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The Experimental Psychology of Beauty (Hardcover)
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The Experimental Psychology of Beauty (Hardcover)
Series: Collected Works of C.W. Valentine
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Originally published in 1962, the experimental study of aesthetics
was a field particularly associated with the name of C.W.
Valentine, who in this book provided a critical review of research
carried out since the end of the nineteenth century principally by
British and American psychologists. The investigations described,
many of them conducted by the author, are concerned with individual
responses to what is commonly regarded as beautiful in painting,
music, and poetry, an important distinction being made between the
perception of objects as 'beautiful' as opposed to 'pleasing'. The
reactions of children and adults, and of people having different
ethnic and social backgrounds, are explored in a variety of
experiments dealing with specific elements, including colour, form,
and balance in painting; musical intervals, discord, harmony,
melody, and tempo; and rhythm, metre, imagery, and associations in
classical and romantic poetry. Other experiments seek to disclose
the temperamental and attitudinal factors underlying individual
differences in the judgement and appreciation of specific works of
art. Of particular interest are the studies of responses to modern
paintings, poems and musical compositions. The findings throw light
on the development of discrimination and taste and suggest the
possibility of some common factor in the appreciation of these
three arts. It was felt that critics as well as psychologists and
aestheticians would find much to encourage reflection and to
stimulate further research.
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