The Possessor and the Possessed by Peter Kivy

The Possessor and the Possessed by Peter Kivy

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An exploration of the concept of genius and how it came to be symbolized by three composers of the modern era: Handel, Mozart and Beethoven. It delineates the two concepts of genius that were formed in the ancient world and shows how these concepts have alternately held sway in Western thought.

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The Possessor and the Possessed by Peter Kivy

The concept of genius intrigues us. Artistic geniuses have something other people don't have. In some cases that something seems to be a remarkable kind of inspiration that permits the artist to exceed his own abilities. It is as if the artist is suddenly possessed, as if some outside force flows through them at the moment of creation. In other cases genius seems best explained as a natural gift. The artist is the possessor of an extra talent that enables the production of masterpiece after masterpiece. This book explores the concept of artistic genius and how it came to be symbolised by three great composers of the modern era: Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven.
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ISBN 13 9780300087581
ISBN 10 0300087586
Titel The Possessor and the Possessed
Autor Peter Kivy
Serie Yale Series In The Philosophy And Theory Of Art
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Verlag Yale University Press
Erscheinungsjahr 2001-09-10
Seitenanzahl 304
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