Imitation and Society: The Persistence of Mimesis in the Aesthetics of Burke, Hogarth, and Kant
(Part of the Literature and Philosophy Series)
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This book reconsiders the fate of the doctrine of mimesis in the eighteenth century. Standard accounts of the aesthetic theories of this era hold that the idea of mimesis was supplanted by the far more robust and compelling doctrines of taste and aesthetic judgment. Since the idea of mimesis was taken to apply only in the relation of art to nature, it was judged to be too limited when the focus of aesthetics changed to questions about the constitution...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0271024682
ISBN13:9780271024684
Release Date:October 2004
Publisher:Penn State University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.02 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.1" x 9.2"
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