Introduction
The Art of Dis/Consolation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21763082 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vanessa Guignery (0000-0003-4008-2007, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon), Héloïse Lecomte (0000-0002-3904-8883, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 22.1 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | E-rea (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1638-1718 • E-ISSN: 1638-1718 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/12xgp |
| OpenAlex | W4405403105 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
In 1999, Kazuo Ishiguro, the author of The Unconsoled (1995), wondered why people participate in art, write or read books, and he came to the conclusion that they “are trying to address some wound, or at least something that is broken in their lives,” even if they are aware that it is too late to mend whatever was fractured. When he suggested that “art is a form of consolation,” he did not mean that art could heal the wound, bring comfort or make one feel better. Instead, he believed that to
Art · Consolation · Literature · Philosophy · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Theological Perspectives and Practices
| Highly cited | No |
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