In Defense of Humanism: Value in the Arts and Letters - Softcover

Etlin, Richard A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521476720 ISBN 13: 9780521476720

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2009

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A powerful argument for value in arts in response to the contemporary critique of humanism.

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In Defense of Humanism: Value in the Arts and Letters is a response to the critique of traditional humanism, and particularly its cultural dimension, which has been at the heart of intellectual discourse for the past decade. In simple, clear language, Richard Etlin articulates the nature of aesthetic experience through analysis of works in a wide variety of media, including painting, sculpture, architecture, drawing, literature, and dance. Establishing categories for determining value in the arts and letters, Etlin also explores the operations of the creative process in a discussion of artistic genius. He reaffirms the transcendent moral and enduring qualities in great works of art. Etlin offers, moreover, a critique of the fundamental premises of the post-structuralist thinkers, including Jacques Derrida, Stanley Fish, Hayden White, Pierre Bourdieu, and Edward W. Said, whose work is placed within the context of modern intellectual history.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0521476720
• ISBN 13: 9780521476720
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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