Lessing's laocoon: semiotics and aesthetics in the age of reason
Auteur :
Wellbery, David E.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521109390
Date de publication :
18 juin 2009
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
370 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study analyses the emergence of aesthetic theory in eighteenth-century Germany in relation to contemporary theories of the nature of language and signs. As well as being extremely relevant to the discussion of literary theory, this perspective casts much light on Enlightenment aesthetics.