Aesthetic value in classical antiquity

Aesthetic value in classical antiquity

by Sluiter, Ineke

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How do people respond to and evaluate their sensory experiences of the natural and man-made world? What does it mean to speak of the 'value' of aesthetic phenomena? And in evaluating human arts and artifacts, what are the criteria for success or failure? The sixth in a series exploring 'ancient values', this book investigates from a variety of perspectives aesthetic value in classical antiquity. The essays explore not only the evaluative concepts and terms applied to the arts, but also the soci…

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  • Full title :Aesthetic value in classical antiquity / Ineke Sluiter ; Ralph M. Rosen.

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How do people respond to and evaluate their sensory experiences of the natural and man-made world? What does it mean to speak of the 'value' of aesthetic phenomena? And in evaluating human arts and artifacts, what are the criteria for success or failure? The sixth in a series exploring 'ancient values', this book investigates from a variety of perspectives aesthetic value in classical antiquity. The essays explore not only the evaluative concepts and terms applied to the arts, but also the social and cultural ideologies of aesthetic value itself. Seventeen chapters range from the 'life without the Muses' to 'the Sublime', and from philosophical views to middle-brow and popular aesthetics.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

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Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789004232822, 9004232826, 9004231676, 9789004231672
  • oclc:ocn796226625
  • LC Classification:BH108
  • Dewey Decimal:111.850938

Subjects

Aesthetics, Classical Antike Ästhetik Aufsatzsammlung Classical literature Classical literature -- History and cri… Criticism, interpretation, etc Esthétique antique Griechenland Littérature ancienne -- Histoire et cri… Philosophie ancienne Philosophy, Ancient Römisches Reich

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Sluiter, Ineke

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