Jacob Burckhardts "Cicerone" - Eine Aufgabe Zum Geniessen (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2013 ed.)

Central to this study is the inception and reception of an aesthetic concept in the context of 19th century BildungsbA1/4rgertum. It reconstructs the birth of Burckhardt's aesthetic judgment from his 'Italian experience'. His ACiceroneA is discussed as a conservatively oriented appraisal of the art forms of classical Italy and thus as a thesaurus of things worthy of preservation in an age of political and aesthetic upheaval. What Burckhardt (1818-1897) calls 'Kunst nach Aufgaben' (art as a function of its purpose) is drawn on as a polemic defense against the modern artist allowing free rein to the products of an overheated artistic imagination. Burckhardt's work thus stands both as a guide to the true appreciation of art and an exhortation to contemporary architects not to lose sight of their >genuine

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Reihe Der Villa Vigoni, 13
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	Christine Tauber
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	321
Edition:	Reprint 2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-484-67013-6
Languages:	German
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	3-484-67013-4
Barcode:	9783484670136

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