Gadamer's Poetics: A Critique of Modern Aesthetics

by John Arthos

Book Overview

Gadamer's writing on art is typically seen as supporting his philosophical theory of truth. Drawing together a coherent theory of the work of art from the corpus of Gadamer's writings, this is the first full-length examination of Gadamer's theory of the work of art in its own right.

Close readings of Gadamer's treatment of aesthetics in Truth and Method, as well as his many essays and lectures on art, highlight an approach to art...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472591577
• ISBN13: 9781472591579
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"