<p>A seminal figure in the philosophy of history, culture, and language, Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) also produced some of the most important and original works in the history of aesthetic theory. A student of Kant, he spent much of his life striving to reconcile the opposing poles of Enligh
Selected writings on aesthetics
β Scribed by Moore, Gregory;Herder, Karoline
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 468
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Is the beauty of the body a herald of the beauty of the soul? -- A monument to Baumgarten -- Critical forests, or reflections on the art and science of the beautiful: first grove, dedicated to Mr. Lessing's LaocoΓΆn -- Critical forests: fourth grove, on Riedel's Theory of the beaux arts -- Shakespeare -- The causes of sunken taste among the different peoples in whom it once blossomed -- On the influence of the belles lettres on the higher sciences -- Does painting or music have a greater effect?: a divine colloquy -- On image, poetry, and fable.
β¦ Table of Contents
Is the beauty of the body a herald of the beauty of the soul? --
A monument to Baumgarten --
Critical forests, or reflections on the art and science of the beautiful: first grove, dedicated to Mr. Lessing's LaocooΜn --
Critical forests: fourth grove, on Riedel's Theory of the beaux arts --
Shakespeare --
The causes of sunken taste among the different peoples in whom it once blossomed --
On the influence of the belles lettres on the higher sciences --
Does painting or music have a greater effect?: a divine colloquy --
On image, poetry, and fable.
β¦ Subjects
estetika;Aesthetics
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