The fear of aesthetics in art and literary theory
Abstract
Is aesthetics, as has recently been claimed, now able to meet the accusations often levelled against it? This essay examines counters to three of the most common: that aesthetics is based around overly narrow conceptions of "art" and "the aesthetic"; that aesthetics is politically disengaged; and that aesthetics fails to engage with actual art objects and their histories.
Citation
Rose , S 2017 , ' The fear of aesthetics in art and literary theory ' , New Literary History , vol. 48 , no. 2 , pp. 223-244 . https://doi.org/10.1353/nlh.2017.0011
Publication
New Literary History
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0028-6087Type
Journal article
Description
Research for this essay was supported by: the Arts and Humanities Research Council; the Courtauld Institute of Art; and Peterhouse, Cambridge.Collections
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