{"product_id":"the-work-of-art-immanence-and-transcendence","title":"The Work of Art: Immanence and Transcendence","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat art isits very natureis the subject of this book by one of the most distinguished continental theorists writing today. Informed by the aesthetics of Nelson Goodman and referring to a wide range of cultures  contexts  and media  The Work of Art seeks to discover  explain  and define how art exists and how it works. To this end  Grard Genette explores the distinction between a work of arts immanenceits physical presenceand transcendencethe experience it induces. That experience may go far beyond the object itself. Genette situates art within the broad realm of human practices  extending from the fine arts of music  painting  sculpture  and literature to humbler but no less fertile fields such as haute couture and the culinary arts. His discussion touches on a rich array of examples and is bolstered by an extensive knowledge of the technology involved in producing and disseminating a work of art  regardless of whether that dissemination is by performance  reproduction  printing  or recording. Moving beyond examples  Genette proposes schemata for thinking about the different manifestations of a work of art. He also addresses the question of the artworks duration and mutability.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44963348742197,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801482720","price":37.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801482724.jpg?v=1770412818","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-work-of-art-immanence-and-transcendence","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}