Art history versus aesthetics

Art history versus aesthetics

by Elkins, James

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Central question in this first volume of the new Routledge series "The Art Seminar'' is; does philosophy have anything to say to art history? The structure of this volume: it begins with introductions, and centres on an animated conversation among ten historians and aestheticians. That conversation was then sent to twenty scholars for commentary and their responses are very diverse: some are informal letters and others full essays with footnotes. Some think they have the answer in hand, and oth…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Art history versus aesthetics / ed. by James Elkins.

Summary

Central question in this first volume of the new Routledge series "The Art Seminar'' is; does philosophy have anything to say to art history? The structure of this volume: it begins with introductions, and centres on an animated conversation among ten historians and aestheticians. That conversation was then sent to twenty scholars for commentary and their responses are very diverse: some are informal letters and others full essays with footnotes. Some think they have the answer in hand, and others raise yet more questions. The volume ends with two synoptic essays, one by a prominent aesthetician and the other by a literary critic.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:New York, NY
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

  • Description:x, 306 p. : : ill. ; : 22 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:041597688X, 9780415976886, 0415976898, 9780415976893
  • oclc:ocn783321905
  • LC Classification:N7480
  • Dewey Decimal:701/.17

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