Social History of Art, Boxed Set

ISBN-13: 9780415213868 / Angielski / Pudełko z zestawem (boxed set) / 1999 / 1007 str.

Arnold Hauser; Jonathan Harris

Opis

First published in 1951, Arnold Hauser's work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. Exploring the interaction between art and society, Hauser details social and historical movements and sketches the frameworks in which visual art is produced. This edition also provides an introduction to the work of Arnold Hauser. In his introduction to the four volumes of The Social History of Art, Jonathan Harris demonstrates the importance of the work for contemporary art history and visual culture and suggests reasons and strategies for reading. In addition, an introduction to each individual volume provides a synopsis of Hauser's narrative and serves as a critical guide to the text and signposts major themes, trends and arguments.

Recenzje

'Unrivalled in its scope and ambition, Arnold Hauser's classic study is a critical contribution to the development of the history of art as a discipline' - Alan Wallach, College of William and Mary

'Hauser's extraordinary energy and subtlety wave a brilliant synthesis of the interaction between the aesthetic and societal' - Albert Boime, UCLA, author of The Social History of Modern Art, 1750-1989

'This was and remains the only comprehensive scholarly synthesis of the history of art from the perspective of historical materialism. This edition should bring Hausers thought to the attention of a new generation of readers.' - Whitney Davis, Professor of Art History at Northwestern University

'Hauser's extraordinary energy and subtlety wave a brilliant synthesis of the interaction between the aesthetic and societal, giving us at one and the same time a wealth of artistic detail and a consistent and fully elaborated exposition of the social process.' - Albert Boime, UCLA, author of The Social History of Modern Art, 1750-1989

O autorze

Arnold Hauser