The Aesthetic Illusion in Literature and the Arts

The notion of aesthetic illusion relates to a number of art forms and media. Defined as a pleasurable mental state that emerges during the reception of texts and artefacts, it amounts to the reader’s or viewer’s sense of having entered the represented world while at the same time keeping a distance from it. Aesthetic Illusion in Literature and the Arts is an in-depth study of the main questions surrounding this experience of art as reality. Beginning with an introduction providing historical background to modern discussions of illusion, it deals with a wide range of theoretical issues. The collection explores the nature and function of the aesthetic illusion as well as the role of affect and emotion, the implications of aesthetic illusion for the theory of fiction, the variable forms of aesthetic illusion and its relationship to other components of aesthetic response. Aesthetic Illusion in Literature and the Arts brings together a team of scholars from philosophy, literature and art and presents an interdisciplinary examination of a concept lying at the heart of contemporary aesthetics. Additional ISBNs1350105201, 9781350105201The Aesthetic Illusion in Literature and the Arts 1st Edition is written by Tomáš Koblížek and published by Bloomsbury Academic. ISBNs for The Aesthetic Illusion in Literature and the Arts are 9781350032606, 1350032603 and the print ISBNs are 9781350032583, 1350032581. Additional ISBNs include 1350105201, 9781350105201.