Aesthetics a Critical Theory of Art (Classic Reprint)
ISBN: 978-13-307-6608-8
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 252
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2018 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Excerpt from Aesthetics a Critical Theory of Art<br><br>To the discriminating individual, what constitute the elements of interest in painting, music, or poetry? This question I shall endeavor to answer in the follow ing book, although I aim less specifically to increase art-appreciation than to correct the methods so long in vogue for determining the substance, origin, and value of art. I insist upon a description of the con crete element of the different arts in order to nullify the usual conception of art as something unitary or generic; for no idea has been more inhibitory in the development of aesthetics as a full-blown science.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.