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Critique of Taste - (Verso Modern Classics) by Galvano Della Volpe (Paperback)

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  • Galvano Della Volpe was the dominant philosopher of Italian Marxism for twenty years after the Liberation.
  • About the Author: Galvano Della Volpe was born in 1895.
  • 272 Pages
  • Philosophy, Aesthetics
  • Series Name: Verso Modern Classics

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Galvano Della Volpe was the dominant philosopher of Italian Marxism for twenty years after the Liberation. His most important book was a work of aesthetic theory--Critique of Taste. Della Volpe, proponent of a robust materialism in all his writings, was concerned to rehabilitate the inherently rational and intellectual nature of art. Opposing both the sociological reductionism of Plekhanov or Lukács, and the formalist irrationalism of Croce or New Criticism, Della Volpe's aim was to demonstrate that conceptual meaning is always inseparable from aesthetic effect.

Whether he is discussing Pindar or Góngora, Cleanth Brooks or Roland Barthes, Goethe or Mallarmé, Della Volpe is always challenging, always illuminating. Critique of Taste represents one of the major crossroads of twentieth-century aesthetics.



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"One of the most original Communist critics the West has had ... confronts with rigour and intelligence the most difficult aesthetic problems we face."--Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism



About the Author



Galvano Della Volpe was born in 1895. From Logica come scienza positiva in 1950 his work had increasing influence, and the publication of Rousseau e Marx in 1960 confirmed the importance of his thought within Italian Marxism. Della Volpe died in 1968.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .62 Inches (D)
Weight: .66 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Aesthetics
Series Title: Verso Modern Classics
Publisher: Verso
Format: Paperback
Author: Galvano Della Volpe
Language: English
Street Date: December 17, 1991
TCIN: 94291805
UPC: 9780860915652
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-9929
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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