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The Beautiful Vernon Lee

The Beautiful By Vernon Lee

The Beautiful by Vernon Lee


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Part of the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series, this 1913 volume by Vernon Lee explores the philosophical significance of the concepts of beauty and aesthetic preference, written in terms intended to be intelligible to the lay reader.

The Beautiful Summary

The Beautiful by Vernon Lee

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. This 1913 volume by Vernon Lee explores the philosophical significance of the concepts of beauty and aesthetic preference, written in terms intended to be intelligible to the lay reader.

Table of Contents

Preface and apology; 1. The adjective 'beautiful'; 2. Contemplative satisfaction; 3. Aspects versus things; 4. Sensations; 5. Perception of relations; 6. Elements of shape; 7. Facility and difficulty of grasping; 8. Subject and object, or, nominative and accusative; 9. Empathy (Einfuhlung); 10. The movement of lines; 11. The character of shapes; 12. From the shape to the thing; 13. From the thing to the shape; 14. The aims of art; 15. Attention to shapes; 16. Information about things; 17. Co-operation of things and shapes; 18. AEsthetic responsiveness; 19. The storage and transfer of emotion; 20. AEsthetic irradiation and purification; 21. Conclusion (evolutional); Bibliography; Index.

Additional information

NLS9781107401662
9781107401662
1107401666
The Beautiful by Vernon Lee
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2011-08-11
168
N/A
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