Feeling and Form
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In Feeling and Form (1953), Susanne K. Langer distinguishes between the nondiscursive symbols of art and the discursive symbols of scientific language. She posits that art, particularly music, is a sophisticated form of expression that symbolizes direct, intuitive knowledge of life patterns, such as feelings, motion, and emotions, which are difficult to convey through ordinary language. Langer's work explores how art, through its unique forms, can articulate these aspects of sentient experience. This concept of form in art relates to its internal structure and how content is integrated within its framework.1234
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