Theories of Art: From Winckelmann to Baudelaire, Volume 1

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Psychology Press, 2000 - Art - 436 pages
This anthology examines Love's Labours Lost from a variety of perspectives and through a wide range of materials. Selections discuss the play in terms of historical context, dating, and sources; character analysis; comic elements and verbal conceits; evidence of authorship; performance analysis; and feminist interpretations. Alongside theater reviews, production photographs, and critical commentary, the volume also includes essays written by practicing theater artists who have worked on the play. An index by name, literary work, and concept rounds out this valuable resource.

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Contents

The Early Eighteenth Century
4
The Philosophers
7
Beginnings of the New
75
3
109
The nature of the Ideal
118
Unity and Diversity in the Visual Arts
146
Reconstructing the Unity of the Arts
171
Merging the Arts
199
The Symbol
224
Color Symbolism
265
The Painters
309
Positivism
319
The Great Masters
347
Bibliographical Essay
391
Index
409
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About the author (2000)

Moshe Barasch is Jack Cotton Professor of Architecture and Fine Arts at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and author of numerous books on art, including The Language of Art: Studies in Interpretation (1997) and Icon: Studies in the History of an Idea (1995).