| Art in Theory: 1815-1900 An Anthology of Changing Ideas | 
| Authors: Charles Harrison, Dr Paul J. Wood, Jason Gaiger
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
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Edition: 1
Pages: 1120
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 1.8 x 9.7
ISBN: 0631200665
EAN: 9780631200666
ASIN: 0631200665
Publication Date: March 16, 1998
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Art in Theory 1815-1900 provides the most wide-ranging and comprehensive collection of documents ever assembled on nineteenth-century theories of art.
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The ideas of some of the most influential artists, writers and thinkers of our times about 19th century art are collected in this vast collection of essays. Collectively they tackle difficult issues like the definition of Modern art and tracing the history of aesthetics. Schopenhauer addresses originality and genius, Karl Marx tackles the modern condition, Sir William Newton and Charles Baudelaire struggle with the new notion of photography as art. An 1881 essay by Juis-Karl Huysmans in which he writes of Degas's Little Dancer as "the only genuinely modern experiment in sculpture that I have yet encountered" is a notable inclusion in this volume which includes literally hundreds of texts (many of them translated into English in order to be included in the anthology) that address the artistic issues of the era as well as the social, historical and cultural elements that impacted it. The editors are noted art historians and philosophers who do an excellent job of introducing each chapter as well as the individual pieces of writing where necessary. Art in Theory is an essential reference for students of art as well as anyone interested in the cultural development of the 19th century.
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