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Since then, both traditional art forms and the modern mass media have contributed to the growing aestheticization of violence.

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Well-written and often brilliant. Virginia Quarterly Review Chances are that you'll have a hard time fighting his suasive thesis. Voice Literary Supplement

Table of Contents
Contents: Preface Introduction Part I ONE Murder as (Fine) Art TWO Murder as (Pure) Action THREE Murder as (Carnal) Knowledge Part II FOUR Mimesis and Murder FIVE Catharsis and Murder AFTERWORD Writing after Murder Notes Index

The Aesthetics of Murder A Study in Romantic

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 27/10/1991
      ISBN13: 9780801841811, 978-0801841811
      ISBN10: 080184181X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Since then, both traditional art forms and the modern mass media have contributed to the growing aestheticization of violence.

      Trade Review
      Well-written and often brilliant. Virginia Quarterly Review Chances are that you'll have a hard time fighting his suasive thesis. Voice Literary Supplement

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Preface Introduction Part I ONE Murder as (Fine) Art TWO Murder as (Pure) Action THREE Murder as (Carnal) Knowledge Part II FOUR Mimesis and Murder FIVE Catharsis and Murder AFTERWORD Writing after Murder Notes Index

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