"Stunning insights into Renaissance aesthetic theory. . . a rigorous and critical assessment of key moments in the Western aesthetic tradition, speaks beyond the audience of philosophers and literary critics . . ." -Renaissance Quarterly
"Stone challenges the simple opposition of philosophy and art . . . in a style that has the directness of sculpture." -John Llewelyn
In an elegant and provocative text enhanced by photographs, John Sallis offers an important new theory of philosophy and art. He takes up the various guises and settings in which stone appears and what philosophers have said about the beauty of stone.
| ISBN: | 9780253208880 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 1994 |
| Author: | John Sallis |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 148 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Continental Thought |
| Genres: |
The arts: general topics Literature: history and criticism Philosophy |
"Stunning insights into Renaissance aesthetic theory. . . a rigorous and critical assessment of key moments in the Western aesthetic tradition, speaks beyond the audience of philosophers and literary critics . . ." -Renaissance Quarterly
"Stone challenges the simple opposition of philosophy and art . . . in a style that has the directness of sculpture." -John Llewelyn
In an elegant and provocative text enhanced by photographs, John Sallis offers an important new theory of philosophy and art. He takes up the various guises and settings in which stone appears and what philosophers have said about the beauty of stone.
Stone features in the following genres: The arts: general topics, Literature: history and criticism, Philosophy
Stone is available in Paperback
Stone was written by John Sallis and published by Indiana University Press
Stone has 148 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Continental Thought series