The Imperfect Art: Reflections on Jazz and Modern Culture
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Book Overview Taking a wide-ranging approach rare in jazz criticism, Ted Gioia's brilliant volume draws upon fields as disparate as literary criticism,...
Taking a wide-ranging approach rare in jazz criticism, Ted Gioia's brilliant volume draws upon fields as disparate as literary criticism, art history, sociology, and aesthetic philosophy in order to place jazz within the turbulent cultural environment of the twentieth century. He argues that because improvisation--the essence of jazz--must often fail under the pressure of on-the-spot creativity, we should view jazz as an "imperfect art" and base our judgments of it on an "aesthetics of imperfection."
Incorporating the thought of such seminal thinkers as Walter Benjamin, Jos
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 152 | Language: English | Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR | ISBN: 0195063287
FormatPaperback
Pages152
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0195063287
EAN9780195063288
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PR
Publication Date2001-06-20
EditionREPRINT
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.66 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width6.18 Inches
Height0.49 Inches
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