| The Sense of Art: A Study in Aesthetic Education Contributor(s): Smith, Ralph A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415900891 ISBN-13: 9780415900898 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1989 Annotation: In a highly readable and persuasive manner, Ralph A. Smith provides a theory of aesthetic education that addresses the need to revitalize the capacity for genuine judgement in society, to reaffirm the ideal of excellence in culture, and to reorder our thoughts about teaching the arts in schools. Extrapolating from recent efforts to redefine the traditional humanities for today and recent trends in the theoretical literature of arts education, which emphasise the relevance of academic disciplines (aesthetics, art history, theory of criticism, etc.) to the study of art, Smith recommends teaching art as a humanity. The discussion is amply illustrated with traditional, modern, and contemporary works of art - from Giorgione, Vermeer, and Poussin to Cezanne, Jasper Johns, Michelangelo, Antonioni, and Anselm Kiefer. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education - Art | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 707 |
| LCCN: 89031205 |
| Series: Philosophy of Education Research Library |
| Physical Information: 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ralph A. Smith provides a theory of aesthetic education that addresses the need to revitalize the capacity for genuine judgment in society, reaffirm the ideal of excellence in culture, and reorder our thoughts about teaching the arts in schools. The book presents an image of the curriculum as itinerary, preparing the young to traverse the world of art with adroitness and sensitivity. |