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"In 'A Very Special Pleasure' Diane Collinson attempts to distinguish our aesthetic response to 'works of art'. When we are bowled over by our favourite poem or piece of music, we don't stop t...o reflect on the nature of our responses until the moment has passed, but in retrospect we can distinguish and describe our 'aesthetic' response. But the ultimate aesthetic experience is probably wordless when, according to Schopenhauer we "Let our whole consciousness by filled by the calm contemplation of the object actually present - in other words we become what we preceive. Diane Collinson asks why we value aesthetic experience so highly, and points out that such responses, to works of art can give us access to a portion of reality we would otherwise not know. She selects Ted Hughes' October Dawn and Canteloube's Bailero as her own examples."
"In 'A Very Special Pleasure' Diane Collinson attempts to distinguish our aesthetic response to 'works of art'. When we are bowled over by our favourite poem or piece of music, we don't stop t...o reflect on the nature of our responses until the moment has passed, but in retrospect we can distinguish and describe our 'aesthetic' response. But the ultimate aesthetic experience is probably wordless when, according to Schopenhauer we "Let our whole consciousness by filled by the calm contemplation of the object actually present - in other words we become what we preceive. Diane Collinson asks why we value aesthetic experience so highly, and points out that such responses, to works of art can give us access to a portion of reality we would otherwise not know. She selects Ted Hughes' October Dawn and Canteloube's Bailero as her own examples."
| Series: | Arts Review |
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| Episode | 13(1989) |
| First transmission date: | 1989-08-29 |
| Published: | 1989 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:19:00 |
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| Producer: | Jenny Bardwell |
| Contributor: | Diane Collinson |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Aesthetic; October Dawn; Rebecca West; Schopenhauer |
| Footage description: | In 'A Very Special Pleasure' Diane Collinson attempts to distinguish our aesthetic response to 'works of art'. When we are bowled over by our favourite poem or piece of music, we don't stop to reflect on the nature of our responses until the moment has passed, but in retrospect we can distinguish and describe our 'aesthetic' response. But the ultimate aesthetic experience is probably wordless when, according to Schopenhauer we "Let our whole consciousness by filled by the calm contemplation of the object actually present - in other words we become what we preceive. Diane Collinson asks why we value aesthetic experience so highly, and points out that such responses, to works of art can give us access to a portion of reality we would otherwise not know. She selects Ted Hughes' October Dawn and Canteloube's Bailero as her own examples. |
| Master spool number: | 89YA0421 |
| Production number: | 89YA0421 |
| Available to public: | no |
