The Offence of Beauty in Modern Western Art Music

In recent decades, beauty has become a largely unfashionable, even offensive notion within art and philosophy. As Eastern Orthodox theologian, David Bentley Hart, has pointed out, this offence has a twofold sense. Firstly, the ‘beautiful’ has been dismissed as philosophically insignificant in compar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter Bannister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/4/4/687