University Press of America
Pages: 516
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-3678-0 • Paperback • February 2007 • $82.99 • (£64.00)
Harry Redner is a scholar and author who has published books in many fields. He has taught at universities in Europe, Australia, and the U.S.A.
Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Basic Aesthetic Qualities
Chapter 3 The Aesthetic Ethos
Chapter 4 Humour and Beauty
Chapter 5 Form and Design
Part 6 Mimesis and Representation
Chapter 7 Miming and Acting
Chapter 8 Images
Chapter 9 Pictorial Representation
Chapter 10 Literary Representation
Chapter 11 Poetry and Truth
Part 12 Expression
Chapter 13 Dramatic Expression
Chapter 14 Musical Expression
Part 15 History of Art or Artistic Culture
Chapter 16 Introduction
Part 17 Art, High Art, and Great Art
Chapter 18 Art - the constitution of the work of art
Chapter 19 High Art - style, genre, and manner
Chapter 20 Great art - universality and scope
Part 21 Studies of the Great Art Traditions
Chapter 22 Greece-Rome and China-Japan
Chapter 23 Byzantium, India, and Persia
Part 24 The Great Art Tradition of Europe
Chapter 25 Gothic and Classical
Chapter 26 Modernity and Modernism
Part 27 Critique of Judgement and Criticism of Criticism
Chapter 28 Introduction
Part 29 The Culture of Criticism
Chapter 30 The Rise of Modern Criticism
Chapter 31 Consensus in Judgement
Part 32 The Nature of Criticism
Chapter 33 Analysis
Chapter 34 Interpretation
Chapter 35 Evaluation
Part 36 The Future of Criticism and Art
Chapter 37 The Fall of Modern Criticism
Chapter 38 The End of Art? - a conclusion