Aesthetic Theory
University of Minnesota Press · Print & ebook · August 12, 1998
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- Genres
- Aesthetics, Art Criticism & Ideas, German Literary Criticism
- Published
- University of Minnesota Press, August 12, 1998
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Perhaps the most important aesthetics of the twentieth century appears here newly translated, in English that is for the first time faithful to the intricately demanding language of the original German. The culmination of a lifetime of aesthetic investigation, Aesthetic Theory is Theodor W. Adorno's magnum opus, the clarifying lens through which the whole of his work is best viewed, providing a framework within which his other major writings cohere.
Critical Coordinates
Come here for
- philosophy-forward aesthetic theory
- literary criticism with art-history reach
Expect
- dense critical prose
- category-crossing reflection on art and criticism
Where it sits
| Aesthetics | 84% |
|---|---|
| Art Criticism & Ideas | 83% |
| German Literary Criticism | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Aesthetics
- Authors
- Theodor W. Adorno, Robert Hullot-Kentor
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Published
- August 12, 1998
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Aesthetics