Suffering Art Gladly: The Paradox of Negative Emotion in Art

Historical Perspectives. Aristotle On The Paradox Of Tragic Pleasure / Pierre Destrée -- The Resolution And Dissolution Of The Paradox Of Negative Emotions In The Aesthetics Of The Eighteenth Century / Carole Talon-hugon -- A Lust Of The Mind: Curiosity And Aversion In Eighteenth-century British Aesthetics / Carolyn Korsmeyer -- On Mere Suffering: Hume And The Problem Of Tragedy / Christopher Williams -- The Problem And Promise Of The Sublime: Lessons From Kant And Schopenhauer / Sandra Shapshay -- Contemporary Perspectives. A Simple Solution To The Paradox Of Negative Emotion / Rafael De Clercq -- Painful Art And The Limits Of Well-being / Aaron Smuts -- That Obscure Object Of Desire: Pleasure In Painful Art / Jonathan Gilmore -- Playing With Fire: Art And The Seductive Power Of Pain / Iskra Fileva -- Heavenly Hurt : The Joy And Value Of Sad Poetry / Anna Christina Ribeiro -- Negative Emotions And Creativity / Derek Matravers -- Attention, Negative Valence, And Tragic Emotions / Cain Todd -- Watching The Unwatchable: 'irréversible', 'empire', And The Paradox Of Intentionally Inacessible [sic] Art / David Davies. Edited By Jerrold Levinson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.