Reading Aesthetics And Philosophy Of Art: Selected Texts With Interactive Commentary (Reading Philosophy) (Hardcover)

Reading Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art: Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary (Reading Philosophy)

Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of thesubject, this concise anthology brings together key texts inaesthetics and the philosophy of art. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of thesubject.Presents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics.Texts range from Plato’s famous critique of art in the‘Republic’ through Nietzsche’s ‘The Birthof Tragedy’ to Barthes’ ‘The Death of theAuthor’ 'and pieces in recent philosophical aesthetics from anumber of traditions.Interactive editorial commentary helps readers to engage withthe philosophical train of thought.Explains the argumentative and historical context in which eachpiece was written.Includes questions for debate and suggestions for furtherreading.