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The Abuse of Beauty: The Paul Carus Lectures 21
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Abuse of Beauty: The Paul Carus Lectures 21
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Arthur C. Danto
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | History of specific subjects
Cosmetics, hair and beauty |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780812695403
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| Classifications | Dewey:111/.85 |
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| Illustrations |
20 B&W illustrations
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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| Imprint |
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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| Publication Date |
26 June 2003 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In The Abuse of Beauty, art critic and philosopher Arthur Danto explains how the notion of beauty as anathema to art arose and flourished and offers a new way of looking at art and beauty. He draws on the thought of artists, critics, and philosophers such as Rimbaud, Fry, Matisse, and Greenberg, to reposition beauty as one of many modes along with sexuality, sublimity, disgust, and horror through which the human sensibility expresses itself. 20 black-and-white illustrations are included.
Author Biography
Arthur C. Danto is Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Columbia University. He is the art critic for The Nation and author of more than 20 books.
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