By: Colin McQuillan (Editor), Joseph J. Tanke (Editor)

Hardcover

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The Bloomsbury Anthology of Aesthetics aims to provide teachers and students with a new perspective on the history and present of aesthetic theory. It contains a comprehensive survey of the field of aesthetics, with selections drawn from ancient, medieval, renaissance, modern, and contemporary sources. It provides readers with a radically new perspective on the genesis and development of aesthetic theory by including an expanded section on early modern aesthetics. The Anthology likewise pays special attention to the interdisciplinary nature of aesthetics, reconstructing some of the dialogues in literary theory and art criticism that gave rise to philosophy's more systematic efforts. It introduces readers to contemporary debates by including a number of thinkers not yet anthologized. It contextualizes these positions by situating them in terms of the history to which they are responding. In short, The Bloomsbury Anthology of Aesthetics brings course materials up-to-date with the state of the discipline.

...the anthology is valuable; it not only presents a captivating account of the history of aesthetics, but also, as promised by the editors, 'redraws the picture of aesthetics' so that a richer landscape emerges. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers. -- E. Millin, Depaul University CHOICE

General Introduction; Acknowledgements; I. Introduction to Ancient Aesthetics; II. Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Aesthetics; III. Introduction to Early Modern Aesthetics; IV. Introduction to Modern Aesthetics; V. Introduction to Contemporary Aesthetics.

ISBN: 9781441141101
ISBN-10: 1441141103
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 720
Published: 2nd August 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 5.3
Weight (kg): 1.157