How to find compassion, hope and perspective in the arts.
Our societies frequently proclaim their enormous esteem for culture. Music, film, literature and the visual arts enjoy high prestige and are viewed by many as getting close to the meaning of life. But what is culture really for?
This book proposes that works of culture were all made, in one way or another, with the idea of improving the way we live. The book connects a range of c... >Voir plus
"Ils ne sont pas justes, ces hommes ! Ce pauvre Sisyphe est condamné à devenir un mythe, Caligula fait régner la terreur et on est en plein malentendu. Je sens que je vais me révolter ! "