Philosophy in a New Key A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite & Art by Langer, Susanne K

New York: Mentor Association. Good with no dust jacket. 1951. Pocket Pb.

New York: Mentor Books. 1962. First Edition; Twelfth Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. Light foxing on top text block edge. Light shelfwear on spine crown and side edge. .

1942. First Edition. Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1942. 22.8cm x 16cm. xiv, 313 pages. Original Hardcover with the very rare, original, unclipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good + condition with only minor signs of wear. The jacket with minor abrasions and some fraying. The jacket with a faded dampstain. Tiny tear to spine of jacket. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken with some minor annotations and markings in pencil. Includes for Example: The New Key/ Symbolic Transformation/ The Logic of Signs and Symbols/ Discursive Forms and Presentational Forms/ Language/ Life-Symbols: The Roots of Sacrament/ Life-Symbols: The Roots of Myth/ On Significance in Music/ The Genesis of Artistic Import/ The Fabric of Meaning etc. Modern theories of meaning usually culminate in a critique of science. This book presents a study of human intelligence beginning with a semantic theory and leading into a critique of music. By implication it sets up a theory of all the arts; the… Read More