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The Judgment of Sense: Renaissance Naturalism and the Rise of Aesthetics

The Judgment of Sense: Renaissance Naturalism and the Rise of Aesthetics

David Summers
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With the rise of naturalism in the art of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance there developed an extensive and diverse literature about art which helped to explain, justify and shape its new aims. In this book, David Summers provides an investigation of the philosophical and psychological notions invoked in this new theory and criticism. From a thorough examination of the sources, he shows how the medieval language of mental discourse derived from an understanding of classical thought.
Language
English
Pages
384
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
April 24, 1987
ISBN
0521326753
ISBN 13
9780521326759

The Judgment of Sense: Renaissance Naturalism and the Rise of Aesthetics

David Summers
4/5 ( ratings)
With the rise of naturalism in the art of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance there developed an extensive and diverse literature about art which helped to explain, justify and shape its new aims. In this book, David Summers provides an investigation of the philosophical and psychological notions invoked in this new theory and criticism. From a thorough examination of the sources, he shows how the medieval language of mental discourse derived from an understanding of classical thought.
Language
English
Pages
384
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
April 24, 1987
ISBN
0521326753
ISBN 13
9780521326759

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