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Dive into the relevance and nuances of artistic intentions, intentional fallacy, and the postulated author in contemporary aesthetic theories. Explore the essence of style, from general to individual, as a reflection of attitudes and the implied artist's personality. Discover how style transcends mere signature, with a focus on consistency and artistic expression.
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Last Week • The relevance of Intentions • Intentional Fallacy • Scrutiny vs Retrieval • Postulated Author (Nehamas)
This Week: Style • General Style • Individual Style • Signature
Jenefer Robinson on Style • Reading 52
Individual Style • Expresses a coherent set of attitudes, quality of mind etc. which seem to belong to the artist • IMPLIED ARTIST (cf Nehamas mentioned in footnote 9. p.625).
Individual Style • Always a way of doing something • Involves relative consistency • Only implied artist – cf Tolstoy the implied author is compassionate even if real man was intolerant
Only some features stylistic • Reject style/content distinction: what can be as important stylistically as how (cf Goodman quotation p.624). • Same features can be a stylistic element for one artist, not for another • Take into account the oeuvre
Style vs Signature • Signature is just a clue to who did it • Style is an expression of implied personality