The Origins of Aesthetic Thought in Ancient Greece: Matter, Sensation, and Experience

ISBN-13: 9781316630259 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 626 str.

James I. Porter

Opis

This book traces the origins of aesthetic thought across a range of art forms from before Homer down to the fourth century.

Recenzje

'… a lengthy, learned, and bold book … tremendously stimulating …' Jane Heath, The Expository Times

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Foundations: Aesthetics, Formalism, and Materialism: 1. Aesthetic thought in antiquity; 2. Form and formalism; 3. Matter and appearances; Part II. The Nascent Aesthetic Languages of the Sixth to Fourth Centuries BCE: 4. The rise of aesthetic reflection in the fifth century; 5. The evidence of Aristophanes and Gorgias; 6. The music of the voice; 7. The voice of music; 8. Visual experience; Part III. Broader Perspectives: 9. Sublime monuments in ancient aesthetics; Epilogue.