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The representation and aestheticisation of violence

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dc.contributor.advisor Rabinowitz, Ivan Arthur
dc.contributor.author Thompson, Allan Campbell
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-23T04:24:21Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-23T04:24:21Z
dc.date.issued 2001-01
dc.identifier.citation Thompson, Allan Campbell (2001) The representation and aestheticisation of violence, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16200> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16200
dc.description.abstract An act of violence, be it personal or institution is an event that would distress most witnesses. Yet the representation of violent acts in fictional forms as literature, drama and film often aestheticises that violence, with the result that it is possible to experience it without such distress. However, despite various conjectures being offered, no single and universal theory is possible. An aesthetic response to a representation of violence is influenced to a large extent by the degree of aestheticisation produced by the author and/or director. In addition, the aestheticisation of violence is dependent upon, and an inevitable consequence of, the representation of the violent. This dissertation is an endeavour to explore the issues that the paradox makes evident, to critique various hypotheses that have been offered as a solution, and to speculate upon a more comprehensive theory ofthe representation and aestheticisation of violence en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (iii, 62 leaves)
dc.language.iso en
dc.subject Aesthetics en
dc.subject Aestheticisation en
dc.subject Catharsis en
dc.subject Drama en
dc.subject Film en
dc.subject Literature en
dc.subject Philosophy en
dc.subject Representation en
dc.subject Tragedy en
dc.subject Violence en
dc.subject.ddc 801.95
dc.subject.lcsh Aestheticism (Literature) en
dc.subject.lcsh Art and literature en
dc.subject.lcsh Violence in literature en
dc.title The representation and aestheticisation of violence en
dc.type Dissertation
dc.description.department English Studies
dc.description.degree M.A. (English)


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