Books in the The Arts & Their Philosophies S. series

Discussing how music possesses expressive properties, this title incorporates the text of "The Corded Shell", answering various criticisms.

Considering the writings of Jameson, Foucault, Baudrillard, Lyotard, and Nietzsche, among others, this book shows how Kiefer's use of literary, mythological, and other cultural texts parallels the intertextual approach common among postmodern theorists.