Aesthetic interpretation
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In the philosophy of art, an interpretation is an explanation of the meaning of a work of art.[a] An aesthetic interpretation expresses a particular emotional or experiential understanding most often used in reference to a poem or piece of literature, and may also apply to a work of visual art or performance.[1]
In the early 20th Century the German philosopher Martin Heidegger explored questions of formal philosophical analysis verses personal interpretations of aesthetic experience, preferencing the direct subjective experience of a work of art as essential to an individual's aesthetic interpretation.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In Our Mutual Friend (1864–1865), Book 3, Chapter 10, Charles Dickens gives as examples "[a}n actress's Reading of a chambermaid, a dancer's Reading of a hornpipe, a singer's Reading of a song, a marine painter's Reading of the sea, the kettle-drum's Reading of an instrumental passage".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding". Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Heidegger's Aesthetics". Retrieved 9 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Validity in Interpretation (1967)
- E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Aims of Interpretation (1976)
- Michael Krausz, Is there a single right interpretation?
- Louise Rosenblatt on efferent and aesthetic reading.
- Aesthetic interpretation at the Indiana Philosophy Ontology Project
- Aesthetic interpretation at PhilPapers
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