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On Art and Artists: An Anthology of Diderot's Aesthetic Thought (Hardcover, 2011 ed.) Loot Price: R2,983
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On Art and Artists: An Anthology of Diderot's Aesthetic Thought (Hardcover, 2011 ed.): John S. D. Glaus

On Art and Artists: An Anthology of Diderot's Aesthetic Thought (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)

John S. D. Glaus; Denis Diderot; Edited by Jean Seznec

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Chance ordained that Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was not only a philosopher, playwright and writer, but also a salonnier. In other words, an art critic. In 1759, his friend Grimm entrusted him with a project that forced him to acquire "thoughtful notions concerning painting and sculpture" and to refine "art terms, so familiar in his words yet so vague in his mind."

Diderot wrote artistic reviews of exhibitions - Salons - that were organized bi-annually at the Louvre by the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. These reviews, published in the Correspondence Litteraire, were Diderot's unique contribution to art criticism in France. He fulfilled his task of salonnier on nine occasions, despite occasional dips in his enthusiasm and self-confidence.

Compiled and presented by Jean Szenec, this anthology helps the contemporary reader to familiarize himself with Diderot's aesthetic thought in all its greatness. It includes eight illustrations and is followed by texts from Jean Starobinski, Michel Delon, and Arthur Cohen.

'On Art and Artists' is translated by John Glaus, professor of French and an amateur expert of the XVIIIth century."

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Imprint: Springer
Country of origin: Netherlands
Release date: December 2010
First published: 2011
Editors: John S. D. Glaus
Authors: Denis Diderot
Editors: Jean Seznec
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 191
Edition: 2011 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-9400700611
Languages: English
Subtitles: French
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General
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LSN: 940070061X
Barcode: 9789400700611

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