Sociology Lit Taste Ils 90.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levin L. Schucking,.

Series:

International Library of Sociology

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; I Contemporary Taste and the Spirit of the age; The phenomenon of change in taste; Explanation from natural science in Brunetière; Apparent dominance of a contemporary taste; The connexion with the 'Spirit of the Age'; The Spirit of the Age and social groups; II The Sociological Medium of Literature in the Past; III Shifting of the Sociological Position of the Artist; IV Literature and Public; The deepening of the cleavage between public and art through Naturalism; Beginnings of the predominance of the fine arts

Cleavage in the public and set-back for the literary element in social lifeV The Start of New Trends of Taste; The formation of aesthetic cliques; The relation of the creative artist to current taste; The importance of being comprehended; Formation of groups and schools; VI Means of Selection; The importance of the selecting authorities; Use of means of propaganda; Importance of literary criticism; Influences from the fine arts; VII Public Recognition; The grounds for public recognition; The propaganda value of the new; Varied receptivity of sociological groups

The conception of the taste-propagating typeThe 'inwardly involved'; The universal validity of art; National differences; Taste-conserving forces: school and university; Organisations exerting influence: literary societies, lending libraries, and the like; The book-seller; The Book Societies; Final considerations; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-136-23908-1

1-315-00688-X

9781315006888

OCLC:

900480221