Essays on the Nature of Art

by Eliot Deutsch

Book Overview

Presents a theory of art which is at once universal in its general conception and historically-grounded in its attention to aesthetic practices in diverse cultures. Argues that art, especially today, enjoys a special kind of autonomy but that it has, nevertheless, important social and political responsibilities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791431126
• ISBN13: 9780791431122
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"