Art and Poetry
Originally titled Frontières de la Poésie (1935), this book by Jacques Maritain, whose philosophical writings read as interestingly as a novel, will be welcomed by all who are seeking a better understanding of the art of our time. The book delves into Maritain's thoughts on the nature and subjectivity of art and poetry. As a philosopher, Maritain attempts to define the two concepts, describing art and poetry as virtues, and as being primarily concerned with beauty. Rather than focus on aesthetic theory, Maritain examines the concepts at a more tangible level, including a discussion of how they are made. The principles established with such pr…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5040-2284-2
- EAN: 9781504022842
- Produktnummer: 20078043
- Verlag: Philosophical Library
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 70 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
Über den Autor
Jacques Maritain (18 November 1882–28 April 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than sixty books, he is responsible for reviving the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas for modern times and is a prominent drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented his “Message to Men of Thought and Science” at the close of Vatican II to Maritain, his long-time friend and mentor.
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