Reading Aesthetics Philosophy

by Christopher Janaway

Book Overview

Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art.

Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject. Presents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics. Texts range from Plato's famous critique of art in the 'Republic' through Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy' to Barthes' 'The Death of the Author' and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405118083
• ISBN13: 9781405118088
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.7"