History of Western Aesthetics (Volume 1): Ancient Greece and Rome to Medieval Aesthetics

Author: Ruyin, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The four-volume History of Western Aesthetics, edited by Ruyin, features key members such as Zhou Guoping, Ling Jiye, Jin Huimin, and others who are leading scholars in the current academic front. The theoretical and historical scope of this book originates from ancient Greece, passes through ancient Rome, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and extends to modern times. Over a span of two thousand years, its emergence, development, divergence, reversal, collision, and integration have continued through generations, presenting distinctive features that contrast sharply with Eastern aesthetics. These are all central themes of this four-volume study. Its publication provides a genuine and objective, relatively complete historical resource for innovative research in contemporary Western philosophy, aesthetics, literary theory, and social science theory in China. It offers historically significant positive aesthetic experiences for the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and is a high-quality academic work. This edition publishes the first volume, covering ancient Greek and Roman to medieval aesthetics. The second volume covers the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. The third and fourth volumes will be published shortly.