| Hegel's Art History and the Critique of Modernity Contributor(s): Wyss, Beat (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521066808 ISBN-13: 9780521066808 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: A study of Hegel's conception of art history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 111.850 |
| Series: Res Monographs in Anthropology and Aesthetics |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 7" W x 10" (1.18 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - German |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this study, Beat Wyss provides a critical analysis of Hegel's theories of art history. Analogous to his philosophy of history, Hegel viewed the history of art in dialectical terms: With its origins in the Ancient Near East, Western art culminated in Classical Greece, but began its decline already in the Hellenistic period. Yet, as Wyss posits, art refuses its programmed demise. He highlights the political dimension of this contradiction, showing the implications of theories that subordinate art to the will of absolute rule. |
