The Double Content of Art

by John Dilworth

In this original work on aesthetics, philosopher John Dilworth offers an unusual theory of the nature of artworks. The Double Content (DC) view is the first comprehensive theory of art that is able to satisfactorily explain the nature of all kinds of artworks in a unified way -- whether paintings, novels, or musical and theatrical performances. Dilworth's basic thesis is that all such representational artworks involve two levels or kinds of representation:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0075M82GA
• ISBN13: 9781591022350
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
• Length: 300 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.4"