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In Defense of Humanism

Richard A. Etlin
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      This book offers a response to the critique of traditional humanism, and particularly its cultural dimension, that has been at the heart of intellectual discourse of 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, reaffirming 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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Richard A. Etlin EAN: 9780521476720 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 725 g HEIGHT: 254 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1998-02-13 CITY: GENRE: ART / General WIDTH: 179 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Theory of art, Cultural studies, Philosophy: aesthetics

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      This book offers a response to the critique of traditional humanism, and particularly its cultural dimension, that has been at the heart of intellectual discourse of 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, reaffirming 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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Richard A. Etlin EAN: 9780521476720 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 725 g HEIGHT: 254 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1998-02-13 CITY: GENRE: ART / General WIDTH: 179 cm SPINE:

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      Theory of art, Cultural studies, Philosophy: aesthetics

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