The representation and aestheticisation of violence

Thompson, Allan Campbell

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)