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The A to Z of aesthetics / Dabney Townsend.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Townsend, Dabney, 1941-
- Series:
- A to Z guides ; 154.
- The A to Z guide series ; no. 154
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aesthetics--Dictionaries.
- Aesthetics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xlii, 371 pages)
- Other Title:
- A to Z of aesthetics
- Aesthetics
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The A to Z of Aesthetics covers its history from Classical Greece to the present, including entries on non-western aesthetics. The book contains a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the main concepts, terminology, important persons (philosophers, critics, and artists), and the rules and criteria we apply in making judgments on art. By providing concise information on aesthetics, this dictionary is not only accessible to students, but it provides details and facts to specialists in the field.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Foreword; Reader's Note; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author
- Notes:
- Originally published in 2006 as Historical dictionary of aesthetics.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-370).
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-21444-1
- 1-299-35641-9
- 1-4616-7169-8
- OCLC:
- 854970956
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