The Theory of the Arts / / Francis Edward Sparshott.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Sparshott, Francis Edward,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1982
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 606
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (742 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --; I. INTRODUCTION --; PART I. ARTS --; II. THE CLASSICAL LINE 1: ARTS --; III. THE CLASSICAL LINE 2: ARTS OF DISENGAGED COMMUNICATION --; IV. THE CLASSICAL LINE 3: ARTS OF BEAUTY --; V. THE CLASSICAL LINE 4: ARTS OF IMAGINATION --; VI. THE CLASSICAL LINE 5: WHAT WORKS OF ART ARE --; VII. THE CLASSICAL LINE 6: WHAT WORKS OF ART ARE LIKE --; VIII. THE CLASSICAL LINE 7: THE CRITICAL FUNCTION --; PART II. ART --; X. THE IDEA OF ART --; XI. THE EXPRESSIVE LINE 1: ART AS EXPRESSION --; XII. THE EXPRESSIVE LINE 2: ARTS, WORKS, ARTISTS --; XIII. THE MYSTIC LINE --; XIV. THE PURIST LINE --; XV. CONCLUSION --; APPENDIX A. AESTHETIC THIS AND AESTHETIC THAT --; APPENDIX B. KINDS OF ART --; APPENDIX C. "GOOD" --; NOTES --; BIBLIOGRAPHIC KEY TO WORKS CITED --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400857012; 9783110413441; 9783110413502; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400857012
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Francis Edward Sparshott.

In a systematic overview of classical and modern contributions to aesthetics, Professor Sparshott argues that all four lines of theory, and no others, are necessary to coherent thinking about art.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.