{"product_id":"what-is-art-large-print","title":"Was ist Kunst? — Großdruck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if beauty and pleasure tell us less about art than the feeling it passes from person to person?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt an opera rehearsal, Leo Tolstoy watches workers, singers and directors toil. The effort troubles him: what makes art worth its cost? In What Is Art?, he tests European theories of beauty, rejects pleasure as a sufficient answer, and asks what artistic expression actually does between people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis answer is direct: art passes feeling from one person to another. From there, Tolstoy builds a demanding argument about sincerity, imitation and who art serves. He judges Wagner, Beethoven, French poets and his own novels, while bringing Christian moral standards to bear on the value of the feelings art shares.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe cost behind art\u003c\/strong\u003e – Begin with the labor of an opera rehearsal and the question it raises about art's purpose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeeling as the test\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore what Tolstoy means by infection, and why shared emotion matters more to him than beauty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSincerity against imitation\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow his distinction between clear, individual expression and work that merely looks like art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamous names under scrutiny\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a critic willing to challenge celebrated artists and apply harsh standards to his own novels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArt beyond the few\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider his insistence that art belongs to everyone, not only to a refined circle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy a strong argument they can push against, and anyone wondering why art matters or who gets to decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and put your own ideas about art beside Tolstoy's demanding questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534593655132,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00917_en_ebook-front_c15_73a8f07c-df9a-4a43-bd0e-74b88e77b372.jpg?v=1792174933","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/was-ist-kunst-grossdruck","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}