Art and Human Liberation (A Thematic Study of Modern Marxist Aesthetics)

Author: Tan Haozhe, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The research object of this book is the modern development of Marxist aesthetics and literary theory since the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In terms of basic content and temporal continuity, it can be regarded as a sequel to Marx and Engels on Art. This book further develops the fundamental perspectives presented in the "Introduction" of Marx and Engels on Art, taking human freedom and liberation as the basic theoretical theme of Marxist aesthetics and literary theory. Consequently, it treats the relationship between artistic aesthetics and human freedom and liberation as the fundamental problem domain of Marxist aesthetics and literary theory. From this theoretical theme and problem domain, the book categorizes the diverse and vibrant modern Marxist aesthetics and literary theory into four basic theoretical forms. For each form, it conducts a detailed theoretical analysis of four representative figures. Additionally, under the backdrop of a pluralistic and contentious theoretical landscape, it compares and studies four representative Western bourgeois aesthetics and literary theories to highlight the distinctive ideological character and value orientation of Marxist aesthetics and literary theory. The theoretical research work of this book on modern Marxist aesthetics and literary theory from the perspectives of morphology and thematics carries a certain degree of theoretical innovation, making it meaningful and valuable.