The Origins Of Aesthetic Thought In Ancient Greece
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The Origins Of Aesthetic Thought In Ancient Greece
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Author : James I. Porter
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-20
The Origins Of Aesthetic Thought In Ancient Greece written by James I. Porter and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-20 with Philosophy categories.
This is the first modern attempt to put aesthetics back on the map in classical studies. James Porter traces the origins of aesthetic thought and inquiry in their broadest manifestations as they evolved from before Homer down to the fourth-century and then into later antiquity, with an emphasis on Greece in its earlier phases. Greek aesthetics, he argues, originated in an attention to the senses and to matter as opposed to the formalism and idealism that were enshrined by Plato and Aristotle and through whose lens most subsequent views of ancient art and aesthetics have typically been filtered. Treating aesthetics in this way can help us reveal the commonly shared basis of the diverse arts of antiquity. Reorienting our view of the ancient vocabularies of art and experience around matter and sensation, this book dramatically changes how we look upon the ancient achievements in these same areas.
The Origins Of Aesthetic Thought In Ancient Greece
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Author : James I. Porter
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-11-18
The Origins Of Aesthetic Thought In Ancient Greece written by James I. Porter and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-18 with Philosophy categories.
This is the first modern attempt to put aesthetics back on the map in classical studies. James Porter traces the origins of aesthetic thought and inquiry in their broadest manifestations as they evolved from before Homer down to the fourth-century and then into later antiquity, with an emphasis on Greece in its earlier phases. Greek aesthetics, he argues, originated in an attention to the senses and to matter as opposed to the formalism and idealism that were enshrined by Plato and Aristotle and through whose lens most subsequent views of ancient art and aesthetics have typically been filtered. Treating aesthetics in this way can help us reveal the commonly shared basis of the diverse arts of antiquity. Reorienting our view of the ancient vocabularies of art and experience around matter and sensation, this book dramatically changes how we look upon the ancient achievements in these same areas.
The Sublime In Antiquity
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Author : James I. Porter
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-07
The Sublime In Antiquity written by James I. Porter and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-07 with History categories.
Detailed new account of the historical emergence and conceptual reach of the sublime both before and after Longinus.
A Companion To Ancient Aesthetics
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Author : Pierre Destrée
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2015-07-20
A Companion To Ancient Aesthetics written by Pierre Destrée and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media—oral, aural, visual, and literary. Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society
A History Of Aesthetic
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Author : Bernard Bosanquet
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-12-08
A History Of Aesthetic written by Bernard Bosanquet and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-08 with Philosophy categories.
Published in 1892 by a leading British philosopher, this book traces aesthetic theory from ancient Greece to the Victorian era.
The Power Of Beauty
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Author : Inga R. Gammel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Power Of Beauty written by Inga R. Gammel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Aesthetics, Ancient categories.
The fascination of beauty has given rise to a long-standing European philosophical tradition on the idea of beauty the beginnings of which link back to ancient Greek mythology. However, at the dawn of Modernity the discourse on beauty slowly disappeared from theory and philosophy. While classical tradition dealt with the many and varied aspects of beauty in relation to cosmos, man's way of life, education and the arts, modern theory trivialized the idea of beauty and finally abandoned the topic. This book is an attempt to put beauty on the agenda again by reviewing the very origin of this ancient idea. The reflections on beauty and the ugly are present already in Homer's mythology, and these ideas are further developed and refined in Plato's philosophy. Also Cicero is guided by the Greek legacy in his approach to life, rhetoric, and beauty. The examination of the ancient sources shows the profound knowledge, the elegance, the charm and wit present in ancient thinking. Instead of being just history, these sources hold sound counseling highlighting the importance of beauty. In this way the ancient legacy constitutes a challenge to the arrogance of modern thinking.
Beauty
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Author : David Konstan
language : en
Publisher: Onassis Hellenic Culture
Release Date : 2014
Beauty written by David Konstan and has been published by Onassis Hellenic Culture this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Those who study the nature of beauty are at once plagued by a singular issue: what does it mean to say something is beautiful? On the one hand, beauty is associated with erotic attraction; on the other, it is the primary category in aesthetics, and it is widely supposed that the proper response to a work of art is one of disinterested contemplation. At its core, then, beauty is a contested concept, and both sides feel comfortable appealing to the authority of Plato, and via him, to the ancient Greeks generally. So, who is right--if either? Beauty offers an elegant investigation of ancient Greek notions of beauty and, in the process, sheds light on modern aesthetics and how we ought to appreciate the artistic achievements of the classical world itself. The book begins by reexamining the commonly held notion that the ancient Greeks possessed no term that can be unambiguously defined as "beauty" or "beautiful." Author David Konstan discusses a number of Greek approximations before positioning the heretofore unexamined term kállos as the key to bridging the gap between beauty and desire, and tracing its evolution as applied to physical beauty, art, literature, and more. Throughout, the discussion is enlivened with thought-provoking stories taken from Homer, Plato, Xenophon, Plutarch, and others. The book then examines corresponding terms in ancient Latin literature to highlight the survival of Greek ideas in the Latin West. The final chapter will compare the ancient Greek conception of beauty with modern notions of beauty and aesthetics. In particular, the book will focus on the reception of classical Greek art in the Renaissance and how Vasari and his contemporaries borrowed from Plato the sense that the beauty in art was transcendental, but left out the erotic dimension of viewing. A study of the ancient Greek idea of beauty shows that, even if Greece was the inspiration for modern aesthetic ideals, the Greek view of the relationship between beauty and desire was surprisingly consistent--and different from our own. Through this magisterial narrative, it is possible to identify how the Greeks thought of beauty, and what it was that attracted them. Their perceptions still have something important to tell us about art, love, desire--and beauty.
Schiller Hegel And Marx
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Author : Philip J. Kain
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1982
Schiller Hegel And Marx written by Philip J. Kain and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Literary Criticism categories.
Schiller, Hegel and Marx looked back to ancient Greek culture, viewing it as the historical embodiment of certain ideals central to aesthetic theory. This volume investigates their viewpoints and how they use Greek culture as an ideal model for remaking t
Play And Aesthetics In Ancient Greece
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Author : Stephen E. Kidd
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-05-09
Play And Aesthetics In Ancient Greece written by Stephen E. Kidd and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-09 with History categories.
Explores the connections between art and play in ancient Greek thought, especially that of Plato and Aristotle.
Musical Thought In Ancient Greece
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Author : Edward A. Lippman
language : en
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press
Release Date : 1964
Musical Thought In Ancient Greece written by Edward A. Lippman and has been published by New York : Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Composers categories.
"This book is a study of Greek philosophical speculations about music--early ideas on harmony and its relationship to cosmogony, theories of music and ethics, the aesthetics and philosophy of music, and significant modifications of harmonic concepts developed by the Peripatetics. The contributions of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are, of course, given careful attention, but the ideas of many others are also presented, including those of the Presocratics, Damon, Aristoxenus, Theophrastus, and Euclid. The author does not confine himself to music in the special sense of works of art, nor as an autonomous sphere of culture; rather he shows the important and central place held by music in all ancient Greek life. The character of Greek music and its use in ritual, ceremony, and education is described. He has consulted a wide variety of source material: metaphysical, scientific, ethical, educational, and political works; treatises on music, mathematics, cosmology, poetics, and rhetoric; and finally conceptions of music implied by musical practice itself--to provide the reader with a clearly marked out and coherent account of the nature and concept of music in ancient Greece. This book will be of interest to musicologists and to readers concerned with the history of music and philosophy." --Jacket.