| Description |
1 online resource (392 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Aesthetics -- Sociological Aesthetics -- Kant and Modern Aesthetics -- Art for Art's Sake -- Autonomy in the Work of Art -- 2. Materials, Functions, Institutions -- On Art Exhibitions -- Aesthetics of Gravity -- The Picture Frame: An Aesthetic Study -- On Aesthetic Quantities -- The Handle -- 3. Style and Representation -- A Note on Japanese Art -- On the Third Dimension in Art -- On Realism in Art -- On Caricature -- Individualism in Art -- Germanic and Classical Romanic Style -- 4. Landscape Painting -- Arnold Böcklin's Landscapes - On the Aesthetics of the Alps -- The Philosophy of Landscape -- 5 . Portraiture -- The Aesthetic Significance of the Face -- Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper -- Aesthetics of the Portrait: Part I -- Aesthetics of the Portrait: Part II -- 6. Theater -- Gerhart Hauptmann's The Weavers -- Theater and the Dramatic Actor: Part I -- Theater and the Dramatic Actor: Part II -- Theater and the Dramatic Actor: Part III -- 7. Sculpture -- Michelangelo and the Metaphysics of Culture -- On Constantin Meunier -- Auguste Rodin: Part I -- Auguste Rodin: Part II -- Auguste Rodin: Part III -- 8. Literature -- Maurice Maeterlinck's Wisdom and Destiny -- Stefan George: Part I -- Stefan George: Part II -- Goethe and the Creative Life -- Individuality and Character in Goethe and Shakespeare -- Rainer Maria Rilke -- Acknowledgments -- Sources and References -- Index |
| Notes |
Translated from German |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 28, 2020) |
| Subject |
Aesthetics.
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Arts -- Philosophy.
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Art -- Philosophy.
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Aesthetics
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Art -- Philosophy
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Arts -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harrington, Austin, 1970- editor, translator.
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| ISBN |
9780226621128 |
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022662112X |
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