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The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media—oral, aural, visual, and literary.

  • Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world
  • Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume
  • Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations
  • Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society

A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics

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Hardback by Pierre Destrée , Penelope Murray

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 10/07/2015
    ISBN13: 9781444337648, 978-1444337648
    ISBN10: 1444337645

    Number of Pages: 547

    Non Fiction , History

    Description

    The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media—oral, aural, visual, and literary.

    • Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world
    • Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume
    • Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations
    • Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society

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