A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics

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A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics is written by Pierre Destrée and published by John Wiley & Sons. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1119009782 (ISBN 10) and 9781119009788 (ISBN 13).

The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media—oral, aural, visual, and literary. Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society