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Beauty the fortunes of an ancient Greek idea

Title
Beauty [electronic resource] : the fortunes of an ancient Greek idea / David Konstan.
Author
Konstan, David.
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

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Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Summary
This study has two aims. The first is to determine how the ancient Greeks conceived of beauty - a matter that is not uncontroversial, since some scholars have denied that there existed an autonomous concept of beauty in classical Greece. The second is to identify problems that have beset modern aesthetics, such as whether a work of art can be beautiful if its subject matter is not, and to indicate why these difficulties did not pose a problem for the ancient idea of beauty.
Series Statement
Onassis series in Hellenic culture
Uniform Title
  • Beauty (Online)
  • Onassis series in Hellenic culture.
Alternative Title
Beauty (Online)
Subject
Aesthetics, Ancient
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 28, 2014).
OCLC
ssj0001453524
Author
Konstan, David.
Title
Beauty [electronic resource] : the fortunes of an ancient Greek idea / David Konstan.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series
Onassis series in Hellenic culture
Onassis series in Hellenic culture.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 28, 2014).
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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Print version : 9780199927265
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