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Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth

• Rizzoli • ISBN 9781594204838

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Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth

• Rizzoli • ISBN-13 9781594204838

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ISBN 9781594204838 • Completeness 48

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A.O. Scott, the longtime chief film critic for The New York Times, offers a profound meditation on the role of criticism in our cultural lives. This intellectual inquiry explores how the act of judging art is not merely an academic exercise, but a vital component of experiencing pleasure, beauty, and truth in the modern world.

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Publisher: RizzoliPages: 277

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Contributor: A O Scott

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Category: AestheticsCategory: Criticism And InterpretationCategory: Cultural StudiesCategory: Film CriticismCategory: Philosophy Of ArtCategory: Cultural CriticismCategory: Film TheoryCategory: Art Appreciation

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