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The Continental Aesthetics Reader is the first comprehensive anthology of classic writings on art and aesthetics from the major figures in Continental thought. The reader is clearly divided into six sections: Nineteenth Century German Aesthetics * Phenomenology and Hermeneutics * Marxism and Critical Theory * Modernism * Poststucturalism and Postmodernism * Psychoanalysis and Feminism. Each section is clearly placed in its historical and philosophical context by Clive Cazeaux. The readings featured are the most widely read and representative writings of each movement and are from the following major thinkers: Kant Sartre Benjamin Lyotard Hegel Levinas Blanchot Deleuze Nietzsche Marx Bloch Freud Heidegger Lukacs Bataille Lacan Dufrenne Adorno Foucault Kristeva Bachelard Marcuse Barthes Irigaray Merleau-Ponty Habermas Derrida Cixous Gadamer Jameson de Man Vattimo Simmel Baudrillard Ideal for introductory courses in aesthetics, continental philosophy, art and visual studies, The Continental Aesthetics Reader provides a thorough introduction to some of the most influential writings on art and aesthetics from Kant to Derrida.

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'A substantial anthology ... [the] introductions are written in an accessible manner and contain helpful biographical and contextual informationthere is no doubt that first year students will find this volume worth acquiring. The book also deserves to be added to the reference sections of art and philosophy libraries.' - John A Walker, The Art Book 'A substantial anthology ... [the] introductions are written in an accessible manner and contain helpful biographical and contextual informationthere is no doubt that first year students will find this volume worth acquiring. The book also deserves to be added to the reference sections of art and philosophy libraries.' - John A Walker, The Art Book ... balanced and judicious selection of the most important texts from two centuries of European ruminations on art and its meaning... a welcome gift. -Martin Jay, University of California Berkeley There is a clear need for a reader in continental aesthetics and Clive Cazeaux has assembled the readings with great care. -Michael Newman, Slade School of Art, London A rich sample of works from a tradition that has contributed some of the most vibrant and influential ideas about aesthetic experience and its cultural formation in modern times. - Cathryn Vasseleu, University of New South Wales This is just the kind of text I would use on my course. -Gary Peters, University of West of England The Continental Aesthetics Reader is a rich and intellectually uncompromising anthology. It fills an important gap in the literature. -Timothy R. Quigley, New School for Social Research, New York

'A substantial anthology ... [the] introductions are written in an accessible manner and contain helpful biographical and contextual informationthere is no doubt that first year students will find this volume worth acquiring. The book also deserves to be added to the reference sections of art and philosophy libraries.' - John A Walker, The Art Book

... balanced and judicious selection of the most important texts from two centuries of European ruminations on art and its meaning... a welcome gift. <br>-Martin Jay, University of California Berkeley <br> There is a clear need for a reader in continental aesthetics and Clive Cazeaux has assembled the readings with great care. <br>-Michael Newman, Slade School of Art, London <br> A rich sample of works from a tradition that has contributed some of the most vibrant and influential ideas about aesthetic experience and its cultural formation in modern times. <br>- Cathryn Vasseleu, University of New South Wales <br> This is just the kind of text I would use on my course. <br>-Gary Peters, University of West of England <br> The Continental Aesthetics Reader is a rich and intellectually uncompromising anthology. It fills an important gap in the literature. <br>-Timothy R. Quigley, New School for Social Research, New York <br>

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Clive Cazeaux is a senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.

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