The Continental Aesthetics Reader (Paperback)

by Clive Cazeaux (Author) "Aesthetic experience has, for the greater part of the western philosophy, been regarded as subordinate to rational enquiry..." (more)
Key Phrases: aesthesiological body, anticipatory illumination, thingly element, New York, Van Gogh, Maurice Merleau-Ponty (more...)

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"... balanced and judicious selection of the most important texts from two centuries of European ruminations on art and its meaning..." -- Martin Jay, University of California Berkeley

"There is a clear need for a reader in continental aesthetics and Clive Cazeaux has assembled the readings with great care." -- Michael Newman, Slade School of Art, London

"This is just the kind of text I would use on my course." -- Gary Peters, University of West of England

... balanced and judicious selection of the most important texts from two centuries of European ruminations on art and its meaning... a welcome gift.
–Martin Jay, University of California Berkeley

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

A rich sample of works from a tradition that has contributed some of the most vibrant and influential ideas about aesthetic experience and its cultural formation in modern times.
– Cathryn Vasseleu, University of New South Wales

The Continental Aesthetics Reader is a rich and intellectually uncompromising anthology. It fills an important gap in the literature.
–Timothy R. Quigley, New School for Social Research, New York

There is a clear need for a reader in continental aesthetics and Clive Cazeaux has assembled the readings with great care.
–Michael Newman, Slade School of Art, London

This is just the kind of text I would use on my course.
–Gary Peters, University of West of England

Product Description
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 divided into six sections, each clearly placed in its historical and philosophical context: Nineteenth Century German Aesthetics, Phenomenology and Hermeneutics, Marxism and Critical Theory, Poststructuralism and Postmodernism, and Psychoanalysis and Feminism.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (October 18, 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 (View shipping rates and policies)
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