"For a work of art to be profound - and literature is the obvious example here - it must (1) have a profound subject matter and (2) treat this profound subject matter in a way adequate to its profundity." (p. 145)
I don't think subject matter has to be profound. If it is treated from the profoundly original, enlightening point/ angle/concept, it will do it. Boris Shoshensky To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Reading Kivy: Chaper 6 - The Quest for Musical Profundity Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:47:28 GMT >And regarding 'profundity', we are all free to make our own definitions -- the most common of which would probably be: "Profundity is whatever feels really really important to me". But if we're going to move beyond that obvious solipsism, I don't know where we can go besides a definition similar to Kivy's. "For a work of art to be profound - and literature is the obvious example here - it must (1) have a profound subject matter and (2) treat this profound subject matter in a way adequate to its profundity." (p. 145) ____________________________________________________________ Criminal Lawyers - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/BLSrjnxZ6PaELoEeKr3QONaUaNKtma jVYTjpjh6EebBk9AnMQFeIzAf9eHO/
