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Those sitcoms you listed aren’t Fine Art by any standard. You misunderstand what I meant by ‘disturb’. It’s an aesthetic disturbance. A catharsis - revealing something about yourself or the world that you didn’t know before or that you knew but never quite saw arranged in a beautiful manner. Mozart is disturbing.


89 posted on 04/26/2013 5:25:30 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges
Those sitcoms you listed aren’t Fine Art

Oh, I didn't say they were.

However, you asserted that wholesome people aren't interesting and I gave you just a couple of examples that disprove that assertion.

I think thousands of people have found find Nell, for example, in "The Old Curiosity Shop" or Elinor in "Sense and Sensibility" interesting as well though you state that everyone would find them boring.

93 posted on 04/26/2013 5:35:14 PM PDT by what's up
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I don’t think “disturb” is the right word. “Tension” is usually the word used when discussing the build up before catharsis.

Merriam Webster

2

a: purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art

b: a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension


96 posted on 04/26/2013 5:45:13 PM PDT by vladimir998
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