In defense of Humanism : value in the arts and letters / Richard A. Etlin.

Main entry:

Etlin, Richard A.

Title & Author:

In defense of Humanism : value in the arts and letters / Richard A. Etlin.

Publication:

New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Description:

xx, 283 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-261) and index.
Defining value -- Aesthetic value -- Creativity and genius -- Defending value -- Pascal's reason -- Nietzsche's error -- Postscript: the parameters of culture.

Summary:

In Defense of Humanism: Value in the Arts and Letters is a response to the critique of traditional Humanism, and particularly its cultural dimension, which has been at the heart of intellectual discourse for the past decade. In simple, clear language, Richard Etlin articulates the nature of aesthetic experience through analysis of works in a wide variety of media, including painting, sculpture, architecture, drawing, literature, and dance. Establishing categories for determining value in the arts and letters, Etlin also explores the operations of the creative process in a discussion of artistic genius. He reaffirms the transcendent moral and enduring qualities in great works of art. Etlin offers, moreover, a critique of the fundamental premises of the Post-Structuralist thinkers, including Jacques Derrida, Stanley Fish, Hayden White, Pierre Bourdieu, and Edward W. Said, whose work is placed within the context of modern intellectual history.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0521470773 (hbk.)
9780521470773 (hbk.)
0521476720 (pbk.)
9780521476720 (pbk.)

Subject:

Humanism in art.
Arts.
Humanisme dans l'art.
08.41 esthetics.
Culturele waarden.
Letterkunde.
Kunst.
art 20e s. (fin)
Humanism

Form/genre:

Literature
Littérature.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 122714
Call No.: ID NX650.H8 E89; ID:96-B981
Status: Available

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