The Author, Art, and the Market - (Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S) by Martha Woodmansee (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Analyzing the rise of art in the 18th century, this treatise demonstrates how painting, sculpture and literature were not regarded as valuable art forms before the emergence of a new bourgeois culture.
- Author(s): Martha Woodmansee
- 224 Pages
- Art, History
- Series Name: Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S
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Book Synopsis
Analyzing the rise of art in the 18th century, this treatise demonstrates how painting, sculpture and literature were not regarded as valuable art forms before the emergence of a new bourgeois culture. The author reveals how Romantic poets and philosophers invented art as we know it today.From the Back Cover
Rereading the history of aesthetics. The subject of this study is our modern conception of art.Review Quotes
A riveting snapshot of the moment in Western intellectual history when art became Art.-- "The New Republic"
Dimensions (Overall): 8.89 Inches (H) x 5.94 Inches (W) x .55 Inches (D)
Weight: .72 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Series Title: Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: History
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Martha Woodmansee
Language: English
Street Date: June 6, 1996
TCIN: 90758999
UPC: 9780231106016
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-9534
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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