Transfigurements: On the True Sense of Art

by John Sallis

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"Transfigurements" develops a framework for thinking about art through innovative readings of some of the most important philosophical writing on the subject by Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger. Sallis exposes new layers in their texts and theories while also marking their limits. By doing so, his aim is to show that philosophy needs to attend to art directly. Consequently, Sallis also addresses a wide range of works of art, including paintings by Raphael, Monet, and Klee; Shakespeare's comedies; and the music of Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler, and Tan Dun. Through these interpretations, he puts forth a compelling new elaboration of the philosophy of art.
  • ISBN10 0226734188
  • ISBN13 9780226734187
  • Publish Date 15 May 2011 (first published 1 October 2008)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Chicago Press