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Item Number: 5950
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Circa: 1964
Condition: used
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Behavioral scientists can learn from art because writers and painters reflect society and psyche through creative impression.
THE ARTS IN SOCIETY, edited by Robert N. Wilson, is a symposium of representative studies in the sociology of art. Published in 1964 by Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs NJ, its aim is to present various expert views about the interrelation of art, society, and personality.
Many observers are concerned about the sharp, and often hostile, division between the humanities and the social sciences in modern intellectual life. The authors have tried to bridge this division with an humane, but scientifically informed perspective on man and his arts.
Rather than indulging in abstract theories and elaborate generalizations about art, these authors have concentrated on making meaningful statements about particular works, artists, and periods.
Two major kinds of studies are included:
. descriptions of the career patterns of artists in modern society
. case accounts which discuss specific works, artists, and styles from a social-psychological point, of view.
Throughout the 372-page hardbound book, close attention is given to the ways in which art reflects a social milieu, an historical situation, and its creator.
Among the contributing authors are scholars of international reputation, including Edward Shils, Hans Speier, Ian Watt, and Leo Lowenthal. Their diverse viewpoints add savor to the book. And the editor introduces each selection with a brief commentary which serves to unify significant common threads in the separate discussions and to place the individual efforts in a general intellectual framework.
The book is in Very Good condition, although ex lib with the usual library markings. Both covers and inside pages are without apparent defects. (5950)
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