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A companion to ancient aesthetics / edited by Pierre Destree and Penelope Murray. - 1 online resource. - Blackwell companions to the ancient world . - Blackwell companions to the ancient world. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media-oral, aural, visual, and literary. -Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world -Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume -Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations -Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society.

ISBN: 9781119009771 (ePub) 1119009774 (ePub) 9781119009788 (Adobe PDF) 1119009782 (Adobe PDF) 9781119009795 1119009790

Source: 783567 MIL

LCCN: 2015011267

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aesthetics, Ancient.
PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics
Aesthetics, Ancient.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BH90

Dewey Class. No.: 111/.85093