The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 1 (of 4) by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831
"The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 1 (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 from architecture to poetry. The text investigates how truth appears through beauty and art's evolving role in human consciousness. ... Read more
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| Author | Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831 |
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| Translator | Osmaston, Francis Plumptre Beresford, 1857-1925 |
| Title | The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 1 (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: 39.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | N: Fine Arts |
| Subject | Aesthetics |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 55334 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-55334-4 |
| Release Date | Aug 11, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
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