The Origins of Aesthetic Thought in Ancient Greece: Matter, Sensation, and Experience
Author:   James I. Porter (University of California, Irvine)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781316630259


Pages:   626
Publication Date:   20 October 2016
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The Origins of Aesthetic Thought in Ancient Greece: Matter, Sensation, and Experience


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Author:   James I. Porter (University of California, Irvine)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.900kg
ISBN:  

9781316630259


ISBN 10:   1316630250
Pages:   626
Publication Date:   20 October 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. Foundations: Aesthetics, Formalism, and Materialism: 1. Aesthetic thought in antiquity; 2. Form and formalism; 3. Matter and appearances; Part II. The Nascent Aesthetic Languages of the Sixth to Fourth Centuries BCE: 4. The rise of aesthetic reflection in the fifth century; 5. The evidence of Aristophanes and Gorgias; 6. The music of the voice; 7. The voice of music; 8. Visual experience; Part III. Broader Perspectives: 9. Sublime monuments in ancient aesthetics; Epilogue.

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'[A] remarkable book ... Porter's argument is substantial: learned, challenging and, on various levels, worth serious consideration.' The Times Literary Supplement '... a lengthy, learned, and bold book ... tremendously stimulating ...' Jane Heath, The Expository Times ... a lengthy, learned, and bold book ... tremendously stimulating ...' Jane Heath, The Expository Times


'[A] remarkable book ... Porter's argument is substantial: learned, challenging and, on various levels, worth serious consideration.' The Times Literary Supplement '... a lengthy, learned, and bold book ... tremendously stimulating ...' Jane Heath, The Expository Times


Author Information

James I. Porter is Professor of Classics at the University of California, Irvine. Recent publications include Classical Pasts: The Classical Traditions of Greece and Rome (edited, 2006), and The Invention of Dionysus: An Essay on the Birth of Tragedy (2000).

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