Hooked: Art and Attachment

by Rita Felski

Book Overview

How does a novel entice or enlist us? How does a song surprise or seduce us? Why do we bristle when a friend belittles a book we love, or fall into a funk when a favored TV series comes to an end? What characterizes the aesthetic experiences of feeling captivated by works of art? In Hooked, Rita Felski challenges the ethos of critical aloofness that is a part of modern intellectuals' self-image. The result is sure to be as widely read as Felski's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022672946X
• ISBN13: 9780226729466
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"