The German Aesthetic Tradition

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The German Aesthetic Tradition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kai Hammermeister
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 167
Category/GenrePhilosophy - aesthetics
ISBN/Barcode 9780521785549
ClassificationsDewey:111.85
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 17 October 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is the only available systematic critical overview of German aesthetics from 1750 to the present. The book begins with the work of Baumgarten and covers all the major writers on German aesthetics that follow: Kant, Schiller, Schelling, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Gadamer and Adorno. It offers a clear and non-technical exposition of ideas, placing these in a wider philosophical context where necessary. Interest in this book extends far beyond the discipline of philosophy to those of literary studies, fine art and music.

Reviews

'... will serve as a valuable introduction to central aspects of nineteenth-century art and thought.' Art Newspaper