Aesthetic Essays

Author: Shi Wenyuan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "Aesthetic Essays" consists of three parts: The first part is the aesthetic thought in Marx's "Manuscripts." The early work "Manuscripts" is the birthplace of Marxism and the rise of Marxist aesthetics. Therefore, it is placed before the later aesthetic works of Marx and Engels and introduced as an independent chapter. The second part explores the aesthetic works of Marx and Engels, focusing on the investigation of the basic theories in the original works. The third part is an analysis of famous Western aesthetic works. Because Marxist aesthetics is not only deeply connected with Western aesthetics but also has been critically transformed and developed, a dedicated chapter is set aside for its analysis.