A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Ancient & Classical
| Author: | Penelope Murray, Pierre Destrée | ISBN: | 9781119009771 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | April 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Penelope Murray, Pierre Destrée |
| ISBN: | 9781119009771 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | April 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media—oral, aural, visual, and literary.
- Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world
- Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume
- Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations
- Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society
The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media—oral, aural, visual, and literary.
- Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world
- Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume
- Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations
- Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society
