This is an essay about the phenomenon of “aesthetic chills”—you know, the moment when, experiencing a work of art, you feel a rush of physical emotion, a shiver that runs down your spine. Often, it ...
At the end of my essay last week on “Aesthetic Chills” (Part 1 and Part 2), I asked readers to write in if they had their own experiences to share. To my great pleasure, quite a few did. More than one ...