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The Aesthetic Dimension: Toward A Critique of Marxist Aesthetics

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Aesthetic Dimension: Toward A Critique of Marxist Aesthetics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Herbert Marcuse
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:108
Dimensions(mm): Height 213,Width 142
Category/GenrePhilosophy - aesthetics
ISBN/Barcode 9780807015193
ClassificationsDewey:335.4
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Beacon Press
Imprint Beacon Press
Publication Date 15 June 1979
Publication Country United States

Description

Developing a concept briefly introduced in Counterrevolution and Revolt, Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dialectical aesthetic in which art functions as the conscience of society. Marcuse argues that art is the only form or expression that can take up where religion and philosophy fail and contends that aesthetics offers the last refuge for two-dimensional criticism in a one-dimensional society.

Author Biography

Best known as author of One-Dimensional Man and Eros and Civilization,Herbert Marcuse (1896-1979) was a founder of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. He was until his reitrement professor of philosophy as the University of California, San Diego.

Reviews

"His insights are genuine and his ... work, with its discussions of 18th and 19th century literature (by implication transferable to other modes of art) has a prophetic quality that suggests new generations will look at the Marxian model as a quaint artifact." - Publishers Weekly "Marcuse has written a study of aesthetics that will be central to intelligent discussion of this subject for some time. It is one of those profound books which simply must be taken into account." - Theory and Society