What Good Are the Arts?

Synopsis

Hailed as "exhilarating and suggestive" (spectator), "thought-provoking and entertaining" (david lodge, sunday times), and "incisive and inspirational" (guardian), what good are the arts? Offers a delightfully skeptical look at the nature of art. John carey--one of britain's most respected literary critics--here cuts through the cant surrounding the fine arts, debunking claims that the arts make us better people or that judgments about art are anything more than personal opinion.