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Aesthetics from Classical Greece to the Present
Monroe C Beardsley
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Description for Aesthetics from Classical Greece to the Present
Paperback. This work is ideal both as an introductory survey of the literature on theories of art and beauty from earliest times to the present and as a text for courses in the philosophy of art. The author examines all major aspects of Western aesthetic thought. Num Pages: 418 pages, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Seeks to bring present-day philosophy principles into the history of aesthetics.
Before the publication of Aesthetics from Classical Greece to the Present there were three histories of aesthetics in English—Bosanquet's pioneering work, the second part of Croce's Aesthetic in the Ainsle translation, and the comprehensive volume by Gilbert and Kuhn. While each of these is interesting in its own ways, and together they cover a good deal of ground, none of them is very new. Thus none could take advantage of recent work on many important philosophers and periods and bring into a consideration of the past the best ... Read more
Seeks to bring present-day philosophy principles into the history of aesthetics.
Before the publication of Aesthetics from Classical Greece to the Present there were three histories of aesthetics in English—Bosanquet's pioneering work, the second part of Croce's Aesthetic in the Ainsle translation, and the comprehensive volume by Gilbert and Kuhn. While each of these is interesting in its own ways, and together they cover a good deal of ground, none of them is very new. Thus none could take advantage of recent work on many important philosophers and periods and bring into a consideration of the past the best ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817366230
SKU
V9780817366230
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Reviews for Aesthetics from Classical Greece to the Present
“For those of us who want to know what philosophers have said about beauty and the arts, this book will be especially useful.”- Philosophical Review; “Beardsley’s book accomplishes to perfection what the writer intended. It illuminates an area of history from a certain perspective as was never done before. . . . The distinguishing feature of his book is ... Read more