An Introduction to Aesthetics

ISBN-13: 9781138650107 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 154 str.

E. F. Carritt

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First published in 1949. This title provides an introduction into the subject of aesthetics, and the problems associated with it. Aesthetics is not strictly a criterion or rule for production or appreciation, and cannot directly alter our aesthetic experiences, but only helps us to understand them. "An Introduction to Aesthetics "explores this theory, and will be of interest to students of both art and philosophy.

Spis treści

1. The Subject of Aesthetics  2. Good and Bad Taste  3. What is Signified by Beauty?  4. Formal and Representative Art  5. Kinds of Beauty  6. Expression  7. Emotion  8. Didactic and Protreptic Art  9. The Tasks of Criticism  10. The Genesis of Aesthetic Expressions  11. Art, Sympathy and Imagination  12. Self-Criticism (I)  13. Self-Criticism (II)  14. Classical and Romantic Criticism  15. Form and Subject in Poetry  16. Conclusion;  Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C;  Appendix D

O autorze

E. F. Carritt