{"product_id":"wonder-strikes-hardcover","title":"Wonder Strikes: Approaching Aesthetics and Literature with William Desmond - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven E. Knepper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Desmond\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book-length examination of the prominent contemporary philosopher William Desmond's approach to aesthetics, art, and literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Desmond argues that philosophy, religion, and art begin in wonder. Desmond is widely recognized for his original metaphysics and his provocative philosophy of religion. Desmond's extensive writings on aesthetics, art, and literature, however, have received much less attention. \u003ci\u003eWonder Strikes\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length examination of these dimensions of Desmond's thought. It offers nuanced commentary on his treatment of beauty and the sublime; his accounts of tragedy and comedy; and his argument that, having asked \"too much\" of art in modernity, we now ask \"too little.\" Desmond claims that art, philosophy, and religion must recover their ancient kinship and their shared roots in wonder if they are to counter the destructive instrumentalism of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven E. Knepper \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at the Virginia Military Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 293\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42097897963655,"sku":"9781438489551","price":169.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/de8058735a5a5750837d5ad2ffeefe4e.webp?v=1732357151","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wonder-strikes-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}