First published in 1951, Arnold Hausers work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. This edition includes 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 Hausers narrative and serves as a critical guide to the text and...
First published in 1951, Arnold Hausers work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to th...
First published in 1951, Arnold Hausers work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. This edition includes 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 Hausers narrative and serves as a critical guide to the text and...
First published in 1951, Arnold Hausers work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to th...
First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding 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 effectively details social and historical movements and sketches the frameworks in which visual art is produced. This new edition provides an excellent introduction to the work of Arnold Hauser. In his general introduction to The Social History of Art, Jonathan Harris asseses the importance of the work for contemporary art history and visual culture. In...
First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age thr...
First published in 1951, Arnold Hausers work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. This edition includes 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 Hausers narrative and serves as a critical guide to the text and...
First published in 1951, Arnold Hausers work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to th...
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...
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 t...
First published in 1982, The Sociology of Art considers all forms of the arts, whether visual arts, literature, film, theatre or music from Bach to the Beatles. The last book to be completed by Arnold Hauser before his death in 1978, it is a total analysis of the spiritual forces of social expression, based upon comprehensive historical experience and documentation. Hauser explores art through the earliest times to the modern era, with fascinating analyses of the mass media and current manifestations of human creativity. An extension and completion of his earlier work, The Social History of...
First published in 1982, The Sociology of Art considers all forms of the arts, whether visual arts, literature, film, theatre or music from Bach to th...
First published in 1959, this book is concerned with the methodology of art history, and so with questions about historical thinking; it enquires what scientific history of art can accomplish, what are its mean and limitations? It contains philosophical reflections on history and begins with chapters on the scope and limitations of a sociology of art, and the concept of ideology in the history of art. The chapter on the concept of "art history without names" occupies the central position in the book -- thoroughly discussing the basic philosophical outlook for the whole work. There are also...
First published in 1959, this book is concerned with the methodology of art history, and so with questions about historical thinking; it enquires w...
First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding 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 effectively details social and historical movements and sketches the frameworks in which visual art is produced. This new edition provides an excellent introduction to the work of Arnold Hauser. In his general introduction to The Social History of Art, Jonathan Harris asseses the importance of the work for contemporary art history and visual culture. In...
First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age thr...