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James Kirwan (Author)


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0719055725 978-0719055720 August 21, 1999
James Kirwan provides both a lucid and concise history of the concept of beauty as a distinct aesthetic experience (marginalized by the rise of philosophical aesthetics in the twentieth century), and offers a new and persuasive answer to the age-old question of what beauty is; an answer that, placing the responsibility for beauty firmly with the eye of the beholder, explains what it is in this "eye" that gives rise to beauty.

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Kirwan's book is full of fresh ideas and wonderful writing... Los Angeles Times

About the Author

James Kirwan holds a doctorate from Edinburgh University and is the author of Literature, Rhetoric, Metaphysics: Literary Theory and Literary Aesthetics (Routledge, 1990).

Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press (August 21, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0719055725
  • ISBN-13: 978-0719055720
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,930,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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