To Joy : Music And Musicality In Tragic Culture --for The Birds/against The Birds: Modernist Narratives On The End Of Art -- Explosive Experiments And The Fragility Of The Experimental -- The Pastness Of The Work : Albert Speer And The Monumentalism Of Intentional Ruins -- The Musicality Of Violence : On The Art And Politics Of Displacement -- Film As Visual Music : Duplication, Dissonance, And Displacement -- Amerikamüde/europamüde : The Actuality Of American Opera. Lydia Goehr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [339]-362) And Index.