{"product_id":"9780143109976","title":"Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eScott, A. O.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/7\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003efilm critic shows why we need criticism now more than ever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Yet what A.O. Scott shows in \u003ci\u003eBetter Living Through Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e is that we are, in fact, all critics: because critical thinking informs almost every aspect of artistic creation, of civil action, of interpersonal life. With penetrating insight and warm humor, Scott shows that while individual critics--himself included--can make mistakes and find flaws where they shouldn't, criticism as a discipline is one of the noblest, most creative, and urgent activities of modern existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing his own film criticism as a starting point--everything from his infamous dismissal of the international blockbuster \u003ci\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e to his intense affection for Pixar's animated \u003ci\u003eRatatouille\u003c\/i\u003e--Scott expands outward, easily guiding readers through the complexities of Rilke and Shelley, the origins of Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones, the power of Marina Abramovich and 'Ode on a Grecian Urn.' Drawing on the long tradition of criticism from Aristotle to Susan Sontag, Scott shows that real criticism was and always will be the breath of fresh air that allows true creativity to thrive. \"The time for criticism is always now,\" Scott explains, \"because the imperative to think clearly, to insist on the necessary balance of reason and passion, never goes away.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43380293501183,"sku":"9780143109976","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780143109976_s600x595.jpg?v=1775597569","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780143109976","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}