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Aestheticism

- Deep Formalism and the Emergence of Modernist Aesthetics

By Michalle Gal

part of the Natur, Wissenschaft und die Kuenste / Nature, Science and the Arts / Nature, Science et les Arts series

Aestheticism by Michalle Gal
About Aestheticism

This book presents aestheticism of the 19th century as a philosophical theory, and as the source of modernist and formalist aesthetics and art of the 20th century. It analyzes the definition of art formulated by Oscar Wilde, Walter Pater, and James Whistler, and their theory of form and content, art's autonomy and ontology, criticism, and musicality.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9783034305273
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 168
  • Published:
  • February 26, 2015
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 269x168x11 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 314 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: June 7, 2024

About Michalle Gal

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Description of Aestheticism

This book presents aestheticism of the 19th century as a philosophical theory, and as the source of modernist and formalist aesthetics and art of the 20th century. It analyzes the definition of art formulated by Oscar Wilde, Walter Pater, and James Whistler, and their theory of form and content, art's autonomy and ontology, criticism, and musicality.

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