Aesthetics : an introduction to the philosophy of art

Author(s)

• Sheppard, Anne D. R.

Bibliographic Information

Aesthetics : an introduction to the philosophy of art

Anne Sheppard

（OPUS）

Oxford University Press, 1987

• : pbk

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780192191809

Description

This book provides an accessible introduction to aesthetics, especially in relation to literature, and should be useful for readers new to literary theory and contemporary philosophy. Anne Sheppard discusses what it is that all works of art have in common - what gives them their value as art - and asks whether there can ever be one correct interpretation of a work of art. The scope of the book includes chapters on form, beauty and aesthetic appreciation, and the relationship between art and morals.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780192891648

Description

This book provides an accessible introduction to aesthetics, especially in relation to literature, and is particularly useful for readers new to literary theory and contemporary philosophy. Anne Sheppard discusses what it is that all works of art have in common - what gives them their value as art - and asks, wisely, whether there can ever be one correct interpretation of a work of art. The scope of the book includes chapters on form, beauty and aesthetic appreciation, and the relationship between art and morals.

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Details

• NCID: BA01272779
• ISBN:
  • 0192191802
  • 0192891642
• LCCN: 87011206
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 172 p., [4] p. of plates
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BH39
  • DC19 : 700/.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Aesthetics
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00187266