Art and the Emotions

""Art and the Emotions"" by C. Jinarajadasa is a book that explores the relationship between art and human emotions. The author delves into the ways in which art has the power to evoke emotions and how emotions can be expressed through art. The book discusses various forms of art, including music, painting, sculpture, and literature, and how each of these forms can elicit different emotions in the viewer or listener. Jinarajadasa also examines the role of the artist in creating emotional experiences for the audience, and how the artist's own emotions can influence their work. The book draws on a range of philosophical and psychological theories to explore the complex interplay between art and emotions. Overall, ""Art and the Emotions"" provides a thought-provoking and insightful analysis of the emotional power of art and its impact on human experience.Contents: Character Building through Art; The Emotional Vision of Truth; Help Nature and Work with Her; Music as the Synthesis of Emotional and Intellectual Activity; Art and the Arts.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.