Science of culture and the phenomenology of styles / Renato Barilli ; translated by Corrado Federici.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barilli, Renato.

Contributor:

Federici, Corrado.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and society.

Art and history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Science of Culture and the Phenomenology of Styles, Renato Barilli examines the history of artistic style in relation to scientific discovery. Applying an innovative analysis, he illustrates the subtle, yet intrinsic, connection between paradigm shifts in the sciences and in the arts. Barilli argues that there are "homologies," or equivalences, between specific discoveries or inventions and revolutionary advances in artistic techniques. He draws upon the pioneering work of Lucien Goldman, who provides the fundamental definition of "homology," as well as the theories of Luciano Anceschi and Marshall McLuhan in order to reassess conventional modes of dividing art history into such periods as modern, contemporary, and postmodern. By correlating moments like the invention of the printing press and the internal combustion engine with canonical periods in the evolution of art, Barilli unearths conceptual links across domains and disciplines. An insightful reflection on the historic perspectives of cultural production, The Science of Culture and the Phenomenology of Styles sheds new light on the relationship between visual culture, art, and language.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Concept of Culture""; ""1 The Concept of Culture""; ""2 The Stratum of “High� or Symbolic Culture""; ""2 The Stratum of ?High? or Symbolic Culture""; ""3 The Internal Articulations of Cultural Systems""; ""3 The Internal Articulations of Cultural Systems""; ""4 The Birth and Evolution of “Modern� Space""; ""4 The Birth and Evolution of ?Modern? Space""; ""5 The Birth and Evolution of the Contemporary Age""; ""5 The Birth and Evolution of the Contemporary Age""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780773587991

0773587993

9780773587984

0773587985

OCLC:

978388418