The Aesthetic Legacy of Eduard Hanslick

Close Readings and Critical Perspectives

By: Lee Rothfarb (Editor), Alexander Wilfing (Editor), Christoph Landerer (Editor)

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Paperback | 21 May 2026 | Edition Number 1

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This book addresses the complex conceptual, historical, and philosophical questions posed by Eduard Hanslickâs influential aesthetic treatise, On the Musically Beautiful (1854). The contributions reveal the philosophical foundations and subtleties of his aesthetic approach.

The collection features original essays written by leading scholars in philosophical aesthetics and musicology. It covers many of Hanslickâs overarching themes, such as the relationship between beauty and form, between music and emotion, and the role of imagination and performance in music, which have recently gained prominence in Hanslick scholarship. The chapters, divided into five thematic sections, will provide a better scholarly foundation for a deeper understanding of On the Musically Beautiful and its arguments.

In bringing together the various approaches and accounts of the different textual, historical, conceptual, and philosophical challenges posed by Hanslickâs aesthetics, The Aesthetic Legacy of Eduard Hanslick will appeal to philosophers of music, historians of aesthetics, musicologists specializing in 19th-century studies, and music theorists working on aesthetic issues.

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