ENGLISH

Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art, Volume II

By G. W. F. Hegel

Book information

Publisher
Clarendon Press
Year
1998
ISBN
0198238177, 9780198238171
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
42 MB (43679806 bytes)
Edition
Volume 2
Pages
696\687
Time added
2021-11-05 20:50:00

Description

This is the second of two volumes of the only English edition of Hegel's Aesthetics, the work in which he gives full expression to his seminal theory of art. The substantial Introduction is his best exposition of his general philosophy of art. In Part I he considers the general nature of art as a spiritual experience, distinguishes the beauty of art and the beauty of nature, and examines artistic genius and originality. Part II surveys the history of art from the ancient world through to the end of the eighteenth century, probing the meaning and significance of major works. Part III (in the second volume) deals individually with architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and literature; a rich array of examples makes vivid his exposition of his theory.

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