History of Aesthetics, Volume 2: Medieval Aesthetics

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Format Hardcover Subject Literary Collections Publisher Walter De Gruyter Inc TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS I. THE AESTHETICS OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES A. EASTERN AESTHETICS 1. Background 2. The Aesthetics of the Holy Scriptures A. Texts from the Holy Scriptures 3. The Aesthetics of the Greek Church Fathers B. Texts from the Greek Church Fathers 4. The Aesthetics of the Pseudo-Dionysius C. Texts from the Pseudo-Dionysius 5. Byzantine Aesthetics D. Texts from Byzantine Theologians B. WESTERN AESTHETICS 1. The Aesthetics of St. Augustine E. Texts from St. Augustine 2. Background to Further Developments a. Political Background b. Literature c. Music d. The Visual Arts 3. Aesthetics from Boethius to Isidore F. Texts from Boethius, Cassiodorus and Isidore 4. Carolingian Aesthetics G. Texts from Scholars of the Carolingian Period 5. Summary of Early Christian Aesthetics II. THE AESTHETICS OF THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES 1. Social and Political Background 2. Poetics H. Texts on Medieval Poetics 3. The Theory of Music I. Texts on Medieval Theory of Music 4. The Theory of the Visual Arts J. Texts on the Medieval Theory of the Visual Arts 5. Summary of the Theory of the Arts and Synopsis of Philosophical Aesthetics 6. Cistercian Aesthetics K. Cistercian Texts 7. Victorine Aesthetics L. Victorine Texts 8. The Aesthetics of the School of Chartres and Other Schools of the 12th Century M. Texts of the School of Chartres and Other Schools of the 12th Century 9. The Beginnings of Scholastic Aesthetics N. Texts from William of Auvergne and the Summa Alexandri 10. The Aesthetics of Robert Grosseteste O. Texts from Robert Grosseteste 11. The Aesthetics of Bonaventure P. Texts from Bonaventure 12. The Aesthetics of Albert the Great and Ulrich of Strassburg Q. Texts from Albert the Great and Ulrich of Strassburg 13. The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas R. Texts from Thomas Aquinas 14. The Aesthetics of Alhazen and Vitelo S. Texts from Vitelo 15. Late Scholastic Aesthetics T. Texts from Duns Scotus and William Ockham 16. The Aesthetics of Dante U. Texts from Dante 17. Summary of Medieval Aesthetics 18. Ancient and Medieval Aesthetics 19. The Old and the New Aesthetics NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX