Suffering Art Gladly: The Paradox of Negative Emotion in Art

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A collection of newly composed essays, some with a historical focus and some with a contemporary focus, which addresses the problem of explaining the appeal of artworks whose appreciation entails negative or difficult emotions on the appreciator’s part - what has traditionally been known as the paradox of tragedy .