The Invention of the Self: Personal Identity in the Age of Art

ISBN-13: 9781350298170 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 416 str.

Andrew Spira

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Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Concept Of The Self 2. The Emergence Of The Self: The Structure Of The Medieval Church And Popular, Heretical And Visionary Dissensions From It 3. The Resurrection Of Theoretical Self: Imaginative Empathy With The Suffering And Death Of Christ 4. The Localisation Of The Self: The Origins Of Perspective And The Accommodation Of The Self In Pictorial Space 5. The Necessitation Of The Self: The Ennoblement Of The Artist And The Invention Of An Archetype 6. The Abstraction Of The Self: The Secularisation Of Subject-Matter And The Commodification Of Art 7. The Imaginary Environments Of The Self: Its Physical And Intellectual Frames Of Mind 8. The Privatisation Of The Self: Fireplaces, Beds And Mirrors 9. The Automation Of The Self: The Material Culture Of Time-Keeping 10. The Sensibilities Of The Self: Courtesy, Conversation, Letter-Writing And Novel-Reading 11. The Behaviour Of The Self: The Codification Of Sensibility In Domestic Life 12. The Portrayal Of The Self: Facial Expression And The Language Of Personal Emotion 13. The Enjoyment Of The Self: Sexuality And The Valorisation Of Meaningless Pleasure 14. The Embodiment Of The Self: The Awakening To Sensation 15. The Autonomy Of The Self: The Invention Of Taste And Aesthetics 16. The Naturalness Of The Self: The Picturesque Transformation Of Nature Into A Mirror Of Personal Sublimity 17. The Consummation Of The Self: The Sanctification Of Art 18. The Seamless Garment Of The Self Bibliography Index