The Continental Aesthetics Reader [Paperback]

Clive Cazeaux (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0415200547 | ISBN-13: 978-0415200547 | Edition: First Edition

The Continental Aesthetics Reader is the first comprehensive anthology of classic writings on art and aesthetics from the major figures in Continental thought. The reader is clearly divided into six sections: Nineteenth Century German Aesthetics * Phenomenology and Hermeneutics * Marxism and Critical Theory * Modernism * Poststucturalism and Postmodernism * Psychoanalysis and Feminism. Each section is clearly placed in its historical and philosophical context by Clive Cazeaux.
The readings featured are the most widely read and representative writings of each movement and are from the following major thinkers:
Kant Sartre Benjamin Lyotard
Hegel Levinas Blanchot Deleuze
Nietzsche Marx Bloch Freud
Heidegger Lukacs Bataille Lacan
Dufrenne Adorno Foucault Kristeva
Bachelard Marcuse Barthes Irigaray
Merleau-Ponty Habermas Derrida Cixous
Gadamer Jameson de Man
Vattimo Simmel Baudrillard
Ideal for introductory courses in aesthetics, continental philosophy, art and visual studies, The Continental Aesthetics Reader provides a thorough introduction to some of the most influential writings on art and aesthetics from Kant to Derrida.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A substantial anthology ... [the] introductions are written in an accessible manner and contain helpful biographical and contextual informationthere is no doubt that first year students will find this volume worth acquiring. The book also deserves to be added to the reference sections of art and philosophy libraries.' - John A Walker, The Art Book

About the Author

Clive Cazeaux is a senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; First Edition edition (October 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415200547
• ISBN-13: 978-0415200547
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,171,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars an interesting reader with translation issues, April 25, 2011

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This review is from: The Continental Aesthetics Reader (Hardcover)

I have not read many of the articles yet, so perhaps my complaint is limited to those I have, but I feel I have to warn readers about this edition. At least some of the translation are extremely bad. Of course, this being an anthology, the translator is different for every article, but the texts by Kant, Hegel and Derrida require you to have the original text at hand, to be certain you understand what is being said. My English may not be perfect, but neither is the English in these texts. The translations at times read like they've been passed through Google-translate, to be honest. Considering the fact that all three authors I mentioned are not exactly known for their way with words (it takes effort to figure out what they mean when reading the original texts), a literal translation, while obviously an attempt to stay close to the original, is a very delicate matter. It always is, in translation philosophical texts.

A new edition of the Continental Aesthetics Reader will be published this summer (2011), and I hope this means we will see new translations. But just to be safe, see if you can get a preview of the texts I mentioned, before you buy this book.