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Wonder, the Rainbow, and the Aesthetics of Rare Experiences
Wonder the Rainbow and the Aesthetics of Rare Experiences
Author: Philip Fisher
Why pause and study this particular painting among so many others ranged on a gallery wall? Wonder, which Descartes called the first of the passions, is at play; it couples surprise with a wish to know more, the pleasurable promise that what is novel or rare may become familiar. This is a book about the aesthetics of wonder, about wonder as it f...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674955615
ISBN-10: 0674955617
Publication Date: 1/15/1999
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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