The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 2 (of 4) by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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"The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 2 (of 4)" by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is a compilation of lecture notes published in 1835. Drawing from Hegel's university lectures on aesthetics delivered between 1818 and 1829, this work explores art as a manifestation of absolute spirit—what Hegel calls "the beautiful ideal." He traces art's development through symbolic, classical, and romantic stages, examining five major art forms in ascending order of inwardness: architecture, sculpture,
painting, music, and poetry. This influential text continues to shape philosophical debates about art's nature and historical evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Osmaston, Francis Plumptre Beresford, 1857-1925 |
| Title |
The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 2 (of 4) Hegel's Aesthetik |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectures_on_Aesthetics |
| Credits |
Produced by Laura Natal Rodriguez and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version,also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 33.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | N: Fine Arts |
| Subject | Aesthetics |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 55445 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-55445-7 |
| Release Date | Aug 27, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 537 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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