This Volume illuminates the notion of meaning in the arts-in literature, painting, music, and dance. Specific topics include theory in the arts; interpretations of meaning; objectivity in meaning; and the consumer as a participant in art.

• Brings together articles from prominent philosophers and practitioners of the arts, which illuminate the notion of meaning in the arts.
  
• Addresses meaning in literature, painting, music, and dance.
  
• Explores the relationship between authorial intentions and the viewer's interpretation of meaning; the possibility...