Aesthetics; Author: Manns, James; Paperback

Author: Manns, James
Explorations in Philosophy; Paperback; Line Illustrations, Bibliography, Index
208 pages
Published: December 1997
M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 1563249545

Presenting a balanced approach, including literature, music, and visual arts, Manns provides the solid basics of the history and development of aesthetic theories. He outlines a view of hisown centered around the artist's intention and the act of communication, then tries out the various theories against the art of the last half century. The result is a short, compact, student-orientedbook that gets the required ideas across with a minimum of fuss and extraneous theory.This text provides the basics of the history and development of aesthetic theories, including literature, music and visual arts. The author outlines his own theories, centred around the artist's intention and the act of communication, then applies the theories to the art of the last 50 years.